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World Bank and Financial Times Blog Writing Competition

World Bank and Financial Times Blog Writing Competition

About World Bank and Financial Times Blog Writing Competition

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our way of life, causing education systems to experience their worst crisis in a century. At the peak of school closures in April 2020, 94 percent of students—or 1.6 billion children—were out of school worldwide. Around 700 million students today are still studying from home.

The pandemic is putting an entire generation of students at risk of losing about $10 trillion in future lifetime earnings. It has exacerbated the Learning Poverty crisis, and the impact on the human capital of this generation of learners will be long-lasting.

As we recover from COVID-19 this is an opportunity to create more equitable and resilient education systems around the world. More than 18 months into this crisis, we are learning what works and what we can do to improve learning outcomes, at home, in classrooms or a combination of both.

As the global community works on identifying solutions, we want to hear from those most affected – young people. We want to hear from you! Tell us what you think by joining this blog competition.

You can do so by telling us:

“What insights from your experience during the COVID-19 pandemic do you think would improve learning? What should educators and policymakers do differently?”

This is your chance to get creative. The World Bank and the Financial Times are organizing their fourth joint global blog/essay writing competition.

We are looking for your most inventive ideas, high-quality writing, and solutions to improve education outcomes beyond the pandemic.

Be innovative, be persuasive – and be bold!

Submissions should include:

* A strong blog or essay, that is no longer than 500 words.

* Your name, age, school, email, and country you live in.

* Photos, videos, visualizations that help support your story, are optional.