1. Theme :

WE CAN END POVERTY

2. Qualification :

Children from age 5 to 15 years.

3. Requirement :

The entry should be made on paper or canvas A4 size or comparable.  You may use ink, pencil, charcoal, crayon, water colour, marker, or any material that you might have available in your environment.  Each design should be accompanied by a brief description of its meaning on separated note.  Please DO NOT frame the art work.

4. Personal Info. :

On the separated note please provide the following information:

1)

Your full name;

2)

Age;

3)

Gender;

4)

Full address;

5)

Country;

6)

Telephone number, fax number and e-mail address ( if available )

7)

BLIA chapter represented.

5. Selection :

1)

All detailed procedures for competition should consult the Deputy Secretary of your region, except the chapters of Multiple-Language division.  All participating entries shall be displayed publicly during Buddha’s Light Day event in May, 2007.

2)

Every region shall select maximum 6 best designs.  World Headquarters office will send to the United Nations, with the selected designs from Multiple-Language division, for entering the UN’s International Children’s Art Competition.

3)

The 6 best designs will be announced by the United Nations during the commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in October 17, 2007.  These 6 best designs will be issued as stamps by the United Nations Postal Administration.

4)

In addition, 20 other designs will be awarded special commendations by the United Nations.  All 26 designs will be displayed in a special exhibition at the UN’s New York Headquarters in 2007.

6. Criteria :

UN’s criteria for evaluation: Artistic expression, how well the design expresses the theme of the competition.

7. Deadline :

Please send the design, with separated information requested, no later the June 10, 2007 to World Headquarters for delivering to the United Nations.

8. Remarks :

1)

This event is designed for participating the UN’s art competition for children.  The interested chapter shall actively design related education program to encourage children participation.

2)

The goal of competition is to celebrate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17, 2007) and the end of the first Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (1997 – 2006).  You can learn more about the poverty issues at http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/poverty

3)

It has also the Poverty Curriculum posted on the UN’s Cyberschoolbus website http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/poverty2000/index.asp, including explanation, class activity, and community service.

4)

The important contents for the UN’s Eradication of Poverty movement:

A)

“Poverty can and must be eradicated throughout the world.”

B)

Focus on addressing the root causes of poverty.

C)

Provide basic need for all, especially women and other vulnerable groups.

D)

Ensure poor people having access to productive resources, including credit, education, and skill training.；

E)

The action shall include the enhanced policy framework for poverty eradication at the national and international levels.

F)

UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are set to reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day in 2015.

G)

Important strategies include empowering women in their economic, education, and social status; removing regional military conflict and war, etc.