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Competition

One Day. One Life. Our Period Story
We are calling for participants in a photo series competition for the first menstrual health summit in Nepal.


The theme of the competition is ‘One Day. One Life. Our Period Story’ 

What are we looking for?

We are looking for two original and creative pictures, which can be a photograph, illustration or drawing, that showcase a typical day in the life of a girl on her period in Nepal. The photo series will follow on from the ‘Life In A Day’ film, which is a historic film that follows people’s daily lives around the world on 24 July 2010. 
  
Present

The first picture: We want you to capture how your subject experiences her period on a regular day. What happens to her from when she wakes up to going to sleep? What is different about her life during her period, what does she experience that the world doesn’t see and how does this impact on her life? Your picture should capture the daily processes that she goes through: e.g., what she eats, where she sleeps, how she disposes of her menstrual products. Perhaps this picture will depict the restrictions that she faces on a typical day during her period and how this makes her feel. Does she feel unable to participate in sports, or go to school or go to the temple? We want you to picture it! 

Future

The second picture: The second picture will depict what her dream period would look like – what she imagines her future period story to be like in 10 years. Which menstruation products will she be using in the future? Are there things that she feels unable to do during her period now that she will be able to do in the future? This picture will imagine what periods should be like for girls in the future, and how girls can and should feel empowered when having their period. 

How many pictures can you send?

1 picture on the ‘Present’
1 picture on the ‘Future’ 

What will you win?

Winners will have the opportunity to attend the first MenstruAction Summit at the Yak and Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu in Nepal; runners up and winners will have their pictures exhibited at the Summit. 

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Guidelines

1. Any person belonging to any age group or gender can submit a picture.

2. All photographs, drawings and illustrations need to be original work and need to be aligned with the theme of the MenstruAction competition. 

3. Photographs can be taken using cameras or smartphones. Emphasis will be given to the concept rather than the quality. However, the resolution of the photographs should be at least 1280x800 and should be clear, not pixilated, and printable. 

4. The sender of the photographs, drawings and illustrations will be responsible for taking consent from the subject portrayed in the picture.

5. A clear caption needs to be submitted along with the picture. The caption should respect the integrity and dignity of all genders, religion, castes, and ethnicities.

How to submit?

1. Send us your picture and caption along with personal details (such as name, age, contact number) to info@myhealthrightsfuture.com by 30 November 2018. If you have a Facebook account, send us a link to your Facebook page so that we can tag you in your picture. 

2. The pictures will be shared on the MenstruAction Summit website and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/myhealthrightsfuture), as well as on the Visible Impact Facebook page. 

3. You can share your own pictures publically in order to receive the highest number of likes possible. 

Evaluation criteria

1. The scoring will be based on likes on Facebook (50%) and through an independent panel of judges (50%).

2. Only the likes on the picture received by 5 pm Nepal time on 30th November 2018 will be considered valid for the purpose of scoring.

3. The criteria for the judges' score are: 33% for concept according to the theme, 33% for caption, and 33% for creativity and originality.

The winners will be announced on 3 December 2018 on the Facebook page of the MenstruAction Summit and the winner and runners up will be contacted personally.
Disclaimer: By participating in the event, you will be allowing the MenstruAction Summit to use the picture you have submitted at its conference, on its website, social media, newsletters, reports, and other platforms.


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