WORLD KINDNESS DAY INTER-TERTIARY CHALLENGE 2010

You may not be part of the problem, but now is the chance for you to be part of the Solution! Make the difference and help to transform Singapore into a more gracious home for all. Do you have a pet peeve or a social cause you’ve always wanted to champion? Do you let others put you down for being idealistic or say your idea would never work? Maybe the lack of resources became a stumbling block? Well, we want you to live your dream and make it a reality. If you have a great idea, we want to hear from you!

Gather a team of 3 - 10 people and send in your proposals.

Who knows, you might walk away with $2,000.00 cash prize and bring honour to your school.

And to top it off, we’ll give you the resources you need to make your ideas come to life.

Sounds good? Then wait no more.

Send us your Proposal (in about 3,500 words) by 27 August 2010.

Be sure to include the following:

• What’s the problem?
• Why should we care?
• What are we going to do about it?
• When and how are we going to do it?
• How much will it cost?
• How do I know if we have been successful?
• Is this a one time job or can it be used elsewhere, can it grow bigger with time?

*You may use visual devices (drawings, PowerPoint slides, video etc) to aid your proposals

JUDGING CRITERIA

• Is this important to the community? (20 marks) - How well it addresses the issues of social graciousness.
• Have we heard this before? (20 marks) - Solutions that are innovative, that would capture peoples’ attention and motivate them to take action.
• Will it work this time? (30 marks) – How feasible it is to implement and how measureable are its results
• Do I have to rob a bank to do this? (30 marks) – Good return on investment (resources needed vs. achievable results)

10 shortlisted projects will be given an initial grant of up to $800 each (based on reimbursement) to execute their projects by end October.

Come 4th November 2010, during the World Kindness Conference, each team will present their ideas and progress through an exhibition, displayed at the National Library. Judges* will assess the projects based on their creativity and effectiveness and the public is also invited to vote for the project they believe will impact upon their community the most. Top 3 teams will be awarded cash prizes, challenge trophies and additional funds to complete their projects.

*Judges’ scores account for 80%. Public votes account for 20%

PRIZES

Gold Winner $2,000.00 cash

Silver Winner $1,500.00 cash

Bronze Winner $500.00 cash

Challenge Trophies for winning schools and tokens for each winning team member

IMPORTANT DATES

Submit Application Form (downloadable form below) by: 30 Jul 2010

Submit Proposal (downloadable form below) by: 27 Aug 2010

Shortlisted by: 3 Sept 2010

Submit exhibition materials by: 1 Nov 2010

Student bodies, lecturers and education providers may download the publicity and submission materials below: