We invite students and pupils of educational institutions, school and amateur TV studios, creative teams of educational institutions to participate in the III annual all-Ukraine competition of photo and video works among children and youth within the national project “Safe Country”.

The competition is organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine together with the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, the International Charitable Foundation “Assistance to Victims of Road Accidents” and the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine, with the support of the National Police of Ukraine, the Ministry of Infrastructure, the State Enterprise “Ukrainian Research Institute of Transport Medicine” of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the Association of International Carriers of Ukraine, the International Charitable Foundation “Lumos”, Kvinto Plus – the official distributor of Mobileye in Ukraine, LLC “Shine-Ukraine” and others, as well as international partners – the UNESCO World Club and the international organization International Action Art.

The theme of the competition сis aimed at promoting safe behavior in society and a safe environment for life:

• “Youths for Road Safety” (фото/відео) – (photo / video) – prevention of child injuries and deaths on the roads, children’s compliance with traffic rules, promotion of wearing retro-reflective elements, use of protective helmets when riding motorcycles and bicycles, child car seats and seat belts in cars, etc.
• “Countering bullying in educational institutions”(фото/відео) – (photo / video) – promoting tolerant and safe behavior in educational institutions, combating child bullying, cyberbullying and other forms of violence among children.
• “Inclusion in educational institutions” (special nomination, video) – the formation of a safe and inclusive school environment, the promotion of tolerant behavior in educational institutions, the promotion of rules of mutual respect and equality.
• “Studio video work” (for school, amateur TV studios) – a video on traffic safety violations (dangerous for children routes to schools, spontaneous pedestrian crossings, ignoring traffic lights, road signs and markings, erroneously installed road signs, ignoring seat belts and child seats in the car, etc.); child safety (child bullying, cyberbullying and other forms of violence among children); environmental safety (spontaneous landfills, lack of garbage sorting, condition of parks and forests within settlements and outside the city, etc.); life safety (violation of fire safety rules in public places, irresponsible attitude to the organization of playgrounds, dangerous places for children’s games, such as construction and abandoned buildings; lack of conditions for home care, etc.) and ways to solve them.

The competition is held during May – November 2020 summarizing the results in November 2020.

The deadline for submission of works is from September 1 to October 18, 2020.

Entries should be submitted online by uploading to a special competition platform.

Details on the conditions of the competition the requirements for the competition works and their evaluation one can see on our website in the Competition section.

The authors of the best photo and video works will be awarded diplomas and valuable gifts. The winning works will be displayed on the websites and social networks of the organizers, as well as other media resources as social advertising.