YOUNG REPORTERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (YRE) NATIONAL COMPETITION 2024
Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) is an international programme operated by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), the world's largest environmental education organisation. The programme, which has active members from 77 countries, provides an opportunity for young people to discuss environmental issues using writing, photography, or videography. Based on that, this programme also empowers young people to gain knowledge and take a stand on environmental issues that involve themselves and the communities they live in.
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As the national operator of YRE Malaysia, Green Growth Asia Foundation (GGAF) is organising the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programme at national level for this year, which will feature numerous interesting workshops as well as competitions at various levels. Interested individuals can participate at the state level before being selected for the next national level, where they will represent their country at the YRE International Competitions.
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The Themes
The YRE programme is based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which emphasise a holistic approach that can be practised by local communities to achieve sustainable development by presenting initiatives in addressing environmental issues in their community. Participants are encouraged to examine the relationship between the creation of their work and one or more themes of the SDGs before determining the topics to be reported on. There are three (3) main themes for the creation of creative journalism works namely;​
POLLUTION
LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
Who can participate?
This competition is open to young people between the ages of 10 to 24, who may participate independently or through their school, college, university or youth group.
How to join?
Below are the step-by-step instructions to enter the YRE 2024 National Competition(s) of your choice.
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STEP 1
Choose the media category you are interested in. It can be Photography, Videography or Article.
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STEP 2
Choose the type of competition under your chosen category. You can refer them here
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STEP 3
Join our competition and stay updated by registering through our form and joining our Telegram group.
STEP 4
Prepare your finished creative work in the respective format i.e. Photo in png/jpeg, Video in mp4 and Article in pdf.
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STEP 5
Submit your creative work.​​​​
STEP 6
Complete google form and click submit before,
31st October 2024
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And now you're done. All the best Young Reporter!
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For general enquiries, please contact us at yremalaysia@gmail.com