Project Author: Uday Mohan (u.mohan@cgiar.org)

Project Title: Writing Contest on Ending Global Hunger

Project Begin & End Dates: 1/01/01 to 6/01/01

Project Summary:
The International Food Policy Research Institute invites students 15 to 18 years old to present their views on ending global hunger.

First Prize: $500 plus trip to Germany in September to attend major conference on ending hunger. President of Germany will open conference.

Runner-up prizes: $250.

Deadline: June 1, 2001

See full project description.
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Project Details
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Project Level: Advanced

Curriculum Area: History and Social Studies

Technologies Used: Email

Project Sponsor: International Food Policy Research Institute

Full Project Description:
WRITING CONTEST
800 million people today are plagued by hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.  The citizens of the world can change these facts if they want to.  The International Food Policy Research Institute, a nonprofit organization based in Washington DC, invites students 15 to 18 years old to present their views on how things can be changed for the better.

First Prize: US$500, plus a trip to Bonn, Germany, in September 2001 to attend a major international conference on ending hunger. The President of Germany, among others, will open the conference.

Runner-up prizes: US$250.

Deadline: Submissions (essays, poems, short stories, etc.) of not more than 2,500 words must reach the address below by June 1, 2001

The Danish Association for International Co-operation
Borgergade 14
1300 Copenhagen K., Denmark
Telephone:      +[45](77) 310-000
Facsimile:      +[45](77) 310-101
E-mail: ms@ms-dan.dk

For further details, visit http://www.ifpri.cgiar.org/2020conference/contests.asp;
or write to the address above; or contact Uday Mohan at IFPRI,
2033 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA,
phone: 202-862-8173, fax: 202-467-4439,  email: u.mohan@cgiar.org



Objectives:
Raising awareness about global hunger among young people. And enabling the next generation of leaders to speak on global hunger.
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Project Registration Information
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Project Email Address: u.mohan@cgiar.org

Registration Acceptance Dates: 1/01/01 to 6/01/01

Number of Classrooms: Open

Age Range: 15 to 18 years

Target Audience: Anyone

Project URL: http://www.ifpri.cgiar.org/2020conference/contests.asp
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Project Contact Information
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Uday Mohan - mailto:u.mohan@cgiar.org
Senior Editor -  International Food Policy Research Institute
http://www.ifpri.org
Washington, District of Columbia
US