2024 International Letter Writing Campaign: “A letter to future generations about the world they hope to inherit.”
Partnering with children and give them an opportunity to express their hopes for a brighter future and foster a sense of global solidarity.
The 2024’s International Letter Writing Campaign is a writing competition, co-organized by UNICEF and the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The campaign amplifies children’s and adolescents’ voices and to share their hopes and dreams for future generations via the global stage. This year’s campaign invites children ages 9 to 15 years old to write: “A letter to future generations about the world they hope to inherit.”
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The campaign aims to raise the voices of children and young people in the lead-up to the Summit of the Future and the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as the 150th anniversary of the UPU. This unique platform is inviting children and young people from around the world to share their perspectives of the world and the legacy they wish future generations to inherit.
Millions of youths around the world have participated in the competition which is also supportive of advocacy on UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 “Quality Education”. Additional information about the campaign is available here: https://www.upu.int/en/universal-postal-union/outreach-campaigns/international-letterwriting-competition-for-young-people. The participants’ guide is in attachment and there’s also a Trello board with social media packs and competition rules for contestants use.
