Call for Applications: AMR Advocacy Photo Contest in Africa

Theme

• Preventing Antimicrobial resistance together.
  • A captivating photograph(s) that illustrates the collaborative relationship between humans, animals, and the environment in preventing antimicrobial resistance, emphasizing the interconnection of the well-being, which collectively contributes to maintaining the health.

Prize Information

• 1st phase: The entire 1st phase winner (5 winners) will be offered the CPHIA Experience in Zambia Lusaka (and have the opportunity to interact with the AMR Stakeholders.
• 2nd phase: While in Zambia, the continental winner will receive the AMR advocacy contest Certificate and will be appointed as one of the Youth Africa CDC AMR champion.
• Africa CDC will acknowledge the champion’s achievements and provide a platform including public announcements, press releases, and recognition at the CPHIA event.
• Africa CDC will facilitate connections with experts, professionals, and organizations in the field of AMR, including youth-led AMR organizations, to enable the winner to collaborate with others in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
• Africa CDC will provide mentorship and guidance to the champion on how to effectively advocate for AMR awareness and action and public relations and communication for the champion to effectively communicate their message and engage with the media.

Eligibility and Submission Criteria

• The contest is open to students across Africa aged between 18 to 30 years old.
• Formats for the photographs are the following: jpg, tiff, png, psd, bmp. Files must not be over 10 MB.
• The selection will be done in two steps.
  • 1st Phase: 1 winner per Region
    • This stage will consist of electing the regional winners for the 5 regions.
  • 2nd Phase: The continental winner.
    • This stage will consist of electing the continental winner.
• Judge committee
  • 1st phase: The application will be judged by the Africa CDC communication experts in collaboration with an independent body of adjudicators in the field of AMR.
  • 2nd phase: The application will be judged by the Africa CDC communication experts in collaboration with an independent body of adjudicators in the field of AMR.

Ineligible

• Photographs that contain inappropriate theme as sexual, racist or any other theme that may result offending for the audience will be rejected. Photographs that are not submitted together with the Consent and Declaration form will be rejected.

For more information, visit Africa CDC.