CALL FOR ENTRIES / OPPORTUNITIES: “Volunteerism in Videos”

Youth Initiative Centre NGO (YIC) with the assistance of the Centre for Organizing Youth Activities state non-commercial organization of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Programme and the United Nations Department of Public Information are launching the on-line video contest entitled "Volunteerism in Videos".

The contest is dedicated to the International Year of Youth (August 12, 2010 – August 12, 2011), and is aiming at awarding amateur videos on volunteerism, made or featuring youth in action.
It will be further promoting volunteerism as a way how citizens can participate to development and will encourage the use of media and social networking as an innovative mean of public expression.

Three winner of the competition will receive photo cameras and mobile phones to support their further engagement.

The eligible candidates are local Armenian non-governmental organizations or individuals who are citizens of Armenia. To participate in the competition the applicants must send the corresponding application form (different for organizations and individuals), and the video which should fulfill the following criteria:

* Have direct action on volunteerism;
* Be created after 2001;
* Be either created by or featuring young people age 16 – 30;
* Be no more than 2 minutes long;
* Video format: MPEG with MP3 audio, or other acceptable formats to be uploaded on YouTube: Windows Media Video (.WMV); .3GP(cell phones); .AVI(windows); .MOV(mac); .MP4 (ipod/psp); .MPEG; .FLV (adobe flash); .MKV (h.264).

The applications can be downloaded here:

* VIV Application Form Individual
* VIV Application Form Organizational

Attention: Applications that are not completely filled in, or sent after the announced deadline will not be reviewed.

The complete applications should be sent to the Youth Initiative Centre NGO to the attention of
Ms. Amalya Stepanyan:
In hard-copy to YIC office:
8/8 Sargsyan Street, Gyumri, Armenia 3115
Or in electronic form to:
yic_ngo@yahoo.com with a CC to amalyastepanyan@gmail.com e-mail addresses.

The Deadline for submitting the applications is 20th of July, 2010.

May you have further questions or there is a need for clarifications to be made, please contact Ms. Amalya Stepanyan at the above indicated e-mail addresses or via cell phone at +374 94 78-53-60.

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