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Youth of United Nations Association of Tanzania (YUNA) in partnership with AYICC, Students Green Journey and other partners announce an essay competition for secondary schools and higher learning institutions on the topics listed below. First, Second and the Third Winner from each category will be awarded 200 US Dollars in total, and certificates of participation will be awarded to 5 best entries of each category. Spread the Word.

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COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: “Towards Rio+20: A letter to the President"

If you were to write a letter to the President of Tanzania and his delegation to the Rio+20 Conference (Earth Summit), what you would tell him, what demands would you want him to address, tell us what would you tell him.

SCHOOLS: "Sustainable Development and Me"

Tell us what you understand about sustainable development and how do you think sustainable development touch your life at home, at school, your community.

(Note: We will update this post once the complete guidelines are already available.)

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: sgreen.initiative@gmail.com

Website: https://www.facebook.com/climateactiontanzania

Date: 4 June 2012 (5pm)

Mit ihrer Vielseitigkeit personifiziert die kenianische Spoken Word-Dichterin Ngwatilo Mawiyoo die facettenreiche, bunte Poesieszene Kenias: Gedichte werden dort in Radiosendungen vorgestellt, Blogs, youtoube und social media sind von Gedichten durchströmt, die Szene ist äußerst aktiv und innovativ. Gedichte werden zu Filmen geschrieben, in der Kunstform »Koroga« werden lyrische Aphorismen mit Fotos in einen kunstvollen Dialog gestellt. Ngwatilo Mawiyoo verwendet all diese Formen.

Der Autor, Gelehrte und Philosoph Euphrase Kezilahabi gilt als einer der einflussreichsten Erneuerer der Swahili-Literatur. Er verwirft die starren literarischen Formen, die bis dahin in dieser Literatur herrschten, verwendet in seiner Lyrik den freien Vers, schreibt über Sexualität sowie gesellschaftliche Erneuerung und lässt die Bilder, Darstellungen und Ausdrucksweisen zurück, die bis zum Erscheinen seiner Werke tradiert waren. Mit der Autorin und Übersetzerin Uljana Wolf sprechen sie über die Poesieszene in Kenia und Tansania.

Sponsored by the German Foreign Office with the kind support of AfricAvenir International e.V., Episcopal relief organisation MISEREOR, Seminar for African Studies, Humboldt Universität Berlin

Projektleitung: Isabel Ferrin-Aguirre
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg, Clubraum
Admission: € 5 / 3
Ticketing information

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: mail@literaturwerkstatt.org

Website: http://www.poesiefestival.org

Date: 4 June 2012 (5pm)

Mit ihrer Vielseitigkeit personifiziert die kenianische Spoken Word-Dichterin Ngwatilo Mawiyoo die facettenreiche, bunte Poesieszene Kenias: Gedichte werden dort in Radiosendungen vorgestellt, Blogs, youtoube und social media sind von Gedichten durchströmt, die Szene ist äußerst aktiv und innovativ. Gedichte werden zu Filmen geschrieben, in der Kunstform »Koroga« werden lyrische Aphorismen mit Fotos in einen kunstvollen Dialog gestellt. Ngwatilo Mawiyoo verwendet all diese Formen.

Der Autor, Gelehrte und Philosoph Euphrase Kezilahabi gilt als einer der einflussreichsten Erneuerer der Swahili-Literatur. Er verwirft die starren literarischen Formen, die bis dahin in dieser Literatur herrschten, verwendet in seiner Lyrik den freien Vers, schreibt über Sexualität sowie gesellschaftliche Erneuerung und lässt die Bilder, Darstellungen und Ausdrucksweisen zurück, die bis zum Erscheinen seiner Werke tradiert waren. Mit der Autorin und Übersetzerin Uljana Wolf sprechen sie über die Poesieszene in Kenia und Tansania.

