Applications call for Sama Randy Youth Write Contest 2021. The Sama Randy Youth Write Contest is one of Better breed Cameroon’s annual projects. Through this contest, Better Breed Cameroon encourages critical consciousness in Cameroonian youth by enticing them to partake in social change discourse.

As of December 1st 2020, Better Breed Cameroon is once again accepting submissions from undergraduate Cameroonian students enrolled at all forms of higher education institutions nationwide for the 2021 Sama Randy Youth Write Contest. This is the 7th edition of the essay competition named in memory of pioneer Better Breed member – Sama Randy – and it runs under the theme: Dear Cameroon, We Need to Talk!

Prizes

Better Breed Cameroon offers the following prizes

• 1st Prize: CFAF 100,000
• 2nd Prize: CFAF 50,000
• 3rd Prze: CFAF 25,000

Eligibility

• Open to undergraduate students in Cameroon (including those in diploma programs).
  Essay responses should be a minimum of 1,000 words and a maximum of 2,000 words in English.

Evaluation Criteria

• All submissions will be graded based on content, manner of engagement, authenticity, spelling, grammar, and compliance with rules of submission.

Application

Essasy should be submitted to Better Breed Cameroon as attachments via email to [email protected]. The subject line of the email should read: ‘2021 Sama Randy Youth Write Contest Submission’ and the body of the email has to specify the participant’s name, contact number, age, degree program, and the name of their school

Submissions may take the form of a dialogue essay, speech, open letter, or program proposal. However, all contributions must articulate the participant’s perspectives of what needs to be addressed at a national level and what could be done better for a more inclusive and effective national dialogue.