Hello Everyone!!!
We’re pleased to announce that this year’s Sama Randy Youth Write Competition has come and gone successfully.
This year we received over thirty submissions from universities all over the country and even received an entry in French! The judges did an awesome job in using the limited time to narrow down our top three winners.
As proof that this year’s campaign had a vast outreach, each winner hails from a school in a different Cameroonian region!
Our 1st Prize of 100.000 FCFA has been awarded to
Ubangoh Thursie Abanjoh
An 18 year old undergraduate Management student of the Catholic University of Cameroon, Bamenda in the Northwest Region
Our 2nd Prize of 75.000 FCFA will be awarded to
Awanto Magaret, aged 19 and currently a History student at the University of Dschang of the Western Region
Last but certainly not least, the 3rd Prize of 50.000 FCFA is to be awarded to Mbah Angwah Furt aged 19 and currently enrolled for a B.Sc in Petroleum Engineering at the International Institute of Petroleum Studies (IIPS) of Saint Monica University Buea in the Southwest Region!
Congratulations to them all.
Congratulations to those who tried as well. The effort was commendable and the competition stiff!
We also say a very big ‘Thank you’ to Big Steps (a fellow youth-led, youth empowerment initiative focusing on issues of health) which partnered with us by increasing the award money for this year’s competition.
Awards were handed to the winners on 11th February, Cameroon’s Youth Day after a celebratory lunch by our coordinator Monique Kwachou, our newest active member Melissa Longla, and Ashoka Changemaker scholar Gabila Franklin
Within this week we shall post the award winning essays with some note on their importance and judges comments as to why they won. Stay tuned!!!
