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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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2013 Anti-Corruption Youth Essay Competition for Africans

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Organised by the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) under the theme "How to Make Corruption Unattractive in Africa", this essay competition is intended to contribute to the fight against corruption on the continent with a view to ensuring a corruption free, better governed, and economically prosperous African continent. According to AUABC, corruption negatively affects all segments and groups in society, particularly the youth, who constitute the majority in many African countries. This essay competition is therefore intended to serve two main purposes: to establish the level of awareness, among African youths of the manifestations and impact of corruption; and to provide a platform for African youths to present their perspectives on the causes, manifestations, and impact of corruption and corrupt practices.

The authors of the best three essays will be flown to Arusha, the AUABC host city, for festivities to mark the tenth anniversary of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) which include the 2013 annual International Anti-corruption week, to directly take part in the festivities. The five leading authors will participate in a final competition, during which they will make oral presentations (of their essays) to a panel of judges, who will select the three top winners who will then receive special awards from African dignitaries and officials in attendance.


Click here for more information about the essay contest.

Application Info

AUABC invites African youth concerned about corruption on the continent to participate. Participants are advised to email their essay with their name, age, university or training school, country of origin, and contact information (email address, telephone number) to Emmanuel Atenga at atengae@auanticorruption.org

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicants must reside in an African country
  • Applicants must currently be studying at Bachelor or equivalent level
  • Essays must be between 4-7 pages long (single line spacing)
  • Submissions must be the unaided work of applicants
  • Submissions should be either in English or French
  • Applicants must be willing and fit to travel.
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Opportunities For Africans website on October 1 2013.