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This call for slogans is one of the series of activities under the regional commemoration of the Global Media and Information Week 2020 in the non-Sahel region of West Africa, organized by UNESCO Abuja Regional Office.
The 2020 Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will take place on Oct. 24-31, 2020 under the theme “Creating a Peaceful Society: Media and Information Literacy, A Way out” for regional commemoration. This year’s theme highlights how to address disinformation and divides by recognizing our shared interest in improving everyone’s competencies to engage with the opportunities and risks in today’s landscape of communication, technology, and information.
In line with the global commemoration, UNESCO Abuja Regional Office is organizing a series of activities on promoting MIL into a broader population as an effective tool for tackling disinformation in the non-Sahel region of West Africa, with a special focus on youth empowerment. One of the activities is this call for slogans for the regional commemoration of the 2020 Global MIL Week. The call will be launched at the end of September to get a wide range of population engaged on social media.
The main objectives of this call for slogans include:
This call for slogans for the regional commemoration of the 2020 Global MIL Week consists of two phases:
S/N |
Items |
Date (Year 2020) |
1 |
Launch of the Call |
Sept. 14 |
2 |
Submission of Entries |
Sept. 14 – Oct. 18 |
3 |
Closure of the Call |
Oct. 18 |
4 |
Evaluation of Qualified Entries |
Oct. 19 – 23 |
5 |
Announcement of Winning Entries |
The Last Week of October |
This call is open to all the residents in the non-Sahel region of West Africa (namely Benin Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo) between September 14 and October 18, 2020. Women, girls and people living with disabilities are strongly encouraged to participate.
The slogans, not more than 25 words, need to be aligned with this year’s theme of the Global MIL Week – “Creating a Peaceful Society: Media and Information Literacy, A Way out” for regional commemoration – as well as to reflect the determination for improvements of the current media and information landscape in the region.
By summiting of their works, the participants agree that the intellectual property of works is jointly owned by creators and UNESCO.
UNESCO reserves the right in their absolute discretion to disqualify any entry or participant, or to waive any rules in the event of circumstance arising outside its control which in their opinion, make it desirable to cancel the call at any stage. On all matters, UNESCO’s decision shall be final.
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