The first, second, and third place winners in each category will each receive cash awards totaling Rs. 200 000, Rs. 150 000, and Rs. 100 000, respectively.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is hosting a national green digital photography competition as part of the Prime Minister’s Green Youth Movement (GYM) to promote environmental preservation and sustainability.
In this regard, the HEC has requested entries from Pakistani youth by February 20, 2023, via www.pmyp.gov.pk. The Green Digital Photography competition offers young people (age restriction: 15–29 years) across the country the chance to participate and submit unique photos that highlight the effects of climate change in Pakistan.
With the theme “Impacts of Climate Change on the Eco-System of Pakistan,” the photography competition seeks to highlight the wonder and diversity of nature as well as the effects of human activity on the environment and the viewpoint of young people.
Participants are encouraged to send in their best images that best depict the theme. Two categories of young people—category 1 for those between the ages of 15 and 22 and category 2 for those between the ages of 23 and 29—are most likely to be present in the competition.
The first, second, and third place winners in each category will each receive cash awards totaling Rs. 200 000, Rs. 150 000, and Rs. 100 000, respectively, as well as praise for their accomplishments.
The HEC encourages young people to get involved in environmental activism and motivates them to take action to protect the environment by hosting this photography competition, the Prime Minister’s Green Youth Movement.
The Prime Minister’s Youth Programme will celebrate the Week of Youth from February 20–26. The winners will be declared and given their prizes during this time.
The Prime Minister’s Youth Program (PYP) is responsible for the Green Youth Movement (GYM). The program aims to empower young people in the nation to lead sustainable development and green growth. The program sensitize and mobilize youth to encourage widespread adoption of eco-friendly practices and environmental preservation.
PYP invest technologically and financially in Pakistan’s youth population boom and encourage research and eco-innovation to lead environmental protection, climate adaptation, and mitigation.