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Student Essay Writing Competition
We are launching Student Essay Writing Competition for high school students to discover essay writing talent from the students and engage them in mind-boosting activities during these holidays vis a vis COVID-19 pandemic.
Topic: "Sanitary pads should be free; condoms should be sold. Sex is a choice; menstruation is not."Important dates
The submission process will run from 21st July,2021 till 1st August, 2021. Top 10 finalists will be published on our blog 13th August,2021 for social media votes which will close on 19th August at 12pm Rwanda Time. The first 3 winners will be announced on our blog 20th August, 2021 and their prizes will be provided right away.
Inclusion criteria:
Be a high school student in Rwanda who have currently completed either S1, S2, S4 or S5 in this academic year.
Rules
- Language for the essays will be English only
- You should be the only author of your essay, no co-author
- Formats accepted are .doc, .docx (Word documents)
- All essays will be checked for plagiarism. Plagiarized essays will ne rejected
- Your essay document to be submitted should be named in this form: Your names, Title of your essay. And then be uploaded in the "Add file" space of the Google form.
Prizes
1st Prize: 25,000Rwf
2nd Prize: 15,000Rwf
3rd Prize: 10,000Rwf
If you're interested or for more information, click Here to Apply.
"You can make anything by writing" C.S Lewis
About 300 million women including school girls experience menstrual flow daily worldwide. And 41% of school girls in developing countries miss school for about 5 days per month as a result of menstruation. Accessibility to sanitary pads is a key factor to curb this problem since it helps menstruator to be comfortable within that period.
Regardless of different forms and thickness, pads should be changed regularly in 3 to 4 hours to prevent both infection and unpleasant odour. Unhygienic practices during menstruation period endanger female’s health and may put her in risk of developing different infections. Availability and accessibility to sanitary pads is paramount as long as female health is concerned.
Despite its necessity, adolescents from economically unstable families are hindered by financial means to access sanitary pads. In addition, there is a lack of emergency pads for school girls who get their menstruation unexpectedly.
There is a need of synergistic collaboration from different sectors and projects initiatives to ensure sanitary pads accessibility. Moreover, education and training for the proper use of sanitary pad is needed in adolescents, hand in hand with sensitization of the general population to end period stigma. This is Kubwe Charity Foundation’s overall driving force. For menstruation is healthy!
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