We are calling on all photography lovers to take part in our amateur photo competition, which has a theme of participation by unemployed, poor and socially excluded people in the working life.
The competition, open to everyone over 18, aims to raise awareness of the goals and activities of the Human Resources Development Operational Programme* (IKG OP), which is jointly financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey.
The winner will be awarded 1,250 TL, with second place receiving 1,000 TL and third place 750 TL. Additionally, submitters of 50 selected photographs will receive 100 TL in return for promotional usage and exhibition rights.
Participants can enter up to three photographs; the application period is 15 October 2011 to 2 January 2012.
Results will be announced at www.ikg.gov.tr on 8 January 2012. The entries will be evaluated by a jury formed by the Photographic Arts Federation of Turkey.
The award ceremony will be held in Ankara on 15 January 2012. The venue and time of the ceremony will be announced at www.ikg.gov.tr on 6 January 2012.
For detailed information on the thematic and technical rules and terms of reference, and to obtain the participation form, see:
www.ikg.gov.tr, Technical Specifications (TR), Application Form (TR)
For detailed information on the IKG OP project, see:
Competition Secretariat:
Elif Köyatası – Proje Asistanı
ABFM – İnsan Kaynaklarının Geliştirilmesi Hibe ve Tanıtım Projesi
Tel: 0 312 440 24 65
E-mail: elif.koyatasi@ikg-hit.net
Delivery Address:
ÇSGB Avrupa Birliği Fonları Koordinasyon ve Uygulama Merkezi (ABFM) İKG-HİT Proje Ofisi
713. Sokak No:4 Kat:3
Yıldızevler Mahallesi Çankaya 06550 Ankara
For additional questions, contact:
İKG-HİT Proje Ofisi
Tel/Fax: 0 312 440 24 65 / 0 312 440 24 76
E-mail: info@ikg-hit.net
*The Human Resources Development Operational Programme (HRD OP) aims to reverse the unemployment and poverty status of people and remove the risk of social exclusion by providing disadvantaged individuals with professional training, consultancy and guidance services.
Among the target groups of the HRD OP are women and younger people who for various reasons lack the possibility to work, girls without access to education, disabled people who have difficulty finding employment, former inmates, displaced people, poor living in squatter settlements, and Roma.
