March marks World Endometriosis Month.

ESGN is proud to partner with you on its Annual Secondary School Essay Contest for 2021. The contest seeks to engage girls in high school in learning and writing about the condition, Endometriosis. 

Endometriosis is a condition that affects a woman’s reproductive organs. It happens when the tissue that lines the uterus begins to grow outside the uterus. It is a chronic and debilitating condition that causes painful or heavy periods. It may also lead to infertility, pelvic pain, fatigue, bowel and bladder problems.

ESGN aims to create awareness about this invisible disease to the populace especially the Nigerian girl child as this affect females in general. 

The Endometriosis Essay Competition is a platform developed to create awareness amongst adolescents. It also aims to promote creative writing while also encouraging research for knowledge on the topic. 

To this end, we crave your interest to encourage appreciation and create an awareness’s role in building partnerships that can advance women’s health. The 2021 contest challenges students to closely examine the impact of the condition as it affects everyday life. We are sponsoring an essay contest for a selection of high school students. The topic for this year is “the impact of Endometriosis on the quality of life”.

Entrants will submit essays in writing to their schools. Schools will submit their best two essays. The deadline for all submissions is on or before Friday, March 5th, 2021. 

Endometriosis Support Group of Nigerian will recognise the top two essays in each school and the committee set up by the Board of Endometriosis Support Group’s will determine the top three essays from all participating schools. 

Please email info@esgn.org or call +234 8077611660 or 2348077606677with questions about the contest. 

Thanks for encouraging your students to get involved! Please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions. I look forward to seeing the entries. 

 

What are the prizes?

The Top three students from selected schools will be awarded cash prizes in the following order: 

 

First Prize:

Fifty thousand naira only (50,000) in 2021

Second Prize

Thirty thousand naira only (30,000) in 2021

Third Prize

Twenty thousand naira only (20,000) in 2021

 

The winning school will be awarded a trophy. Participating schools will be awarded a standard framed certificate of participation.

The winning school will be mentioned in all publications used for communicating Endometriosis

Participants whose essays are forwarded will get a certificate of participation

Participants and a teacher/guardian/parent are expected to attend the award conferring ceremony which will be announced subsequently. Winners will also be inducted as Endo Ambassadors

Who We Are

We are Endometriosis Support Group Nigeria (ESGN) and are committed to raising awareness on ENDOMETRIOSIS and providing help and support for those affected.ESGN is actively at the forefront of creating awareness, educating the public and creating platforms that support females living with Endometriosis in Nigeria.

Eligibility

Interested students are expected to participate in the essay competition writing on the topic “Challenges of Living with Endometriosis”. The essay write-up should not be more than 1,500 words. Schools are expected to put forward the best two scripts based on the following criteria: 

• Content
• Innovation and Creativity
• Chronological sequence of ideas

 

Secondary Schools Essay Competition Terms & Conditions:

• Applicants must be currently studying at high school.
• The students must complete the essays independently – they must be original non-plagiarised work.
• The closing date for contest applications must be on or before Friday, 5th March 2021. We will only consider full applications submitted by this date.
• Shortlisted candidates will be notified after the judges have made their decision.
• The final decision on prize winners’ rests with ESGN. By applying for the competition, the student agrees to respect and honour the decision made by ESGN.
• By applying to the essay competition, the participating students and their schools agree to assist with promoting the group initiatives if awarded a prize.
• The successful applicants also agree to their name being published on the ESGN website, as well as on its social media pages.
• The student must have permission from a parent or guardian to accept the prize. Prizes are conditional on parental approval – a parent/guardian will be required to sign a declaration that they accept the ESGN terms and conditions and rules and regulations.
• By applying for this essay, the student agrees to abide by the ESGN terms and conditions and rules and regulations, available on our website, as well as these competition terms and conditions
• Students do not have to pay a deposit before applying for the competition.