‘The SDGs and Me’ video contest calls on Myanmar youth to speak up

13 November 2020
‘The SDGs and Me’ video contest calls on Myanmar youth to speak up
Young men browse their Facebook wall on their smartphones as they sit in a street in Yangon. Photo: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

The UN in Myanmar is encouraging all young people who are missing school due to COVID-19 to participate in a competition which will help them learn about peace, prosperity and the environment, and at the same time, give them a creative platform to share their vision of the future, according to a statement.

Open to young people between the ages of 11 to 17, The SDGs and Me’ is a video contest that aims to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The audio-visual competition is part of the “UN75” year which focus on “the world’s biggest conversation” where all people are being asked to think of the role the UN should have in people’s lives.

Participants are being encouraged to think about the SDGs which are most important for our future and to use their smart phones to create content which can then be viewed and shared with more people on Facebook. The most popular (‘People’s Choice) and powerful (Judges’ Choice) videos stand to receive special prizes of 400,000 Kyat each.

Participants might create a song; a poem, a video statement, a series of statements from more than one person. The statement should reflect the UN goals of peace, dignity and a healthy planet and explain in some way the value of the SDGs in Myanmar.

Participants who work as a group are reminded to practice COVID-safe behaviour – do not meet in large groups; wash hands frequently, work in well ventilated rooms, and always wear masks.