USAID’s Youth Excel program is launching a 6-week global photo competition to encourage young people from Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa to share images reflecting five main themes.
Focus Themes
- Youth mental health and wellness: Photos that represent how your community is working towards supporting youth mental health.
- Youth at the forefront of economic development: Photos that represent how youth in your community are engaged in creating employment/employability for fellow youth.
- Youth and decision-makers at work: Photos showcasing youth in your community working with diverse stakeholders to create locally led community solutions.
- Youth driving decisions through data: Photos that highlight trends or instances of youth in your community using research and data to solve local issues.
- Gender and Inclusion: Photos showing marginalized youth (youth with disabilities, young women and girls, religious minorities, LGBTQI+, Indigenous youth, minority ethnicities etc.) positively participating in community development.
About United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
When the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created, it brought together several existing foreign assistance organizations and programs. Until then, there had never been a single agency charged with foreign economic development, so with the passage of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (pdf) by Congress, U.S. foreign assistance activities underwent a major transformation. Leading this transformation was President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy recognized the need to unite development into a single agency responsible for administering aid to foreign ... read more
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USAID Youth Excel Photo Contest
| Application Deadline | 17 Jul 2022 |
| Type | Contest |
| Sponsor | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Aim and Benefits of USAID Youth Excel Photo Contest
First place winner from each theme will receive a special prize valued at USD $200 – $300.
Requirements for USAID Youth Excel Photo Contest Qualification
- Open to young changemakers between 15-35 years old;
- They should be from Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa;
- Photos must be an original submission. The submitter must own the rights to the photo (i.e. the photo needs to be submitted by the photographer or with permission from the photographer and have permission to use all identifiable people, buildings, objects, etc.);
- Applicants have limited five photos per entry. Multiple entries are allowed;
- Each image submitted must focus on a particular theme of the competition;
- Photos can be taken with a camera or mobile phone;
- Photos should be submitted in JPEG format with a minimum 1MB file size.
Interview date, Process and Venue for USAID Youth Excel Photo Contest
The contest will run from June 6, 2022 to July 17, 2022.
Application Deadline
July 17, 2022How to Apply
For more details, visit USAID website.