Photograph Competition and Exhibition
on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

The Standing Office of the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Target Program is responsible for the coordination of government and international donor funded rural water supply and sanitation projects in Vietnam.

To accelerate the delivery of rural clean water supply and sanitation the Prime Minster has approved the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Strategy which seeks to use the internal strength of rural people and to develop a market for related services to support sustainable development through the adoption of socialisation, a demand responsive approach and the principle of full cost recovery with targeted subsidies.

To assist the Target Program to promote the National Strategy the Government of Denmark provides sector programme support to innovative information, education and communication activities. With this support and in cooperation with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) through The Photographic Magazine of VAPA, the Target Program is organising a national photograph competition and exhibition.

Vietnamese and foreign professional and amateur photographers, living and working in Vietnam, are invited to submit colour or black and white photographs (sizes from 13x18 cm to 35x45 cm) on the following themes:

• Issues concerning rural water supply and sanitation
• The urgent need for clean water in rural areas
• Solutions for rural water supply and sanitation
• Environmental issues in production activities, feeding domestic cattle and daily living in rural areas.

Photographs should be sent directly to the Photographic Magazine, the Creative and
Exhibition Board, VAPA, 51 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi
Closing date for receipt of photographs: 30th January 2003

Prizes are offered as follows

• One First Prize:                                   VND 10,000,000
• Two Second Prizes (each of)            VND   5,000,000
• Four Third Prizes (each of)               VND   3,000,000
• Ten Highly Commended (each of)  VND   1,000,000
• Exhibited Photographs (each)          VND     100,000

Photographers placed first, second and third will be eligible to join VAPA. Winners of the first and second prizes will be invited to Hanoi to receive their prizes and to attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition

Winners will be announced at the launching ceremony of the photo exhibition in Hanoi on 23rd February, 2003.

Competition Rules:

1. There is no limit to the number of photographs a photographer may submit
2. Each photograph should be mounted on A4 paper indicating clearly on the reverse the full name, telephone and address of the photographer, the topic of the photograph as well as the date and place where the photograph was taken.
3. Photographs that are digitally altered or enhanced by any means will be disqualified.
4. Photographs that have received international or domestic prizes or which are subject to copyright will not be accepted.
5. Photographs will not be returned to competitors.
6. Members of the Jury or the Organizing Board may not participate in the competition

Further information can be obtained by calling telephone (04) 9435885.