WIN: The Learn About Poverty Blog Action Day Competition

Posted on October 9, 2008 by worldvisionaustralia

The Learn About Poverty blogging competition launches today! We know that you are taking part in Blog Action Day because it is a serious issue that we need to talk more about. But if you need any more incentive, we here at World Vision Australia  (seeing as we’re really keen for people to learn more about the huge issue of poverty) have managed to lay our hands on some amazing prizes for the best three blog posts about poverty on Blog Action Day.

 

The Prizes

We have an amazing Digital Training Day prize to give away. The prize includes flights and accommodation to Sydney, where you will be whisked around the offices of the most innovative web companies in Australia (and the world).

First prize (courtesy of Amnesia, Google and Yahoo7)

1st Session (10:30 – 11:30am) Microsoft Surface
Spend an hour with the only Microsoft Surface machine and experts in Australia.

2nd Session (11:45 – 1pm) Digital Strategy & Creative
Learn about the trends and attitudes that drive Amnesia – one of the premier digital agencies in the Asia-Pacific region.

3rd Session (2pm – 3pm) Yahoo!7 SEO Training
Tutorial with Yahoo!7’s SEO and SEM expert.

4th Session (3:30-5pm) Google Australia
Finish off the day at Google’s Sydney office. Dialogue session with digital experts at Google Australia.

2nd and 3rd Prize (Courtesy of the www.nowwearetalking.com.au, Telstra’s blog)

An Apple iPhone pay-as-you-go with $100 credit on the Telstra network.

The Competition

To put yourself in the running for the Digital Training Day and the iPhone all you have to do is:
1) Register your blog at http://blogactionday.org
2) Write your blog post
3) Submit a link to your post in the comments section of THIS POST to be considered for the prizes

The winner will be the person who writes the most insightful post about poverty (as judged by Steve and Joely at World Vision). Remember, to enter you must include a link to your post in the comments section below.

If you’re wondering what your blog has to say about poverty, there are some excellent resources at  http://blogactionday.org  and http://learnaboutpoverty.org. Here are some suggestions to get you started:

• A Design Blog might analyse a set of charity posters and how they convey their message
• A Tech Blog might look at pro-poor technologies and projects like 1 Laptop Per Child
• A Political Blog might examine the relevant agendas of leading candidates
• A Sports Blog might look at recent charity activities of a major sports franchise
• A Business Blog might discuss how businesses can utilize ethical practices to boost their bottom line
• A Celebrity Blog might write up a who’s who of celebrity causes and how their participation impacts those causes
• A Movie Blog might create a list of the best documentaries relating to issues on poverty
• A Personal Blog might document a personal activity of the blogger that is helping the disadvantaged
Our hope is that you will be able to have a real discussion about poverty with your readers, to raise awareness and begin driving change across the globe.

Terms and Conditions

Prize fulfilment date: Wednesday, October 29th, 2008. Flights from Australian capital cities and accommodation included. This is non-negotiable, so you need to be free this day to collect your prize!

Prizes courtesy of: It’s important to note that we secured these amazing prizes courtesy of our incredible friends at Amnesia, Google, Yahoo!7 and Telstra’s nowwearetalking blog.

Australia only: If you’re an international reader, we really want to see what you have been writing and encourage you to join the discussion by logging your post in the comments section. Unfortunately, for the international readers, the prize is only for those bloggers currently living in Australia. But that’s no reason not to share, is it?

Get to the airport: The successful winner will need to get themselves to their closest major domestic airport. Once you’re there we’ll take care of the rest and get you to Sydney.

Judges decision is final: Obviously, in this case, what say goes and the judges decision is final. We hope you understand but it’s going to be hard to judge given the quality of posts we are expecting!

About World Vision

World Vision provides relief in emergency situations. We work on long-term development projects with local communities to address the causes of poverty and help them become self-sufficient.

We focus on driving change through relief and development, advocacy and relief. We define “development” not just as a higher material standard of living, but as a process of poor people taking control of their situations, identifying their most critical needs, and working together to find solutions. In this way people can transform their lives.

In this kind of development process, people discover the barriers that prevent them from moving towards a better future. This helps them to deal not only with immediate problems, like malnutrition and disease, but with underlying causes such as unemployment, illiteracy, landlessness and dependency.

We are participating in Blog Action Day because of its amazing ability to help us achieve our goals towards eradicating global poverty. We look forwards to chatting with you more through-out the day, and beyond!

About Blog Action Day

Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Out of this discussion naturally flow actions, advice, ideas, plans, and empowerment. Blog Action Day is about mass participation. Anyone is free to join in on Blog Action Day and there is no limit on the number of posts, the type of posts or the direction of thoughts and opinions.

Note: You can double your chances by entering the competition at Problogger, where there is another seat at the Digital Training Day up for grabs! See this link for entry details.

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57 Responses

  1. What action are you taking?, on October 9th, 2008 at 1:58 pm Said:

    [...] Surface, learn from Amnesia and Yahoo, and have a tour of Google’s offices. Check out the competition page to find out how to enter. [...]

  2. Ross Hill, on October 9th, 2008 at 2:13 pm Said:

    I just posted at http://www.rosshill.com.au/article/what-action-are-you-taking/

    I’m looking forward to reading what everyone else comes up with!

  3. Keith Don, on October 9th, 2008 at 2:55 pm Said:

    I can add some limited edition World Vision Digital t-shirts – not available in stores – for the winners and as consolation prizes.

    Also I think its great motivation to have my blog up and running before blog action day.

    Great job Steve

  4. Blog Action Day 2008: Amnesia & World Vision Team Up Against Global Poverty « Amnesia Blog, on October 9th, 2008 at 8:51 pm Said:

    [...] Comments Teantyalleria on Brain Switching Test. Creative…WIN: The Learn About… on Unboxing Australia’s fir…Mike Hickinbotham on BigPond connects to customers [...]

  5. Blog Action Day 08 Competition - Creattica Daily, on October 10th, 2008 at 1:52 am Said:

    [...] the fast approaching Blog Action Day (Oct 15), the website Learn About Poverty has launched a competition looking for the best three blog posts about [...]

  6. Blue Day 2008 - October 10 » Depression & poverty, on October 10th, 2008 at 6:36 am Said:

    [...] for Blog Action Day, World Vision and several other Australian organisations are running a competition to encourage more people to post about poverty. So I encourage you all once you have written you [...]

  7. World Vision Australia: win a chance to play with Surface (Australia residents only) - istartedsomething, on October 11th, 2008 at 2:29 am Said:

    [...] is an Australian only competition so your chances are pretty good. Competition ends October 29. Check out their site for more details. Get writing. Feed for this Entry Trackback [...]

  9. Join With Us in Supporting Blog Action Day! | The Edublogger, on October 12th, 2008 at 12:17 am Said:

    [...] About Poverty – World Vision Australia has organized prizes for Australian’s who write the best three blog posts about poverty on Blog Action [...]

  10. How To Change The World With A Little Action…. | Preneur Marketing - The Blog of Entrepreneur Pete Williams, on October 13th, 2008 at 5:23 am Said:

    [...] make a difference… this post is my way of helping World Vision change the world, my entry in TheLearnAboutPoverty.org Blog Action Day contest and a much more articulate, in-depth version of my comment on the related [...]

  11. willi09, on October 13th, 2008 at 8:16 am Said:

    Even though the ping back is above, I thought I should ‘officially” lodge my entry with this link:

    http://preneurmarketing.com/events/how-to-change-the-world-with-a-little-action/

    Thanks for organizing such a great day, in both the Blog Action Day and Prize sense.

    Pete

  13. Sherif and John, on October 14th, 2008 at 7:27 am Said:

    Hi Guys,
    Thanks for organising this competition, and for a great cause.

    We are a couple of developers in Australia, and decided for our entry we would record a Tech Podcast to increase awareness about Poverty, discuss what the Tech Industry is doing to help fight it, and review some ‘Web 2.0′ services that help fight poverty.

    Below is a link to our podcast: http://instantiate.platform22.com/

    Its Instantiate Podcast Episode #2.
    Thanks

  14. Shai Coggins, on October 14th, 2008 at 12:06 pm Said:

    It’s great to know that you guys are taking part in Blog Action Day ‘08 – and encouraging others to do so. As a supporter of WorldVision for the last 4-5 years + blogging for over a decade, I really think that this is wonderful.

    In any case, I’ve also been spreading the word on this event here -
    http://www.shaicoggins.com/52woc-30-blog-action-day-08/
    and
    http://www.justmakemoneyonline.com/2008/10/10/blog-action-day-2008-be-part-of-the-event/

    More on B.A.D.’08 + the Poverty theme later.

  15. sighmon, on October 14th, 2008 at 2:00 pm Said:

    Hey guys,
    Love the idea of this competition.
    Here’s my entry:
    http://sighmon.vox.com/library/post/eh-what-poverty.html
    Best, si.

  16. Christian, on October 15th, 2008 at 8:35 am Said:

    Great competition, thanks!

    My post is about poverty in Sydney and can be found here; http://www.christianbiggins.com/2008/10/poverty-in-sydney-blog-action-day-2008.html

    Thanks again.

