Launch a public speaking competition to encourage children to talk about their rights.

The Department of Child Protection and Care (Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs) has just launched a public speaking competition titled "Children Speak About the Convention on the Rights of the Child".

Children's representatives presented on preventing accidents and injuries among children at the "National Children's Forum".

According to Dang Hoa Nam, Director of the Department of Child Protection and Care and Head of the competition organizing committee, the competition aims to provide children with a beneficial playground, fostering their creativity, presentation skills, and public speaking abilities. From there, it educates and raises awareness among society and the children themselves about children's rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The competition is open to children aged 7-16 and adults aged 16-18 living and studying in Vietnam. The competition focuses on raising awareness of children's rights, evaluating the implementation of children's rights in the family, school, community, and society, and what children can do to better ensure the realization of children's rights.

Contest participants will submit a video clip in mp4, mov, m4v, 3gp, or other formats, with a duration of no more than 5 minutes. The submitted work must be of good quality, with clear images and sound. Participants must come up with their own ideas and create the video clip for their public speaking presentation. Authors can register and submit their video clips on the organizing committee's website at www.hungbien.treem.gov.

Works that pass the preliminary round will be posted on the organizing committee's website for online voting. The submission period is from December 1, 2015 to January 1, 2016. The preliminary round will take place from January 1-5, 2016. The awards ceremony will be held in February 2016.

The contest prizes include: a grand prize of a 4-5 day trip to Thailand for two people (worth approximately 15 million VND), a first prize of 5 million VND, a second prize of 3 million VND, and two third prizes of 2 million VND each. In addition, the organizers will award prizes for the best comments ranging from 500,000 to 2,000,000 VND.

According to Vietnam+