Astro is organising a nationwide competition for Malaysian youths aged 18 – 25 years to generate fresh and innovative ideas to win a berth at this year’s United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN GAID) Global Youth Forum to be held from 21 – 24 October in Armenia.

The competition entails that each participant (individual or two members per team) to select one or incorporate all of the eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs) in a written document, a 3 – 5 minute video, or a prototype, as an active representation demonstrating their strategies, plans and solutions in addressing and achieving these goals.

The eight UN Millennium Development Goals are:

1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV / AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development

Submission deadline for all entries is 11:59 pm on 25 September. The selected top three entries will be awarded an all-expenses paid trip to participate and showcase their work at the 2008 UN GAID Global Youth Forum in Armenia.

Interested? Then please register and submit your entries via Astro's website.