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National Essay
Competition
The 4th Edition of the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition in Sierra Leone.
Abount NEC
The National Essay Competition, targeted at senior secondary students in Sierra Leone, is organised annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which aims to promote the reading culture and encourage healthy and intellectual competition amongst secondary school students in Sierra Leone and across Africa.
This year will mark the 4th Edition of the National Essay Competition in Sierra Leone in conjunction with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE). In so doing, children across the country will be given an opportunity to participate in the life changing competition.
Essay Topic:
Substance abuse among youths in your community; explain the problems and the interventions that you wish to be implemented to tackle this menace in your community.
Selection Criteria & Elegibility
- Must be a Sierra Leonean Senior Secondary school student
- Must submit a passport photograph
- Must submit a scanned copy of a means of identification (birth certificate)
How to Apply
Participants must submit their hand-written essays at any of the 16 MBSSE district offices, at UBA Bank headquarters located at 15 Charlotte Street, Freetown, or at the bank’s branch locations anywhere in the country. All essays submitted must include the following details of the participant:
- Full name
- Age
- Town and districts
- School name
- Full name and telephone number of participant’s teacher
- Full name and telephone number of participant’s parent/guardian
- Participant’s essay, and the essay’s word count (number of words used in the essay)
All essays must be about the following topic: Substance abuse among youths in your community; explain the problems and the interventions that you wish to be implemented to tackle this menace in your community. The word count should be between 450 and 500 words, and all essays must have a title. The essays will be judged based on their structure, grammar, illustrations of ideas, and their creativity. Essays submitted by participants at the 16 district levels will be marked by a panel of academic judges, who will be selected by the MBSSE and UBA. Announcement of the 12 finalists of the competition will be made over TV broadcast, radio and newspaper. The 12 national finalists will be contacted using the information provided in the application for further details and next steps.
Submission Points
All submissions must be clearly handwritten and not Typed. They can be submitted through one of the following methods:
- cfcsierra-leone@ubagroup.com
- +23280419943 | +23275142718
- Dropped off at the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary School Education District Offices or HEAD OFFICE (New England Ville, Inspectorate Office)
- Any UBA Sierra Leone Office
Deadline
19th January, 2024 at 5:30 PM (GMT)