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    • 2013 European Development Days

    EU asks youth: How would you fight poverty?

    In a newly launched video contest, the European Commission invites young people aged 13-24 to share their solutions to fighting global poverty. Winners will get to join international movers and shakers at the 2013 European Development Days in Brussels.

    By Elisabeth d'Auchamp // 05 September 2013
    A young woman with a handheld video camera. The European Commission harnesses the power of the media and youth engagement to address one of the most important issues today. Photo by: World Vision

    International development may not be the first thing on the mind of a 13-year-old. Talk of frameworks, donor priorities, annual reports and endless acronyms will, in most cases, be less attention-grabbing than, well, everything else in the life of a teenager.

    But while the future of the globe might currently be handled by adults, youth has an equal if not a bigger stake in creating a sustainable world.

    As such, aid groups are now ramping up efforts to engage young people in global development. Among them: the European Commission.

    “How would you fight poverty?” the commission is asking young people in a video contest recently launched on Facebook. The competition is open to everyone aged 13-24 regardless of nationality, and the only condition is to create a video of no more than 120 seconds which answers the question, and upload it on YouTube by Nov. 1.

    For the winners, the prize involves having their solution to global poverty presented to thought leaders and decision makers in Europe. They will be flown to Brussels to attend the 2013 European Development Days in November, where their short videos will be screened.

    So what do you want changed to create a poverty-free world? Take out your smartphone, digital camera, tablet or any other video-taking device, and have your say — or invite a teenager or twenty-something near you to do so. Join Young Voices Against Poverty.

    Read more development aid news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive top international development headlines from the world’s leading donors, news sources and opinion leaders — emailed to you FREE every business day.

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      • Elisabeth d'Auchamp

        Elisabeth d'Auchampedauchamp

        Elisabeth d'Auchamp is social media lead for the EU's Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection department. Before coming to Brussels, she worked for Devex in Barcelona and in TV journalism in Washington, D.C.

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