Deadline: 31 July 2024
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) invites adolescents and young people between 10 and 24 years of age in the Americas to participate in the “Youth Voices” creative contest, to seek their opinions on what can be done to improve the quality of health services for young people.
For the 2024 Youth Voices competition, the focus is health services that respond to the needs of young people in the Americas. Through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3.8, the world has committed to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as a foundation for individuals to lead productive and fulfilling lives, and for countries to maximize their human capital, a critical asset for sustainable development. Universal health coverage means that everyone has access to and is covered by a well-organized and well-financed health system offering quality and comprehensive health services without discrimination of any kind and without suffering financial hardship. All the PAHO Member States have committed to this goal through adoption of the 2014 Strategy for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and other related policies, plans and strategies in recent years.
In the 2024 Youth Voices competition they are seeking the opinions and suggestions of young people on what can be done to improve the quality of health services for young people and enhance utilization by this age group, with the ultimate goal to reduce preventable mortality and morbidity and improve the health and wellbeing of young people in LAC.
Categories
- General Categories: Submissions created without the use of AI tools.
- AI-Assisted Category: Submissions created with the assistance of AI tools. Participants must appropriately credit the AI tool(s) used in their work.
Prize Information
- First place
- Winner of the 10-14 group: US$ 250
- Winner of the 15-19 group: US$ 250
- Winner of the 20-24 group: US$ 250
- Second place
- Winner of the 10-14 group: US$ 150
- Winner of the 15-19 group: US$ 150
- Winner of the 20-24 group: US$ 150
- Third place
- Winner of the 10-14 group: US$ 100
- Winner of the 15-19 group: US$ 100
- Winner of the 20-24 group: US$ 100
Eligibility Criteria
- Adolescents and young people aged 10 to 24 years, from all countries and ethnic groups in the Region of the Americas. These adolescents may participate in individual or group projects, using their native language.
For more information, visit PAHO.
