Call for entries: Youth Empowerment Songs contest for the Arab world

Launched last year, the contest is a regional initiative which seeks to encourage young talented people to use art as a tool by creating song to spread awareness about risky behaviours and express their views around various socio-economic challenges and opportunities. This year's edition will run under the theme Youth Fears and Aspirations.

Through the competition, Mentor Arabia aims to:

• Develop an ambitious spirit among young people and motivate them to innovate.
• Enhance the importance of social responsibility among young people.
• Provide talented young people with opportunities to gain experience from specialists.

Who can apply?

Applicants must be from the following Arab countries: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

Terms and conditions

• The participant must be a young man or woman aged between 18 and 30.
• The participant must be of Arab origin.
• The song duration must be between two to five minutes.
• The song lyrics must comply with the theme.
• The song must be recorded in Arabic, English or French and the lyrics must be translated to Arabic or English.
• The song lyrics must be provided.
• The work must be completed individually or collectively.

Interested applicants can submit their entries here.

The application deadline is 21 March.

Successful entrants will be notified on 16 April. For more information, send an email to [email protected]