The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) invites adolescents and young people between 10 and 24 years of age in the Americas to participate in the "Youth Voices" creative contest, to seek their opinions on what can be done to improve the quality of health services for young people.
The winners will receive cash prizes and their original works (created especially for the contest) may be published in PAHO communication channels and/or campaigns related to the topic.
The contest will open on July 1st, and submissions will be accepted until the closing date of July 31st at 12:00 p.m. (EST).
Adolescents and young people aged 10 to 24 from all countries and ethnic groups in the Region of the Americas may participate in individual or group projects using their native language. Read the full terms and conditions for more details.
Step 1: Participants must consider a question from the following, a category of creative expression and whether they will use an AI Tool.
Step 2: Participants must choose one of the following questions:
Step 3: The selected question must be answered using the following guidelines.
Contestants must choose a category, and a medium within that category:
Categories:
AI-Assisted Submissions
Any use of AI tools must be clearly disclosed at the time of submission.
Participants must credit the AI tool(s) used in their submission.
AI-assisted submissions will be evaluated separately from those in the General Categories.
For the AI-Assisted Category, the integration and innovative use of AI tools will also be considered.
Medium of submissions:
Art proposals
Writing proposals
Audiovisual proposals
Contestants cannot participate in more than one category. They can only submit one creative proposal that complies with the specifications detailed for each option. Group submissions are allowed, but they are only considered one submission and should be sent by one representative of the group.
Go to the Download Zone on this page to download the authorization forms, the contest terms document, and the guidelines.
Contest information and works must be uploaded to the PAHO web form along with their authorization forms. You can also find this form on the Delivery Zone of this page.
Underage participants must upload (2) authorization forms:
Participants of legal age must submit (1) form of the Authorization for reproduction of a photographic image.
Artwork must be submitted in high-resolution JPG files. Written works must be submitted in Microsoft Word files. Alternatively, handwritten works may be submitted as a clearly legible photographic image. Works in the digital category must be submitted in their original format.
Works in indigenous languages must include a Word file with a translation into English or Spanish.
All works must be original, not previously disseminated, and not have previously won a prize.
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 up to 12 noon (Washington, D.C., time)
The winners will be announced in August 2024 via email.
For judging, entries will be distributed into three age groups:
The winner will have the highest score, judged as follows:
The jury will be comprised of adolescents and of professionals in the areas of communications, adolescent health, and graphic design and the topic of this year’s contest.
The winners will be announced in August 2024.
Participants must upload their creative work to this form, along with authorization documents for use and reproduction of material to download in Download Zone.