Winners of the Development Youth Prize 2008 - 2009 Get Ready to Visit Ghana

BRUSSELS, April 28, 2010 - From 3 to 8 May, the 27 winners of the European competition "Development
Youth Prize 2008 - 2009" and their teachers will make a trip to Ghana to
discover development cooperation in the field. The study visit is the final
award for a video and poster contest under the overall theme of "Human
Development in Africa".

The winners of the Development Youth Prize are creative and committed
students aged 16 -18, each from one of the European member states.
Development Youth Prize, an artistic contest aimed at raising awareness on
Africa and human development, stimulated them to think creatively about
development and cooperation. Out of thousands of entries, their artworks were
evaluated as the ones that best conveyed a challenging message. After an
award ceremony (
www.dyp2008.org/ww/en/pub/dyp2008/news/interviews/award_ceremony.htm)
in the framework of the European Development Days (
ec.europa.eu/development/services/events/EDD2009/about_the_event/intro
duction_en.htm) in Stockholm, the winning students and their teachers are now
getting ready for a study visit of Ghana.

"I have never been to Africa before. I am trying to find out information
about Ghana, European Aid and development projects. I am certainly going to
discover and see many new things, but also learn more about myself. This trip
is a great opportunity!" says Ingrid A., the winner from Sweden. "I'm already
planning what clothes to take, and how on earth to fit everything into my
suitcase! I've been looking at what the weather will be like and stocking up
on things like mosquito repellent, and booking an appointment with my doctor
to get all of the required jabs. I think the Development Youth Prize is
fantastic; I would never have had the chance to go to Africa otherwise," adds
Julia F., another participant in the trip.

The group is expected to follow an interesting and busy schedule,
including visits to secondary schools in Accra (Ghana) and excursions to
several local cooperation projects, nursery schools, a market and a local
artist gallery. After Ghana, the trip will continue in Brussels, where on 7 -
8 May the students and their teachers will have the opportunity to celebrate
Europe Day, visiting the EU Institutions and meeting Andris Piebalgs, EU
Commissioner for Development.

About the Development Youth Prize (DYP)

The Development Youth Prize is a school competition organized by the
European Commission DG Development and managed by European Schoolnet
(www.dyp2008.org).

About European Schoolnet

European Schoolnet (EUN) is a unique not-for-profit consortium of 31
Ministries of Education in Europe created in 1997. EUN provides major
European education portals for teaching, learning and collaboration and leads
the way in bringing about change in schooling through the use of new
technology (see www.europeanschoolnet.org).

Contact: Maite Debry, Project administrator: maite.debry@eun.org Tel:
+32-2-790-7584

Contact: Maite Debry, Project administrator: maite.debry at eun.org Tel: +32-2-790-7584