  17. Hendrik Th, on October 15th, 2008 at 9:11 am Said:

    Great….I learned about this from Lifehacker

    Here is my post entry:
    http://ranther.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-humanitarian-worka-reflection.html

    Cheers…
    HT

  18. Adam, on October 15th, 2008 at 10:11 am Said:

    We’re in! Do we count?

    http://blog.thebodyshop.com.au/2008/10/body-shop-celebrates-blog-action-day.html

    Keep pushing the envelope World Vision! You need to keep thinking big for the mother of all problems!

  19. Steve McDonald, on October 15th, 2008 at 10:33 am Said:

    Here’s my entry guys: http://www.eman8.net
    Thanks for the comp.
    Cheers,
    Steve

  20. Christian, on October 15th, 2008 at 10:55 am Said:

    Hmmm, I did post a comment here earlier this morning but I cant see it now. I thought it was being moderated..
    Anyway, my BAD 2008 post is here;
    http://www.christianbiggins.com/2008/10/poverty-in-sydney-blog-action-day-2008.html

    Thanks guys!

  21. Des Walsh, on October 15th, 2008 at 11:03 am Said:

    Congratulations on joining in – and on organising this competition.

    My post is about the Library Project in China and Vietnam – get books into the kids’ hands so they can learn to empower themselves and their communities.

    http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/2008/10/14/supporting-the-library-project-for-blog-action-day/

  23. Aaron, on October 15th, 2008 at 1:33 pm Said:

    Congratulations on the fantastic site!

    My post is here: http://fabtasticmusic.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-action-day-08-poverty.html

    It’s just cold, hard confronting stats!

  24. Cris Cuthbertson, on October 15th, 2008 at 1:57 pm Said:

    Thanks for this exciting opportunity – my post on facing poverty in suburban healthcare is here:

    http://www.scalpelsedge.net/2008/10/treating-poverty/

    Congratulations on the competition and I hope you have a successful day.

  25. Jacob Cass, on October 15th, 2008 at 2:02 pm Said:

    Hi,
    I ran a blog post on my blog asking my readers to comment and for every comment I received I would donate money. I received 247 comments.

    http://justcreativedesign.com/2008/10/14/blog-action-day-design-for-poverty/

  27. Melody Tan, on October 15th, 2008 at 2:20 pm Said:

    I’m not sure if my comment is appearing?

    But my post is at http://melodytan.blogspot.com/2008/10/poverty.html

  28. Julie, on October 15th, 2008 at 2:50 pm Said:

    Great site from World Vision here. I posted about the intersection of poverty and environmental issues here: http://www.gogreeneraustralia.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-poverty-and-environmental-issues/

  29. wonderwebby, on October 15th, 2008 at 2:53 pm Said:

    Here’s my Blog Action Day post over at Wonderwebby http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2008/10/15/10-things-you-can-do-to-make-poverty-history/

  31. Pete, on October 15th, 2008 at 3:13 pm Said:

    Here’s some stats regarding poverty on my personal blog: http://www.dodgypete.com/index.php/2008/10/15/some-statistics-on-poverty/

  33. S Studio by Shai Coggins » Rough Starts and Small Steps {Stories of Poverty and Hope}, on October 15th, 2008 at 3:51 pm Said:

    [...] * This is an entry that I’ve written for Blog Action Day ‘08, and was later encouraged by Sighmon to submit to World Vision’s competition at LearnAboutPoverty.org. [...]

  34. Shai Coggins, on October 15th, 2008 at 3:56 pm Said:

    I’m back with my official B.A.D.’08 blog entries -

    Rough Starts, Small Steps {Stories of Poverty and Hope}
    http://www.shaicoggins.com/rough-starts-and-small-steps-stories-of-poverty-and-hope/

    and

    Kiva: Lend Money, Fight Poverty
    http://www.justmakemoneyonline.com/2008/10/15/kiva-lend-money-fight-poverty/

    Thanks again!

  36. Steve Sammartino, on October 15th, 2008 at 5:30 pm Said:

    Hi Guys,

    great initiative to drive this important day much further than it might have gone here in Australia.

    here’s my Blog entry:

    http://startupblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-the-3rd-price/

    Best regards,
    Steve

  37. Will Higgins, on October 15th, 2008 at 5:47 pm Said:

    http://newsreviewshowtos.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-action-day-08-urban-poverty-and.html

    This is my article on the future of Urban Poverty. Thanks and good luck everyone!

  38. Alan Long, on October 15th, 2008 at 8:40 pm Said:

    Hi All, some insights into Australian’s online interaction with Humanitarian sites from Hitwise. Cheers

  39. When Is Poverty NOT Poverty ? | Preneur Marketing - The Blog of Entrepreneur Pete Williams, on October 15th, 2008 at 8:42 pm Said:

    [...] poverty ? Absolutely, and it’s this form of poverty that is generally over-looked. Today is Blog Action Day, and as I mentioned in a blog post earlier this week, Blog Action Day “is an annual nonprofit [...]

