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Drawing against poverty: the 14 winners of the 2010 Drawing competition on Gender equality

14 young children coming from the four corners of the world have won the international drawing competition on Gender Equality, which was launched by the Commission on the International Women's Day, 8 March 2010. They will be awarded a prize of €1,000 each, which will be used to buy books, computers, pay for school or library fees or other education materials. Approximately 50,000 eight to ten year old children from 61 countries from Africa, Asia, Caribbean, the Pacific, Latin America, Mediterranean, the Middle East and the EU's Eastern Neighbours have expressed in a drawing their vision on the theme of gender equality - how girls and boys, women and men, can together make the world a better place. The winning drawings will be exhibited from 9 to 26 November 2010 in Brussels.

"I wish to congratulate the winners and all the participants for their creative drawings and their engagement in the fight for gender equality in the world. This competition, in its simplicity, remains a very strong tool to bring about change in women's situation through the young generations. If policy-makers work to design efficient development policies, these children will be the actors that make them come true," said Andris Piebalgs the European Commissioner for Development, who is the patron of this year's competition.

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To celebrate International Women's Day (8 March 2009), the Delegation of the European Union to SA announced a 3rd international drawing competition under the theme Gender Equality. The competition was open to all school-going children from ages 8-10. The deadline for the competition was 15 May 2009. For more information, click on the hyperlink below.

2009 Gender Equality Drawing Competition

Entry 1 (Name missing from entry; Arethabeng Primary School)
Entry 2 (Amogelang Malatji; Arethabeng Primary School)
Entry 3 (Botshelo Madiba; Arethabeng Primary School)
Entry 4 (Magoro Sipho; Arethabeng Primary School)
Entry 5 (Zanele Twala; New Horizon Primary School)
Entry 6 (Karabo Diseko; Kopano Ithuleng Primary School)
Entry 7 (Thanduxolo Ndlovu; Khaselihle Primary School)
Entry 8 (Mpho Manalo; DCS Primary School)

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Quick links for kids: games, quizzes and competitions

Students: There are a number of opportunities for post graduate students. The Erasmus Mundus Programme (2004-2008) provides EU-funded scholarships for third country nationals participating in specific European postgraduate programmes, as well as scholarships for EU nationals studying in third countries. Also, the site of the European University Institute may be of interest.

October 2008: The European Commission has launched a new web portal called "Study in Europe" to promote the attractiveness of European Higher Education to students from other parts of the world. The portal, at www.study-in-europe.org, is part of a wide-ranging campaign to increase the number of students from outside Europe who study in the EU. "Study in Europe" provides clear and up-to-date information about the range of courses on offer in European higher education institutions, admission procedures, costs, scholarships and the higher education environment in Europe.

Publications: You can access the European Commission’s site that lists Youth Oriented Publications.