To commemorate the International Youth Day (12 August), the International Disaster Risk Reduction Day (13 October), and the World Tsunami Awareness Day (5 November), UNESCO-IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Centre (IOTIC) and the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS) jointly with U-INSPIRE Indonesia is organizing a series of activities on Indian Ocean Youth Short Video Competition on Tsunami Awareness.

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The competition will be divided into four groups:

  • Group1 – Eastern Indian Ocean region:
    Open for youth from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
  • Group2 – Indian Ocean Small Island States:
    Open for youth from Comoros, Maldives, Mauritius, Singapore, Seychelles, Timor-Leste and France La-reunion.
  • Group3 – North-Western Indian Ocean:
    Open for youth from India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
  • Group4 – Western Indian Ocean region:
    Open for youth from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, and Madagascar.

Location:

Online

Benefits

The jury will select the best three videos for each group:

  • The First Winner will receive
    • A certificate of winner signed by UNESCO IOC, ICG/IOTWMS, and IOTIC
    • Tsunami Ready Board-game and Gifts for each individual
    • Money prize of approximately USD 1,000 (one thousand US Dollars)
    • UNESCO will showcase the winning videos in UNESCO/IOC, IOC Tsunami Program, and IOTIC website and social media
  • The Second Winner will receive
    • A certificate of winner signed by UNESCO IOC, ICG/IOTWMS, and IOTIC
    • Tsunami Ready Board-game and Gifts for each individual
    • Money prize of approximately USD 600 (six hundred US Dollars)
    • UNESCO will showcase the winning videos in UNESCO/IOC, IOC Tsunami Program, and IOTIC website and social media
  • The Third Winner will receive
    • A certificate of winner signed by UNESCO IOC, ICG/IOTWMS, and IOTIC
    • Tsunami Ready Board-game and Gifts for each individual
    • Money prize of approximately USD 400 (four hundred US Dollars)
    • UNESCO will showcase the winning videos in UNESCO/IOC, IOC Tsunami Program, and IOTIC website and social media

Eligibilities

Participant Requirements

All participants should meet the following criteria:

  1.  Age between 14 and 24 years old with interest in disaster risk reduction, especially on Tsunami Awareness.
  2. A resident of a country bordering the Indian Ocean under the mandate of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/IOTWMS)
  3. Individual participants and groups of up to three participants can enter the competition.
  4. To promote gender equality, groups should have at least one female member and female participation is encouraged.
Eligible Regions: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Comoros, Maldives, Mauritius, Singapore, Seychelles, Timor-Leste, France La-reunion, India, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar

Application Process

Submission Detail –

  1. Submit your video through this link: https://bit.ly/ioyvc-2021_video_submission. Submission of video without complete registration information will not be considered for the competition.
  2. Submission of video should include consent form. Download the consent form here:
    https://bit.ly/Consent_Form_Age_14-18 or https://bit.ly/Consent_Form_Age_19_above
  3. The short video should be submitted through google drive (link will be provided in due time and be informed through the email address provided by the participants)
  4. The short video should also be posted in the youth’s Social Media Account, especially Instagram with interesting captions and should mention and tag the accounts of @unescojakarta, @iotsunami, @ioc_unesco and @uinspire.indonesia and use the hashtags: #ioyouthvideocompetition, #IOTIC, #iotsunami, #Internationalyouthday #InternationalDRRday, #WTAD, #TsunamiDay, #worldtsunamiday, #worldtsunamiawarenessday, #DRRDay, #oceandecade20212030, #uinspire,
    #uinspiretsunamivideocompetition

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Application Deadline: October 30, 2021

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For Further Queries

All enquiries should be sent by email to UNESCO/IOC IOTIC through: [email protected] and cc to [email protected]. with Subject: Short-Video Competition.
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