Madagascar: Ambassador for a Day competition 2024
To mark International Women’s Day, the UK Embassy in Antananarivo along with our partners are excited to launch the 2024 Ambassador for a Day competition.
On Friday 8 March 2024, to mark International Women’s Day, the British Embassy in Antananarivo, together with a growing number of international partners including the Embassies of France, Germany and the United States and the Delegation of the European Union, are excited to launch the 2024 Ambassador for a Day competition in Madagascar.
This competition invites girls aged between 14 and 18 years of old to apply for an exciting and potentially life-changing opportunity.
Winners will have the chance to see first-hand what life is as senior leader, by spending a day shadowing an Ambassador in Antananarivo as well as benefiting from a day of leadership training.
The competition, first held in Madagascar in 2022, aims to:
- give girls an insight into leadership, diplomacy and encourage them to be interested and active in issues that affect their communities, their country and the world
- support the leadership potential and develop the confidence of young women, regardless of background
British Ambassador to Madagascar, Mr David Ashley said:
I am delighted that this year we are going to give more girls in Madagascar a chance to see what it is like to be an Ambassador and, through the process, to gain experience, skills and confidence. Thank you to my fellow Ambassadors for joining this initiative. We hope we will receive many competition entries.
How to enter the competition
The competition is open to girls aged between 14 and 18, of any nationality and background, who live in Madagascar. To apply, simply contact us via WhatsApp number +261 33 30 346 32 and we will send you the form to complete. You will need to reply to one of the following questions through either a 300-word essay, or a short 2-minute video.
Question 1: Do you think that one day Madagascar will see a woman as President? Please elaborate.
Question 2: Do you have any recommendations for giving young Malagasy women greater financial independence?
Question 3: What recommendations would you make to increase access to education for young Malagasy girls?
The end date and time of the competition will be confirmed at a later date.
For full details about how to enter and for all the terms and conditions, see:
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Further information
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in 2022, the British Embassy, Embassy of Mauritius and the Embassy of the United States of America, held the first ever ‘Ambassador for a Day’ initiative in Madagascar
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one female secondary school student each from Ambalavao, Antananarivo and Mahajanga spent a day shadowing an Ambassador, gaining exposure to the work of an Embassy and the role of a diplomat
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activities ranged from visiting sexual and reproductive health clinic for women and girls, being interviewed on women’s empowerment and learning from teams working on human rights, education and media