{"id":13288,"date":"2014-03-21T04:30:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T04:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rapper-jay-polly-urges-participation-in-andika\/"},"modified":"2014-03-21T04:33:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T04:33:19","slug":"rapper-jay-polly-urges-participation-in-andika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rapper-jay-polly-urges-participation-in-andika\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Jay Polly Urges Participation in Andika Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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{{Rwanda’s popular Hiphop star Jay Polly has announced his support for Andika Rwanda, a national competition for writing stories and poems for children. }} <\/p>\n

“I’m a writer,” Jay Polly said. “I write because I want to change people’s lives through the messages in my songs. You have to write to express yourself, you have to let people know what you think.”<\/p>\n

The rapper made the comments at Lycee de Kigali on Friday during a surprise appearance at the secondary school’s morning assembly. <\/p>\n

The competition, which launched last month, is a joint initiative of the Rwanda Education Board, the USAID-funded Literacy, Language, and Learning (L3) Initiative, implemented by the Education Development Center, and Drakkar Ltd. <\/p>\n

The visit was to urge students and youth in general to adopt the culture of writing and to submit a story or poem to the competition. <\/p>\n

Primary and secondary students\u2014at both public and private schools\u2014as well as adults are eligible to participate. <\/p>\n

Winners receive tablets, books, and a trip to Kigali for a writers symposium and awards ceremony, as well as professional publication of their stories and poems. <\/p>\n

The published volumes of winning stories and poems will then be distributed to primary schools across the country, providing children access to interesting, locally-authored stories and poems. <\/p>\n

“Anyone can be a writer,” said Jay Polly. “Why not enter the competition?” <\/p>\n

Primary and secondary students can learn more from their teachers, and adults can visit their sector offices for more information. <\/p>\n

Interested participants can also visit www.reb.rw. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 9th. <\/p>\n

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