Children's Short Story Competition [archived item]

Young Lives launched a short story competition for children in the four regions of Ethiopia where the research is taking place: Amhara; Oromiya and Southern Nations; Nationalities and Peoples; Addis Ababa. As part of Young Lives focus on childhood poverty, the general theme of the competition was 'Growing up in Poverty'. The judges selected 6 winners who were invited to Addis Ababa to receive their prizes. The prize giving ceremony was featured on the national news and the stories are going to be presented on Ethiopian Children's Radio. Read three of the winning stories.

The winners in the photograph are, clockwise from back left: Wudasse Akalewold, 14; Solomon Shifera, 15; Zenebu Belete, 14; Askale Giday, 14; Hayat Ahmed, 15; Tigist Challa, 15