“My Voice is Your Voice” Poster Competition (Sudan)

The competition’s goal is to actively involve and motivate the Sudanese community in raising awareness about Gender-Based Violence targeting girls and women. This will be achieved by producing 16 posters to be displayed on the social media platforms during the 16-day campaign period.

The initiative is carried out in the framework of the project WE-RISE! – Women’s Empowerment for Resilience, Inclusion, Sustainability and Environment. WE-RISE!, is a project jointly implemented by AICS – Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and UN Women, is funded by the European Union through the Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF), and aims to build inclusive, sustainable and resilient communities and create an environment conducive to the economic, social and educational empowerment of women in Sudan.

Objectives

• To join the International Campaign of 16 Days of Activism against GBV campaign through creative posters to raise awareness of this year’s theme: “UNITE! Invest to prevent violence against women and girls”.
• To contribute to one of the goals of the WE-RISE! project, which is to promote awareness of social norms and encourage positive attitudes toward gender equality and the economic empowerment of women within families and communities.

Award Information

• Among the best 16 works selected by the Jury Commission, the first three projects in the ranking will be  awarded cash prizes as follows:
  • 1st Place: 1000 euro
  • 2nd Place: 450 euro
  • 3rd Place: 300 euro
• In the case of a tie, the prize will be evenly distributed among the winners who share the same position. The prizes will be delivered within 30 days from the publication of the final ranking. Furthermore, the winners’ works will be present on various AICS Khartoum platforms and the sites and social channels of other partners of the WE-RISE! Project.
• The recipient will sign an Agreement with the contracting authority to access the awarded funds and the money will be transferred via a bank transfer in euros. Those with an account in a Sudanese banking institution will receive the equivalent amount of the premium in SDG at the bank rate. The recipient’s bank account must be in the name of the registered contest participant. Participants are responsible for providing accurate bank account details upon request from AICS Khartoum.

Submission Guidelines

• Each participant is allowed a single entry, an original poster design.
• If your Poster includes an Arabic text message, you must submit the English translation in the poster description.
• The Poster should be submitted in digital format with 50 cm x 70 cm dimensions (both portrait and landscape orientation are accepted).
• File format: JPG, PNG or PDF.
• Colour mode: RGB at 150 dpi. or higher.
• The file size should not exceed 5 MB.
• Each submission should accompany a brief, one-page description in English explaining the inspiration and message behind the artwork and a brief
• If the proposed Poster is chosen among the 16 best, they will request the versions of the native file for printing in the final publication of the initiative.

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant must be from Sudan with a citizenship status (a copy of the passport will be requested);
• Respect submission guidelines;
• There is strong encouragement for girls and women to participate.

For more information, visit AICS Khartoum.