  40. Pete Williams, on October 15th, 2008 at 8:46 pm Said:

    According to Wikipedia: “Poverty is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life, including food, clothing, shelter and safe drinking water, and may also include the deprivation of opportunities to learn, to obtain better employment to escape poverty, and/or to enjoy the respect of fellow citizens”

    So is depression a form of poverty ?

    So is a limited education a form of poverty ?

    So is reduced human interaction a form of poverty ?

    ABSOLUTELY, and it’s this form of poverty that is generally over-looked.

    Here’s my 2nd post discussing the ‘over looked’ forms of poverty-

    http://preneurmarketing.com/events/when-is-poverty-not-poverty/

    Pete Williams

  41. Prizetastic, on October 15th, 2008 at 8:49 pm Said:

    My reflections as a mother about why it’s necessaryNOT to shelter our children from the world’s pain, and where our journey is heading……

    http://www.prizetastic.com/2008/10/stop-sheltering-our-children-a-childhood-lesson-in-poverty/

  42. John Kha, on October 15th, 2008 at 9:00 pm Said:

    Hi World Vision & All,

    Fantastic work creating additional awareness with this competition! A kind reader left a comment on my blog informing me of this competition today – thanks nigepresto!

    I posted an image on my photoblog at http://www.staycomposed.com – did not intend to write much to keep true to the photoblog format but it got a little out of hand :)

    Keep up the great work World Vision & everyone who posted today, a lovely day for awareness & content!

  43. Steve Sammartino, on October 15th, 2008 at 9:17 pm Said:

    Here’s our pieve on poverty at http://www.rentoid.com

    Our focus has been excessive consumption – which we beleive has an overding negative impact on everyone except the actual uber consumer.

    Hope you get something from it:

    http://rentoid.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-eco-poverty-viewpoint/

    Rentoid team.

  45. Jean Burman, on October 15th, 2008 at 10:23 pm Said:

    My story is a personal one. As is my blog. I have not experienced true poverty but I do know what it is to suffer. I lost my brother when I was 16 and it changed the trajectory of my life irrevocably. I believe that hardship makes us strong and more resilient. But that doesn’t make it hurt any less. I now have a precious family of my own who are all grown up… and I am at last getting to do my “creative thing” over on my blog at http://www.jeanburman.com.

    Here is a different take on the topic of Poverty

    http://jeanburman.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-oct-15-poverty/

  46. Fiona, on October 15th, 2008 at 11:19 pm Said:

    I blogged on poverty too. Mentioned two things close to my heart- The Big Issue and Breastfeeding. Small steps I can take to help reduce poverty.

    http://www.fifikins.net/index.php/2008/10/15/poverty/

    It’s not my best post ever, but it helps spread the word which is what we are out to do! Oh and it has some classic comedy there too…

  48. Steve Hopkins, on October 16th, 2008 at 11:18 am Said:

    COMPETITION NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED
    **********************************************

    Hi everyone.

    Thank you so much for your support, answers and opinions on poverty. We are incredibly touched by your response to Blog Action Day, and our competition. We have now officially closed to competition, and any comments or pings recieved below this comment will not be included in the judging.

    The judging will take place over the next few days, and we will announce the winners on Tuesday, 21st of October.

    Thanks again for your participation! The standard of responses has been incredible.

    Steve

  49. Tanya, on October 16th, 2008 at 8:43 pm Said:

    Hi there.

    I accept that I missed the competition deadline (should check my email more often) – but would like to link my post anyway… http://purplegiraffes.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-2/

    Cheers,

    Tanya.

  50. Stop Sheltering our Children - A Childhood Lesson in Poverty | Prizetastic, on October 16th, 2008 at 10:50 pm Said:

    [...] animal crazy in this house, but I can’t help but think that by donating to a charity like World Vision and sponsoring a child, that our discussions and stories and the kids understanding of the [...]

  51. dj paine, on October 17th, 2008 at 10:46 am Said:

    from someone who works with World Vision, i wrote a two parter:

    part one http://bit.ly/djpart1
    part two http://bit.ly/djpart2

  53. Prizetastic, on October 21st, 2008 at 2:55 pm Said:

    I’ve been holding my breath on this competition, are there any winners yet? I’m sure the lucky person will have such an amazing time… Congratulations to whoever the winner is :)

  54. Winners: Learn About Poverty Blog Action Day competition « Learn About Poverty, on October 22nd, 2008 at 3:46 pm Said:

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