Feb 17, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Competition for Young South Africans

In celebration of Black History Month and 30 years of South African democracy, the U.S. Embassy in South Africa has announced the launch the “I HAVE A DREAM – WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE” essay competition for South African youth aged 16-20.

Requirements

South African youth aged 16-20 years old are invited to write an essay of 400 words or less that relates to their dreams and vision of a positive future for South Africa, and a video of them reading that essay. In reflecting on the experience of 30 years of the challenges and successes of democracy, the essay should tap into the hopes for what the country could look towards in the next 30 years.

The text and video should be submitted by email, including a private YouTube or other shareable video link of the individual reading their essay as though they were addressing an audience.

Prize

The top 9 nationwide winners (1 from each province) will be invited to a final event in Pretoria in mid-April, where they will participate in a live essay speech event with their peers, with Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II and other U.S. and South African officials and attendees.

From among the 9 finalists, the U.S. Embassy will award three top prizes at the conclusion of the final performance including a MacBook computer for first place. 

Winners of the 2nd and 3rd places will be awarded an iPad and an iPad Mini, respectively.  Winning essays and videos will be featured on the U.S. Embassy’s social media accounts.  All finalists will receive certificates from the U.S. Embassy in recognition of their efforts.

Contestants are reminded that by participating in the contest and uploading content to YouTube or other platform, they are bound by the platform’s Terms of Service and any agreements contained therein.  Once a video is uploaded to the chosen platform, it is considered a final submission and may not be modified or replaced.  Individual contestants may submit only one essay and one corresponding video.

Submissions must be in English, although language accuracy will not be the principal selection criterion for finalists.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Competition for Young South Africans

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