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  The Toyin Falola Prize 2021 info About the Toyin Falola Priz e: Toyin Fálọlá has spent a greater part of his career advancing the African story the African way. We’re set on the same path to reclaim the African story by blurring the boundaries between History and Literature to reveal what Maya Angelou refers to as not the glamorous facts but historical truths about Africa. Hence, The Toyin Falola Prize is LUNARIS’ way of staking a claim that the proper African history indeed can be made, especially under self-selected circumstances. Writing is impossibility turned on its head, and because of this very act, everything previously held impractical in relation to history can be reconstructed. It is on this premise that we invite young African writers to reach to the core of Africa to make, re-make, affirm, and re-affirm the African (hi)story creatively, and into the Africanfutures. Now in its second year, for the winner, the monetary value for the Toyin Falola Prize is worth Two Thousand

 The Commonwealth Business Women Network INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY ESSAY COMPETITION 2021 info  THEME :  CHOOSE TO CHALLENGE ESSAY :  Discuss your views on a brave and courageous woman who chose to challenge •Abstract of not more than 200 words  • Essay of 750-1000 words ELIGIBILITY : Female Undergraduate in Tertiary institutions Submission Format : 1, At the beginning of your essay, State your full name, Contact Address, Phone number, email address, University and Course of Study/Year. 2, Submit in PDF format. 3, Attach copy of Student identity and Current passport photograph 4, Send entry to communications@cbwnigeria.org Prizes : 1st Position – #100,000 2nd Position -#70,000 3rd Position – #50,000 Deadline February 12, 2021 Winners to be announced on February 26, 2021 For more details about the essay visit https://cbwnigeria.org https://cbwnigeria.org and see the flyer. GOOD LUCK!

 The Fountain Essay competition info Topic : MY COVID-19 STORY: REFLECTIONS ON LIFE AND HUMAN EXISTENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC Submissions to be posted: November 1, 2020 – March 1, 2021 The Coronavirus touched virtually every corner of the globe and almost every person’s life in some way. Hundreds of thousands have already died, and. its economic ramifications have been disastrous. Individuals have been separated from extended family members and communities; schools and places of worship have been closed. We want to hear your COVID-19 story. What has the virus taught you about life? If you were not infected, what has your experience been like as an “outsider?” How did you manage to cope with quarantine, change of routines, loss of social interaction, and perhaps a decreased sense of community? If you are a religious person, what was it like when your place of worship was closed? How did you feel about God during this “calamity”? Have your thoughts on the meaning and purpose of life been a

 HOLDSTOCK-PIACHAUD STUDENT ESSAY PRIZE 2021 Do you have a passion for research and interested in the health aspects of violence and human rights with a dream of being published in an academic journal? If Yes, the Holdstock-Piachaud Student Essay Prize 2020-2021 is the right essay for you. Titles for the Essay Competition 1. It has been asserted in The Economist that Xi Jinping’s commitment to a carbon-neutral China by 2060 is an effort to boost the country’s image after being “stung by international criticism of its earlier handling of the pandemic”. The US, under the Trump administration, has withdrawn from the Paris climate accord and has tragically failed in its response to Covid-19. To what extent have the international politics of Covid-19 and the politics of climate change intersected? How might the pandemic change the way world leaders approach climate action? 2. In September 2020 the World Health Organization called for ‘equitable access to COVID-19 tools’ which included ‘the

 The Old Farmers Almanac Essay Contest 2021  info Topic A Kindness I Will Always Remember Prizes 1st Position – $300 2nd Position – $200 3rd Position – $100 Deadline January 22, 2021 Entry Rules Essay must be 200 words or less. Entries must be yours, original, and unpublished. All entries become the property of of Yankee Publishing, which reserves all rights to the material. Winners will appear in The 2022 Old Farmer’s Almanac and on Almanac.com. To submit your essay visit :https://www.almanac.com/form/2021-essay-contest

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, Now open! The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, opens applications on its TEFConnect digital platform (www.tefconnect.com) today, January 1, 2021. This year’s intervention prioritises the economic recovery of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and young African entrepreneurs, following the Covid-19 disruption to economic activities. This is a call to all young African entrepreneurs across the continent to apply for the Programme. About the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF)—Africa’s leading philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs—is looking for the most innovative business ideas across the African continent to apply for its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme. In just 5 years, the Entrepreneurship Programme has empowered over 9,000 young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countr