Sponsored by the German Foreign Office with the kind support of AfricAvenir International e.V., Episcopal relief organisation MISEREOR, Seminar for African Studies, Humboldt Universität Berlin

Projektleitung: Isabel Ferrin-Aguirre
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg, Clubraum
Admission: € 5 / 3
Ticketing information

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: mail@literaturwerkstatt.org

Website: http://www.poesiefestival.org

Deadline: 14 May 2012

Job responsibilities of this position include:

• Overseeing the subbing desk team
• Allocating stories to various sub editors and make sure stories are subbed as per the agreed standards and quality
• Check and sub editorial copy as allocated by the Managing Editor for accuracy, contents, taste, house style and grammar
• To make the copy clear, correct, concise, complete, and consistent to meet the standards set by the Guardian Ltd.

• The applicant for this position must have the following qualifications
• He or She should be a holder of University degree in English with strong command in Grammar and Literature
• Must have a postgraduate Diploma or Masters in Journalism
• Must have experience of about five years in a similar position or have worked as a sub editor for about five years in a reputable English newspaper.
• Should be between 40 and 55 years
• Must be skilled in using computer

For submissions: all applications, with detailed CVs, certified copies of academic qualifications and daily contacts including phone numbers should be sent to The Human Resources Manager, The Guardian Ltd., Mikocheni Industrial Area, P.O. Box 31042, Dar es Salaam

Deadline: 10 April 2012

Requirements:

• University degree in journalism with strong knowledge in economics and business
• Or university degree in journalism with a strong background in financial journalism
• Or advanced diploma in journalism with strong background in business and economic reporting
• An experience of 5 yrs or more in similar position, having worked in a reputable English newspaper
• Must be between 25 yrs and 45 yrs
• Must have good command in both written and oral English
• Must be skilled in using computer

For submissions: interested applicants should send their CV, Cover Letter and Certified Copies of academic qualifications by post to Human Resources Manager, The Guardian Limited, Mikocheni Industrial Area, P O BOX 31042, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Deadline: 26 March 2012

2011 Submission Criteria for Burt Award for African Literature - Tanzania

OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPETITION

• To support and motivate the development of supplementary reading materials for a critical stage of learning-the transition period between mother tongue and English medium instruction.
• To strengthen the English language skills of its reading audience and help foster improved skill levels and enthusiasm for reading.
• To stimulate and support the African publishing industry and African literature.
• To increase the stock of English readers in established school libraries and other libraries in Tanzania.
• To recognize excellence in young adult fiction from Africa.

• The story should be prose fiction containing content and language appropriate for upper primary school pupils, thus youth between 12-15 years old.
• The story should be written in English.
• The story should be prose fiction containing content and language appropriate for ages 12 – 15.
• The story should demonstrate a sound command of English, through clear, cohesive language and proper sentence structure, vocabulary and punctuation.
• The story should have a strong literacy merit including;
• Engaging characters with whom young readers can identify and protagonists who overcome challenges or obstacles in a positive way.
• A well-developed plot with a good flow of events.
• The story should inspire Tanzanian children and youth to read.
• The story should have an excellent storytelling style e.g. strong imagery, lively dialogue, and vivid description to arouse young readers’ interest and curiosity and keep them turning pages.
• The story should reflect current issues and challenges of concern to contemporary Tanzania.
• Manuscripts which have the potential to evolve into a book series or sequel will be welcome.

Publishers shall submit manuscripts on behalf of authors. A publisher is eligible to submit up to 3 manuscripts annually for the competition. Manuscripts will be prepared in collaboration from the start by authors with their publishers. This is a deliberate measure to ensure that the submitted manuscripts are edited to a great extent before they are submitted for consideration.

COMPETITION STIPULATIONS

• Authors must be residents and nationals of Tanzania.
• Winning authors from the previous year’s competition are not permitted to submit a manuscript until the following year in order to and avoid monopoly of the award by the same.

• The length of the manuscript should be between 30,000-40,000 words (equivalent to approximately 90-120 pages)
• The manuscript should be in chapter form
• The manuscript should be type-written and double spaced
• The font type should be Times New Roman, font size 12

All manuscripts should be submitted to the Children’s Book Project office by 26th of March 2012 at 14:00, including a soft copy to cbpvitabu@yahoo.com.

JURYING PROCESS

Manuscripts will be reviewed by a qualified jury and assessed on the criteria set out above. The jury will determine a short-list of titles eligible to win prizes once they are further edited and published into books.

