The TransformU Academic Network has launched a Global Student Boydright Challenge on behalf of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). To involve young voices in online advocacy for women’s rights, the Challenge is launched as part of the Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. UNFPA’s #bodyright campaign aims to protect women and girls from abuse and violence so they may freely express themselves online and use these tools.

The Division of Communications & Strategic Partnerships of UNFPA is launching a social media challenge for university students worldwide, including but not limited to individual students, youth associations, student groups & networks, and youth advocacy groups, to develop innovative and captivating content on the theme of bodyright. The challenge’s goal is to raise awareness of the problems associated with online abuse of women and girls. The winner will be eligible to receive a trip to New York City with all expenses covered to attend a global advocacy event at the UN Secretariat.

It is easy to produce original artistic and educational content about the risks of internet violence. You may enter to win a trip to New York City by posting it to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with the hashtags #bodyrightchallenge and UNFPA!

Brief Details

• Launched by: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Host Country: New York
• Deadline: 31 December 2022
• Announcing date: January 2023
• Type: Challenge
• Eligible Countries: Global

Benefits

The challenge’s winner will be chosen from among the participating students. The prize that the winner will get is:

• Two tickets for a roundtrip flight to New York.
• Two nights at a hotel in New York City.
• Two entrance passes to an elite event at the UN in 2023.
• The payment of Visa application fees.
• Reposting of honorable mentions and commendations on UNFPA’s social media channels

Note: The winner’s ability to get a United States visa is a requirement for the big prize.

Eligibility 

• Every enrolled university student worldwide is eligible to participate in the challenge.
• Students are expected to produce their evidence of registration when necessary to demonstrate their affiliation with a university or other higher education institution.
• Participants may submit more than one entry.

How do I get in?

• Students who want to participate in the challenge must upload a photo or video reel to social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter that exemplify how they have interpreted the bodyright campaign. The post must spread awareness of the bodyright movement, bodily autonomy, and the problem of internet harassment.
• Original audiovisual content giving knowledge on body rights or the issue of internet abuse impacting young people can be submitted. Participants are urged to provide engaging, creative content on any topic related to the bodyright campaign.
• Posts regarding bodyright and online abuse may generally contain images, movies, skits, coffee art, drawings, animations, etc.
• The bodyright logo or information from the campaign should preferably be referenced in content.
• The student submitting the entry’s original and distinctive content is required.

Where to publish and how?

• The challenge will be conducted on social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• All entries must tag the @UNFPA account and use the following two hashtags: #bodyright – #bodyrightchallenge

For more details about UNFPA TransformU Student Bodyright Challenge, refer to UNFPA’s official website.

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