The World Youth Movement for Democracy (World Youth Movement) is pleased to announce its 6th annual Global Essay Contest! This year’s questions focus on youth’s perspective on and engagement with democracy to connect them to larger democracy movements. The World Youth Movement also hopes to demonstrate through this contest that there are fundamental characteristics of democracy that have the ability to cross cultures. There will be fifteen regional winners who will be given an all-expense paid opportunity to participate in the 6th Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy in Jakarta, Indonesia. The contest will run from June – September 15, 2009. Regional Winners will be announced on World Youth Day for Democracy (October 18).
For more information on the contest, go to: World Youth Movement