Uongozi Institute East Africa Leadership Essay Contest 2014

Leadership Essay Contest 2014

‘If you were a leader in Africa, what change would you bring about?’

East African residents between the age of 18-25 are invited to submit an essay for this year’s Leadership Essay Contest organised by Uongozi Institute.
 

The essay contest aims to provide a space for the youth of East Africa and the next generation of leaders in the region to contribute to important discussions on leadership.
 

Guidelines:
 

The contest is open to all East African citizens (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) between the age of 18 - 25 years old, to write about their perspective on Leadership. 

The essays should respond to the following question: “If you were a leader in Africa, which single change would you aim to bring about, and why? How would you do it?”

The essays should be no more than 2 A4 pages long. 

The format shall be of single spaced, Axial font size ii with page margins of 2.54cm for each margin, and sent as a Microsoft Word document.

Essays will be judged on the basis of originality, creativity, use of language and appropriateness to contest theme.

All essays must be written in English.

Prizes:
 

A grand prize of USD $2,000 will be awarded to the overall winner of the essay contest A total of five winners will be selected. 

The second prize will be $1,000, third prize $500, fourth prize $300 and fifth prize $200.
 

The top  winners will be brought to Dar es Salaam to receive their awards at a prize giving ceremony to be held during the Africa Leadership Forum Dinner Gala on 31 July, 2014, which will be attended by senior leaders from across Africa in the public, private and civil sectors. 

The overall winner will be asked to read the winning essay at the event. 

The top five essays will also be published in a newspaper supplement in The East African.

How to Apply:
 

Essays should be submitted by email to submissions@uongozi.or.tz. 

Applicants must also submit proof of identification (suitable for travel) and written statement of originality and ownership of intellectual property rights.

The final deadline for submission will be Monday, 6th June, 2014.

The top five winners will be notified via email on the week of 14 July, 2014.

Feedback will not be provided on individual essays.