Secondary Project for World AIDS Day 2010

World AIDS Day 2010 Theme: Universal Access & Human Rights

Global leaders have pledged to work towards universal access to HIV and AIDS treatment, prevention and care, recognizing these as fundamental human rights. Valuable progress has been made in increasing access to HIV and AIDS services, yet greater commitment is needed around the world if the goal of universal access is to be achieved. World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for all of us – individuals, communities and political leaders – to take action and ensure that human rights are protected and global targets for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care are met.

Photo Contest Entry Requirements and Restrictions

In support of World AIDS Day 2010, Peace Corps/Lesotho is sponsoring a photo contest for Volunteers and staff.

• Photos must relate to one of three categories: “Raising Awareness,” “Positive Living” or “Caring for Those Infected.” (Judges reserve the right to determine if a photograph is appropriately categorized and change a photograph’s category accordingly.)
• Contestants must submit their photographs digitally by e-mail or on a CD (no prints please) to PCVL Megan Kelly.
• Each entrant may submit one photo per category for a total of 3 entries per entrant.
• Each photo should include a short caption and a 50-word maximum description of what the picture represents.
• Completed and signed Contest Entry and Model Release (when the subject is recognizable in the photo) forms must be submitted with photos.
• Photographs must be taken within Lesotho and may be either in vertical or horizontal format.
• Minor digital enhancement for cropping, red-eye removal, filters, and corrective functions are permitted, but images that have been judged to be altered in any significant manner will be disqualified. Contestants are not permitted to place borders, frames or backgrounds around their images or to place watermarks, dates, signatures or copyright images on photos.
• Entries that fail to comply with the contest rules will be disqualified.

Judging

• Entries will be reviewed by a panel of Volunteers, PC staff, and Embassy officials. Photos will be critiqued on impact, creativity, originality, artistic quality and relevance to the category.
• One winner from each category will be announced on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2010.
• Prizes will be awarded.

Photo Rights of Ownership

• All photos submitted will become property of Peace Corps/Lesotho and may be used in departmental publications promoting Peace Corps. Whenever possible, the photographer will receive credit. Peace Corps reserves the right to crop photographs for display purposes. Winning photos will be published in the Khotso and submitted to PC/Wash.

Entries must be received by November 1, 2010.

(Questions about the contest should be directed to Megan Kelly)