As part of the African Union's campaign to combat child marriage, which will be launched in Madagascar from June to December 2015, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNFPA) is organising a national competition for drawing and poetry in the 22 regions. 

The aim of this competition is to give free rein to the imagination of young people on the theme of child marriage. The drawings and poems made must help to break the silence around this practice. It also aims to raise the awareness of stakeholders through the works of young people on the harmful effects of early marriage on the child himself; All young people under the age of 19 are invited to take part in this contest. Participants will have the choice between drawing or poetry. But they must respect the theme "Let us live our childhood, do not marry us." To know the rules of the contest, contact the nearest Youth House, your district or the Regional Youth Directorate of your Region or download it here. You have until the 31st of July 2015 to deposit your works with the Regional Directorate of Youth of your Region or of the nearest Youth House. Let's fight together against the marriage of children!!