13/11/2025
Alefa ! Ambarao ny hevitrao fa sady mahasoa antsika eto Madagasikara no hahazoanao mari-pankasitrahana
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗖 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is pleased to announce the 2026 SADC Tertiary Institution Essay Competition, aimed at fostering greater awareness and participation of young people in advancing the region’s goals of cooperation, integration, and socio-economic development. The competition, open to all tertiary-level students across SADC Member States, is centred on the topic: “Compare and contrast the challenges faced by the SADC founders in the 20th century against the current challenges. Which lesson(s) from the SADC Founders would you advise or adapt to address today’s regional dilemma(s)?”
The top three regional winners receive prizes as follows; The First Regional Winner gets a prize of US$2,000, the Second Winner gets US$1,500, and the Third Winner gets US$1,000 and Certificates. The deadline for submission of entries to Ministries of Education in respective SADC Member States is 31st January 2026.
SADC encourages all tertiary students, educators, parents, and academic institutions to support and participate in this important regional initiative, which seeks to empower youth as key contributors to the sustainable development and unity of the SADC region.
The deadline for submission of entries to Ministries of Education in respective SADC Member States is 31st January 2026. The deadline for submission of entries to the SADC Secretariat by Ministries of Education, through their respective National Contact Points, is 28th February 2026.
For more information visit the SADC website at: https://www.sadc.int/latest-news/call-entries-2026-sadc-tertiary-institution-essay-competition
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