The American Embassy in Budapest is sponsoring the second annual Tolerance Video Competition to highlight the importance of celebrating diversity. High school students in Hungary are invited to submit a short video clip on YouTube that captures the message of celebrating diversity in a creative, imaginative, and thought-provoking way. Finalists will be invited to an awards ceremony in Budapest.

The United States Embassy in Hungary presents the

2010 TOLERANCE VIDEO COMPETITION

“CELEBRATE DIVERSITY”

Celebrating diversity is to understand that each individual is unique. Differences of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies make us individuals. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each person.

The American Embassy in Budapest is sponsoring the second annual Tolerance Video Competition to highlight the importance of celebrating diversity. High school students in Hungary are invited to submit a short video clip on YouTube that captures the message of celebrating diversity in a creative, imaginative, and thought-provoking way. Finalists will be invited to an awards ceremony in Budapest.

INSTRUCTIONS

Create a YouTube video with an original and creative message about diversity;
Videos must not be more than 30 seconds in length;
Videos can be in English or Hungarian, but words are not required;
To be eligible, participants must be enrolled in a Hungarian high school;
Individual and team submissions will be accepted. However, only one prize will be awarded for each finalist;
A sample video clip can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8upm37KpAUs&feature=related

To submit the video, follow these steps:

1. Create an account on YouTube.com
2. Go to the Tolerance Video Competition Group at: http://www.youtube.com/group/diversityvideo
3. Click “Join this Group”
4. Click “Add Video” to submit your entry
5. Send an e-mail to BudapestVideo@state.gov with a description of the video, your name, email address, and school name and city.

Questions about the competition can be sent to BudapestVideo@state.gov

NEW DEADLINE

Monday, May 17th, 2010

PRIZES

Grand Prize: iPod touch. The winning video will also be posted on the U.S. Embassy’s website;
Second Place: iPod nano.
Third Place: iPod shuffle.
All finalists will also receive small embassy prizes and a certificate signed by the U.S. Ambassador.

The Embassy of the United States of America in Budapest, Hungary is now accepting applications for the Embassy Fellowship Program.

The Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls seeks to find and bring to scale the most pioneering approaches to the political, economic and social empowerment of women and girls around the globe. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the the $ 500,000 award is part of the State Department’s continuing emphasis on public-private partnerships, and is administered by its Office of Global Women’s Issues.

Az Egyesült Államok budapesti Nagykövetsége örömmel jelenti be, hogy folytatja Szakmai Képzési Programját, melyet halmozottan hátrányos helyzetű személyek számára hirdet meg. A program célja olyan szakmai képességek átadása, amelyeket a későbbi munkaadók hasznosnak tarthatnak. A Nagykövetség elkötelezett a tiszta és átlátható kiválasztási folyamat mellett. A programra magyar állampolgárságú, egyetemet vagy főiskolát nemrégiben elvégzett, vagy 2010-ben befejező halmozottan hátrányos helyzetű személyek jelentkezését várjuk.

The Embassy of the United States in Budapest is pleased to announce the second round of its Professional Fellowship Program for multiply-disadvantaged people. The fellowship aims to develop professional skills that potential employers consider beneficial. The Embassy is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent selection process. The program is designed for multiply-disadvantaged people who have either recently graduated from college/university or will graduate in 2010.

A budapesti Amerikai Nagykövetség meghirdeti a második Tolerancia Videó Versenyt, hogy felhívja a figyelmet a sokszínűség fontosságára. Olyan magyarországi középiskolában tanuló diákok jelentkezését várjuk, akik a sokszínűség üzenetét megfogalmazó rövid, kreatív és gondolatébresztő videóklippeket tesznek közzé a YouTube-on. A döntősök meghívást kapnak az Amerikai Nagykövetségen megrendezésre kerülő díjátadó ünnepségre.