{"id":11434,"date":"2013-11-14T00:24:07","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T00:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/u-s-embassy-kigali-announces-anti-gbv-poetry\/"},"modified":"2013-11-14T00:23:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T00:23:59","slug":"u-s-embassy-kigali-announces-anti-gbv-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/u-s-embassy-kigali-announces-anti-gbv-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Embassy Kigali Announces Anti-GBV Poetry Contest in Honor of the \u201c16 Days\u201d Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

{The U.S. Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, announced Wednesday its inaugural poetry contest marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign. } <\/p>\n

The poetry contest is open to Rwandans aged 10 to 24 years old. Contestants must write a poem of no more than 10 lines on the theme \u201cGBV \u2013 We Can Make it Stop!\u201d <\/p>\n

Poems must be written in English, and the deadline to submit the poems is 5 p.m. Nov. 19, 2013. Poems may be sent to roodeBR@state.gov with the subject line \u201cWe\u2019ll Make It Stop Poetry Contest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGBV is a very seriously issue. Hosting a poetry contest of this nature is one way for the Embassy to work with Rwandan youth to draw attention to a grave problem that tears at the fabric of our communities the world over,\u201d said Charles Hawley, Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali. \u201cOne of the points of this contest,\u201d stressed Hawley, \u201cis that by working together, we can help stop GBV.\u201d Additionally, conducting the program in English allows the participants to demonstrate their English as well as creative writing skills. \u201cPoetry,\u201d according to Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Ben Roode, \u201crequires a certain master of a language because choosing each word is so important.\u201d<\/p>\n

The benefit of the contest does not stop with the entrants, though. One winning poem will be selected and printed on large posters for distribution to schools and youth centers across Rwanda in order to raise awareness about GBV. Three other poets who enter the contest will win U.S. Embassy prizes for their participation. And all poets who enter will be invited to a poetry reading event to be scheduled in December where they can share their poems.<\/p>\n

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