Deadline: 11 September 2012 (1pm)
His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo has spoken many times about his hopes and aspirations for the flourishing of Bhutan's democracy. Often, he has reiterated his faith in the people to take on their roles and responsibilities to ensure the peace, happiness, and justice of the nation. During his National Day Address in 2010, His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo offered his reflections on how citizens could strengthen the nation:
In times of such peace and prosperity, as good Bhutanese, we must reflect on our responsibilities in further strengthening our nation. We all know that we shoulder responsibilities based on our professions whether they be in the civil service, business or even as parents and teachers. We know we must excel in these duties in order to succeed as individuals and as a nation.
However, there is a higher responsibility – not written in any legal document but instead enshrined in humanity and history – a natural responsibility and duty that we all must shoulder equally, irrespective of who we are. Of paramount importance to the strength of a nation, is the ability of her people to live as one united family – a community in which interaction is marked by trust, understanding and cooperation.
In an essay or photograph, we invite entrants to answer one (AND ONLY ONE) of the following questions/prompts:
Judging for the competition is based on a numeric system. The members of the committee are asked to evaluate each entry in terms of the following:
Written
RULES
Visual
Winners of the challenge will be contacted and awarded their respective prizes during the International Day of Democracy’s (September 15) celebration.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: bcmd@bcmd.bt
Website: http://bcmd.bt/
His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo has spoken many times about his hopes and aspirations for the flourishing of Bhutan's democracy. Often, he has reiterated his faith in the people to take on their roles and responsibilities to ensure the peace, happiness, and justice of the nation. During his National Day Address in 2010, His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo offered his reflections on how citizens could strengthen the nation:
In times of such peace and prosperity, as good Bhutanese, we must reflect on our responsibilities in further strengthening our nation. We all know that we shoulder responsibilities based on our professions whether they be in the civil service, business or even as parents and teachers. We know we must excel in these duties in order to succeed as individuals and as a nation.
However, there is a higher responsibility – not written in any legal document but instead enshrined in humanity and history – a natural responsibility and duty that we all must shoulder equally, irrespective of who we are. Of paramount importance to the strength of a nation, is the ability of her people to live as one united family – a community in which interaction is marked by trust, understanding and cooperation.
In an essay or photograph, we invite entrants to answer one (AND ONLY ONE) of the following questions/prompts:
- What did His Majesty mean by a "natural responsibility"? How will you personally take on this "natural responsibility"?
- Give an example of someone who you think demonstrates "natural responsibility".
- Have Bhutanese citizens taken on their "natural responsibilities"? Argue for a side (pro or con) using evidence from the past four
Judging for the competition is based on a numeric system. The members of the committee are asked to evaluate each entry in terms of the following:
Written
- Relevance: The entry adequately addresses the prompt
- Creativity: The entry is written in a unique and creative fashion
- Clarity: The entry has purpose and clearly communicates a message
- Critical Understanding: The entry has strong evidence of meaningful reflection
- Grammar/Mechanics: The entry uses correct grammar and mechanics
- Relevance: The entry adequately addresses the prompt
- Creativity: The entry is presented in a unique and creative fashion
- Technique: The entry displays high level of technical execution
- Critical Understanding: The entry has strong evidence of meaningful reflection
- Degree of Difficulty: Considers age, background, and ability.
- Middle Secondary School/High School
- College
- Out of school
RULES
Visual
- Participants may submit up to 3 photographs each
- Photographs should be accompanied by a caption.
- All entries must be sent in .jpeg/jpg format.
- Entries should at least have a resolution of 1280 x 720 or better.
- Entries should be original and the person participating should have full authority/ownership over the submitted piece.
- Participants are limited to strictly one entry TOTAL
- Essays and stories should not exceed 1,000 words.
- Entries may be written in either Dzongkha or English. Please note that there will only be one open Dzongkha category while English essays will be judged according to the age category of the participant.
- Entries should be original, unpublished, and written by one person.
Winners of the challenge will be contacted and awarded their respective prizes during the International Day of Democracy’s (September 15) celebration.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: bcmd@bcmd.bt
Website: http://bcmd.bt/
