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Southeast Asian Waste Hero Awards

 

Call for Entries

Deadline: 10 October 2023 (Midnight of Bangkok Time)

 

Guidelines for Entry Submission (Download)

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Template of Endorsement Letter for School Category (Download)
Template of Certified Letter for Teacher Category (Download)

Template of Certified Letter for Student Category (Grade9-10-11) (Download)

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A. Three Categories

1. Schools

Success story of the school’s waste management programmes/activities through a video clip of 5 minutes.

2. Teachers

Success story of your innovative classroom activity on waste management through a video clip of 3 minutes.

3. Students

Ideas or solutions on how to reduce waste and improve the environment of school and/or community​

  • Grade/year 4-5-6: Hand drawing by an individual student

  • Grade/year 9-10-11: A video clip of 3 minutes by a group of students (3-6 students/team)

 

B. Who can join and guidelines for entry submission (Download)

No registration fee to participate in this Award

 

1. Schools

  • All public and private schools at all levels: kindergarten, primary, secondary and technical & vocational schools (equivalent to Grade 12) in Southeast Asian countries, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste.

 

What to submit:  A video clip or multimedia of 3-5 minutes in mp4 and information of the school’s waste management programmmes/activities.

 

2. Teachers

  • An individual teacher from kindergarten, primary, secondary, technical & vocational schools (Public and Private schools)

  • Southeast Asian nationality, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste.

  • Teachers must belong to a school located in Southeast Asian countries.

 

What to submit: A video clip or multimedia of 3 minutes in mp4 format. (Maximum 3 minutes) and brief information of your waste management lesson activities.

 

3. Primary Students (Grade 4-5-6)

  • An individual student studying in Grade/Year 4-5-6 (Age around 9-13 years old).

  • Southeast Asian nationality, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor- Leste.

  • Students must belong to a school located in Southeast Asian countries.

 

What to submit: Hand drawing of A4 size, related to the theme.

 

4. Secondary Students (Grade 9-10-11)

  • A group of students (3-6 students) studying in Grade/Year 9-10-11 (Age around 14-17 years old).

  • Southeast Asian nationality, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste.

  • Students must belong to a school located in Southeast Asian countries.

 

What to submit: A video clip or multimedia of 3 minutes in mp4 format and brief information of team’s ideas.

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C. Prizes

Prizes

Note:

  • Selected winning entries will be showcased in the SEAMEO SEPS Webinar on Waste Hero in January 2024.​

  • Certificates of Recognition will be provided to all winners and shortlisted entries.​

  • Certificates of Participation will be provided to all entries which meet the minimum requirements and are relevant to the theme of the Award.

 

D. Important Dates

  • Deadline of entry submission: 10 October 2023

  • Announcement of winners for school and teacher category: 5 November 2023

  • Announcement of winners for student category: 30 November 2023

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E. References

Template Certified Letter for Endorsement

  • Endorsement letter for school category (Download)

  • Certified letter for teacher category (Download)

  • Certified letter for student category: grade/year 9-10-11 (Download)

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The video clip of all categories should include the logo of Waste Hero in the opening scene of the video clip.​​

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F. Google Submission Form

Submission the entry in the wrong category will be considered as disqualified.

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1. Category: Schools

https://shorturl.at/ehxUY

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2. Category: Teachers

https://shorturl.at/hEFJK

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3. Category: Students

  • Primary Students (Grade 4-5-6)

https://shorturl.at/dmFT1​

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  • Secondary Students (Grade 9-10-11)

https://shorturl.at/DFMPS

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G. Rules and Copyrights Regulations

  • The contestants acknowledge and guarantee that their work was created solely for this contest. It does not infringe on copyrights, trademarks, and the rights of privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.

  • The award of the winners would be withdrawn, if the committee finds the information provided for the contestant is not true and/or infringe on copyrights, trademarks, and the right of privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.  

  • If the contestants are using other people's content, make sure it is free-license content or they have evidence in writing that the owner of the content has given them permission to use it.

  • Concerning that, all of the video clips will be uploaded on the YouTube site. Therefore, all of the video clips should be defined clearly according to the Creative Commons license and comply with You Tube’s guidelines, and terms of service to avoid being taken down or receiving copyright strikes. Refer to YouTube: https://bit.ly/youtube_legal.

  • The contestants/producers of the video clips shall allow SEAMEO SEPS to publish the video clips and/or artworks of students on the SEAMEO SEPS website, YouTube channel, and other online platforms for non-commercialized purposes.

  •  SEAMEO SEPS will not be responsible for the cost of licensed fees incurred by the contestants now or at any time after this contest.

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H. Inquiry

Email: wastehero@seameoseps.org

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