The 23rd World Habitat Day Children’s Drawing Contest
1. Theme
Let’s all participate in community development for better city!
2. Specifications
a. Content
Let’s think about what you can do to improve the “city/town” where you live. It is your “city/town.” If you were to participate in community development as a local leader, what would you like to do? What kind of city/town would you want to be in?
Express your idea freely on the drawing.
*This is a drawing contest, not a poster contest. Please do not include titles, slogans, explanations, etc.
b. Qualification: 4th through 6th grade pupils of public/private schools (mainly in Asia and the Pacific)
c. Deadline for Submission: Tuesday, 17 September 2024
d. Please send drawings to the following address:
UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific – Fukuoka
Attn: Children’s Drawing Contest
ACROS Fukuoka 8F
1-1-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku Fukuoka City 810-0001 JAPAN
We would appreciate it if you submit the drawings by school as a unit.
e. Drawing Materials: No restrictions
f. Size: Drawing paper (542mmx382mm) or (382mmx271mm). If you are submitting drawings (382mmx271mm), please paste it on a 542mmx382mm size paper.
Write a short introduction paragraph/message in English about the drawing. (Use Attachment 3)
g. Other Remarks
① Make sure to paste a label on the back of the drawing with your name, grade and the name of the school/city/town/village. (Use Attachment 1)
② Make a separate name list by school. (Use Attachment 2)
③ Staple introduction paragraphs (Use Attachment 3) together with the name list (Attachment 2).
④ We do not return the original drawings to applicants.
⑤ Submitted drawings will belong to UN-Habitat ROAP – Fukuoka and may be used for its promotional materials.
Note: Please make sure that Application Form is TYPED in BLOCK LETTERS. Any submission with illegible handwriting will not be considered for the contest.
3. Judging
(1) First Judging
The first judging will take place at UN-Habitat ROAP – Fukuoka and a certain number of drawings will be selected as excellent drawings.
(2) Final Judging
Awards will be determined from the selected drawings by members of the Judging Committee.
4. Awards
The final judging will determine the following awards:
– UN-Habitat Award (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
– Children’s Future Award
– Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in FUKUOKA Award
– Special Award
5. Exhibition
The awarded drawings will be introduced / exhibited on UN-Habitat ROAP- Fukuoka website.
6. Habitat Calendar
Using the selected drawings, the Organisers will produce the 2025 Habitat Original Calendar and distribute it to all the participating individuals and schools. Also, we will initiate a donation campaign in Japan using the Calendar. Donation will be used to support “Water for Life” projects of UN-Habitat in Asia and the Pacific.
Organised by UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) – Fukuoka; Executive Committee of World Habitat Day 2024 in Fukuoka
Supported by: Fukuoka Prefecture Educational Board; Saga Prefecture Educational Board; Nagasaki Prefecture Educational Board; Kumamoto Prefecture Educational Board; Oita Prefecture Educational Board; Miyazaki Prefecture Educational Board; Kagoshima Prefecture Educational Board; Okinawa Prefecture Educational Board; Fukuoka City Educational Board; Kitakyushu City Educational Board; Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation; Fukuoka City International Foundation; NPO Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in FUKUOKA; Soroptimist International of the Americas – Japan Minami Region
