WESSA calls on young ‘reporters’ to enter national writing comp
There are three entry categories for the youth to tackle.
THE Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA) is calling on local youth to share their stories for the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programme.
The national competition offers youth a platform to show their reporting skills and campaign for a cause close to their heart.
Nobuhle Zulu, marketing manager at WESSA said entries close on May 2.
“We are accepting entries from interested youth between 11 and 25 years of age,” she said.
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There are three entry categories – youth can share their reporting skills through a video, article or photo.
“We will judge entries and announce the national winners. The winning entries from the national competition are automatically entered into the international competition,” said Zulu.
She said WESSA runs the national competition every year.
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“This is a youth-led environmental journalism initiative that aims to enable our youth to take a stand for local social and environmental issues through the medium of writing, photography, or video. It is run under the Foundation of the Environmental Educations banner alongside EcoSchools and LEAF,” said Zulu.
Entries can be submitted via email to yrecomp@wessa.co.za. For more information, log onto the WESSA Instagram page: @wessa_yre.
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