PUBLISHING OF MANUSCRIPTS: FROM MANUSCRIPT TO PUBLISHED BOOK

Shortlisted manuscripts will be furthered rewritten and edited by the authors with their publishers. Only once the titles are fully edited and in published book format will they be reviewed again by the jury to award first, second and third prize. There is no guarantee that shortlisted titles will win prizes. Only those that are of the highest quality are worthy and eligible of being prize winners.

AWARDS FOR WINNING AUTHORS

• 1st Prize in Canadian $9,000
• 2nd Prize in Canadian $7,000
• 3rd Prize in Canadian $5,000

As part of the Award, publishers will receive a guaranteed purchase of a portion of three-fifths of the printed copies produced. Those copies purchased by CBP through the Award will be distributed to the Children’s Book Project’s network of supported schools and other community libraries. The publishers will be responsible for making the other copies available to the general public.

NOTE: CBP invites writers who need assistance in promoting their writing to publishers to contact CBP who can help facilitate manuscripts being sent to publishers for their consideration.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: cbpvitabu@yahoo.com or codehq@codecan.org

For submissions: Ali Hassan Mwinyi Rd. 39B Ursino South, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with a soft copy sent to cbpvitabu@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.cbp.or.tz

Dates: 1 - 4 September 2011

Jahazi is a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to inspiring youth, learning and education through literature and music.

The festival will consist of discussions, talks, lectures, workshops, seminars and forums designed to stimulate discussion and debate and also to educate people on relevant current issues which effect all of us; globalisation, poverty, health, conservation, conflict, and learning.

It is hoped that the festival will become a forum which will hope promote the notion that literature, music and the media can achieve positive social change.

Alongside the festival we will be running a schools programme, a festival art walk, an architectural and historical walk of the Unesco world heritage site of Stone Town.

To date the following have agreed to attend:

• Vikram Seth - Indian novelist
• Lord Mark Malloch Brown - ex Deputy Director General United Nations
• Haji Gura - Zanzibari poet
• John Baptist da Silva - Zanzibari artist and conservationist
• Tishani Doshi -Indian poet
• Peter Godwin - Zimbabwean writer
• Jackie Kay - English poet of Nigerian origin
• Moses Isegawa - Ugandan writer
• William Fiennes - English writer
• Robert Mccrum - English Jounalist

Sunsets and evenings will be taken over by jazz concerts showcasing local and emerging musicians, as well as hosting internationally acclaimed artists and bands.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: info@jahazifestival.com

Website: http://www.jahazifestival.com/

Come to Moshi, Tanzania within sight of Mount Kilimanjaro. Receive excellent training from BBC trainers. Cover an inspiring youth sports development tournament. Make friends and tell the world about it.

The East Africa Cup is about a week in Moshi, and a year in the community. It’s for organisations who use sport in a positive way in East Africa, and for young people involved it’s an opportunity to get involved in an excellent sport, cultural exchange and education event.

Before a ball is kicked, young people attend workshops in topics like health, conflict resolution and leadership skills. Their leaders benefit not just from co-hosting the event, but also from the opportunities associated with being amongst some of the best referees, youth leaders and physios in the region.

The BBC World Service Trust has been involved in the event for the last two years, delivering training and mentoring in both journalism and media skills for youth leaders who need to use the media to get their message across.

It’s not just a sports story, so we don’t just want sports journalists: the practical training will cover interview skills, social media for journalists, getting a story from a press conference, and how to cover sports for development.

Accommodation and food is provided as is transport: although you’ll be travelling on the team coach, not flying. After the tournament you’ll get the chance to be mentored online by the team.

If you are interested, please get in touch – email iLearn@bbc.co.uk and explain why you want to get involved, including a CV. You can be a print, online or broadcast journalist, although you will be asked to work outside your comfort zone.

Training starts on 19 June, so you'll need to travel in advance of that - departure dates will be based on where you are based.

Contact Information:

For inquiries: iLearn@bbc.co.uk

For submissions: iLearn@bbc.co.uk

Website: http://eastafricacup2009.blogspot.com/