The European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development is inviting people worldwide (from 16 years old) to share pictures illustrating how they are acting in order to save the planet, reduce plastic waste and emissions and be green in their everyday life. The Competition is hosted on EuropeAid’s Instagram account and candidates are invited to share the pictures on their own profiles in the same platform.

Who can apply
Anyone from 16 years old, from all over the world.

How to participate
The participants are asked to provide a photo illustrating how they are acting in a sustainable environmental manner as well as a description of their photo to achieve this.
The participants have to tag EuropeAid’s Instagram account (@europaid) in their pictures and use the hashtag #MyGreenWinter. Photos which are not tagged and are not making use of the campaign hashtag will not be eligible.
The participants’ Instagram profiles need to be public in order to make sure the Organiser can see the submissions received.

Winner
The winner will be selected by the Digital Presence Team of the European Commission’s DirectorateGeneral for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), on the basis of quality and creativity of the picture and caption.
 

Prize
The winner will be rewarded with a grand prize consisting of a sustainable city bike. 

Deadline: 18^th January 2019, 23:59 CET.

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