POETRY/ESSAY COMPETITION

Dear Friends,

In order to achieve the objective of 2011 United Nations International Year of Forest (to create awareness of the urgency to protect fragile global forestry and encourage a greater sustainability in their use), the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya - Justice and Peace Commission (AOSK-JPC) is championing the theme:

EVERY FOREST BEGINS WITH A SEEDLING

We invite you to encourage Pupils in Standard 7&8, Students in Form 1-4 and Religious in Formation (Postulants & Novices) to enter a POETRY/ESSAY COMPETITION

Compose a poem on: Every Forest Begins with a Seedling OR Write an essay on:

Category 1 - Standard 7 & 8:    Every Forest begins with a Seedling

Category 2 - Form 1 – 4:  Imagine you are a forest, express how you would like people to take care of you

Category 3 - Religious in Formation:   “Destroying our environment is a sure way of destroying our life”. (Discuss) Carefully read and follow the following instructions:

1.      Write legibly on foolscap or type on white A4 size paper

2.      Your poem/essay should not exceed three (3) pages or 1,000 words

3.      Participant’s Name and Category should appear at the TOP of every page used.

4.      Address & Area Code and the Telephone/Mobile phone number of the School or the Teacher in-charge should appear on the BACK of each page used.

5.      The Poem/Essay must bear the school rubber stamp and Head Teacher’s/Formator’s signature.

6.      Each School or Religious Formation House is asked to select FIVE BEST Poems/Essays and forward them to:

 The Essay Organizer,

AOSK-JPC,

P. O. Box 66138-00800,

Nairobi, Kenya (Please do not use Registered Mail)

THE CLOSING DATE IS FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011                                                          

PRIZES:  A World Environment Day Certificate will be given to each participant.

Prizes will also be given in each category as follows:  

1st Prize Kshs. 6, 000;

2nd Prize Kshs. 4,000;

3rd Prize Kshs. 2, 000.

Promoted by: 

The Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya, Justice and Peace Commission (AOSK-JPC)

Please forward to 10 Primary/Secondary Schools teachers and or to Formators of men and women Postulants/Novices.

Kind regards

Sr. Masicha Carolyne, SSND