New Delhi: Connecting Dreams Foundation (CDF), a non-profit working with young changemakers, has partnered with WeCare Fellowship’s National Essay Competition on Environment.
The competition has been launched on ‘The Hyphen’ platform and WeCare, an industry consortium of companies committed to protecting environment with specific focus on plastic waste management. It is a unique initiative for youth engagement on the issue of plastic waste management, which is supported by Swachh Bharat Mission and India CSR Network.
Dr. Amit Tuteja, CDF’s Founder and Jury member of the fellowship said, ““WeCare has taken a wonderful initiative. We should understand that by ensuring a better management of waste, various goals for SDG will also be achieved”
This maiden edition of the competition is open to Indian students above 11th standard in all fields of study, and is themed on Waste Management. Essay topics include Segregation-at-source: A people’s Movement, Plastics: From Waste to Wealth, My Waste, My Responsibility, Waste to Energy, Waste Management in My Community.
Along with cash prizes, winners will receive internship at WeCare partner companies. Additionally, all participating students will get free access to a creative writing workshop
Dr. Atul Sud, President of WeCare said, “We welcome Connecting Dreams Foundation as a partner for the Fellowship and hope it will help us engage with young changemakers of the country.”
Programme Dates:
- Competition Start Date: Oct 20, 2020
- Submission Deadline: Nov 20, 2020
- Winner Announcement: Dec 11, 2020
For more details and to register students can visit: www.theyphen.in/wecarefellowship