OPPORTUNITIES: Essay, Photo Story and Video Contest

Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe is launching an Essay, Photo Story and Video Contest* as part of the Civil Society Forum – an international meeting of activists, academics and NGO professionals that will take place in Bratislava, Slovakia 16th -18th September 2009.

All entries should be related to civil society issues and should be inspired by the notions of civic engagement and activism.

Winners will have the opportunity to:

· Get a scholarship to realize their plan for personal development

· Have their work published and exhibited

· Gain hands-on experience working in an international team of young people at the Civil Society Forum

· Join us at the Civil Society Forum in Bratislava, Slovakia, 16^th-18^th September 2009.

The deadline for submission of entries is July 12, 2009. For more details, please check the contest website: www.csf.ceetrust.org and our profiles on MySpace and Facebook (name: Civil Society Forum contest).

We kindly ask you to further distribute the detailed information and poster attached on e-discussions lists, students’ portals, forums, yahoo groups, info blogs and to students’ organizations that might be interested.

* The contest is open to legal residents of the following countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.

We appreciate your kind efforts!

Irina Lupu

Intern CEE Trust Romania Office