Campaign of writing autobiographies about stories of breaking down the barriers between different generations
- Encouraging young people to write stories about their parents’ generations in a bid to break down the barriers between members of different generations and heal the wounds of generational conflicts
Back-
ground of
promotion
- Effort to heal the wounds of generational conflicts through the said campaign as part of Small Acts, Big Reward Campaign
- Cultivating the value for respecting elders; character education
Events
- (Name of the special event) Writing about mom and dad
- (Eligibility of participation) Children 11 or older who are residing in Korea
- (Submittal period) 5/4/2016 (Wed) – 7/31/2016 (Sun)
- (Event for biography writing) Writing stories about the lives of participants’ parents or grandparents or senior citizens living alone with no one to take care of them
- (Participation method) manuscript, film, photo book, illustration, etc. at a length of five or six pages of A4 paper Selection of exemplary cases
- Prizes given to 30 out of 100 pre-selected works; publication of selected biographies
- Prize awarding ceremony
- - Date/place: October 2016
- - Details of events
- * Awarding of selected cases; delivery of published biographies; introduction of selected films
Relevant
schedule
- Open competition events (May through July) in cooperation with local governments, offices of education, civic organizations, etc.
- Selection of prize-winning works (August) by the Selection Committee
- Publication of selected biographies (September)
- Prize awarding ceremony (October)