Press Release: Sama Randy Youth Write Contest 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                     16-11-16

2017 SAMA RANDY YOUTH WRITE CONTEST

Better Breed Cameroon a youth-led, youth-focused philanthropic initiative is relaunching its annual youth essay competition against 2017. Taking previous feedback into consideration, the association has decided to launch the contest earlier to give contestants two months to work on a prize winning essay.

This annual essay competition named in memory of pioneer Better Breed member Sama Randy challenges undergraduate students of all higher institutions in Cameroon to ponder and write on socio-economic and political issues trending in the country in a bid to encourage critical consciousness in young people. This edition’s question reads:

‘In Your Opinion, What Is The Greatest Threat To Peace And Security In Cameroon? How Can It Be Averted?’

Thus inviting respondents to forward original ideas and solutions to addressing what is now a pressing issue faced by our nation.

As always, the competition requires essay responses to be a minimum of 1000 words (roughly two pages) and a maximum of 1500 words in English. All submissions should be made by emailed attachments to the association’s email address: betterbreed@gmail.com. The subject of the email should read: ‘Sama Randy Youth Write Contest Submission 2017’ and the email body needs to outline the name, contact number, age, degree program and higher institution to which the respondent belongs.

This year’s competitors stand to win one of three prizes; 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd prize of 100.000, 75.000 and 50.000 francs respectively.  The submissions will be graded based on content and presentation of arguments, spelling, grammar and compliance with rules of submission.

The deadline for submission has been set for the 11^th of January 2017. Winners will be contacted in the first week of February 2017 and awarded on 11^th February 2017- the National Youth Day.For more information on the essay contest, please contact Better Breed Cameroon using their email address: betterbreed@gmail.com or send them a message on their Facebook page Better Breed Cameroon.