RAWALPINDI: The British High Commission and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in Pakistan has launched a painting and a writing competition titled ‘Shape the Future’ at the SoS school in Rawalpindi.
British Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Alison Blake said: “On behalf of the British High Commission and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), I am delighted to launch this competition, ‘Shape the Future’, which is an unprecedented opportunity to hear the views of Pakistan’s young people on how to improve the lives of the people of Pakistan and create a more prosperous, fairer and sustainable future for everyone.” As a long standing partner of Pakistan, the UK is helping Pakistan in achieving its MDGs, she added.
The competition invites students from across Pakistan to share their recommendations – in the form of paintings and pieces of creative writing – on what they think would help improve people’s lives in Pakistan and put the country on the path to sustainable progress.
Since their launch in 2000, the Millennium Development Goals have encouraged countries to work towards meeting the needs of the world’s poorest people by 2015. Participating students from schools across the country, aged 12 to 17 years, are invited to submit their ideas either in the form of paintings with brief descriptions or a presentation on the goal they have chosen, or as a 500 word essay. The entries will be judged by a panel of experts.
The deadline for submitting entries is November 16, 2014. Details for submitting entries can be found at the British High Commission Pakistan Facebook page: facebook.com/bhcpakistan.
