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Essay contest for blind/visually impaired youthes ages 14-16. Winners
will go to Spain next year. See below 
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** CONGRESS FOR BLIND CHILDREN 

The World Blind Union is sponsoring the first-ever International
Congress for Blind and Partially Sighted Children in Pontevedra, Spain,
March 25-29, 2008. Twenty-four students between the ages of 14-16 will
be selected to travel to Spain and participate in discussions on the
status of blind and partially sighted teenagers in the world today,
focusing especially on education, the family and relating to your peers.
To enter the competition, submit an essay of less than 1,500 words on
one of the following by Dec. 31, 2007: your life as a visually impaired
teenager (in a creative form, perhaps a poem, a letter or a newspaper
article); your experience with children's rights in your community,
country or region; or one of the three areas to be addressed during the
congress (the family, education and relating to peers). Entries can be
in print, braille, or an electronic format. Submit essays by fax at 34
91 589 47 49, by e-mail at umc at once.es, or by mail to Listening to the
Children, Attn. Enrique P'rez, c/o ONCE, C/ Almansa 66, 28039 Madrid,
Spain. For more information, call 34 91 589 45 33 or visit
www.worldblindunion.org. 

 

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Essay contest for blind/visually impaired youthes ages 14-16. Winners will go to Spain next year. See below
** CONGRESS FOR BLIND CHILDREN
The World Blind Union is sponsoring the first-ever International Congress for Blind and Partially Sighted Children in
Pontevedra
,
Spain
, March 25-29, 2008. Twenty-four students between the ages of 14-16 will be selected to travel to
Spain
and participate in discussions on the status of blind and partially sighted teenagers in the world today, focusing especially on education, the family and relating to your peers. To enter the competition, submit an essay of less than 1,500 words on one of the following by Dec. 31, 2007: your life as a visually impaired teenager (in a creative form, perhaps a poem, a letter or a newspaper article); your experience with children's rights in your community, country or region; or one of the three areas to be addressed during the congress (the family, education and relating to peers). Entries can be in print, braille, or an electronic format. Submit essays by fax at 34 91 589 47 49, by e-mail at umc at once.es, or by mail to Listening to the Children, Attn. Enrique P&#8218;rez, c/o ONCE, C/ Almansa 66, 28039 Madrid, Spain. For more information, call 34 91 589 45 33 or visit www.worldblindunion.org.