
SARAJEVO, February 9, 2010 - The World Bank and its partners invite all interested youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in the Global Essay Competition under the theme of youth unemployment. The best essays will be published and awarded with up to USD 3,000 awards. The Essay Competition 2010 invites youths to share ideas on: How can you tackle youth unemployment through youth-led solutions? We encourage you to give concrete examples if you have personal experience as a young entrepreneur and if not share your ideas about how you would go about creating a business/ work opportunities in your local community/ town/ country.  Participants of the Global Youth Essay Competition must be between 18 and 25 years of age on May 15, 2010. All work must be submitted by individuals, group work is not allowed. One participant may only submit one work per category. However, one participant may (but doesn’t have to, of course) submit work in different forms , that is: one essay and/or one video. All submissions must be made online via the Essay Competition website. Videos are submitted via YouTube. Submissions can be made in English, French or Spanish.  The deadline for submissions is March 16, 2010.  The submission process for the Essay Competition 2010 is entirely internet-based and all those interested may find relevant information at www.essaycompetition.org  |