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March 3, 2022The 2nd TRUST Photo Competition Award Ceremony took place on January 20th, 2022, at the Irish Pavilion in Expo2020 Dubai. It was part of the MTU UNESCO Chair event on Sport, Sustainable Development and Human Rights. The MTU Month of Enterprise programme will showcase the winners and their stories again in March.
Entries came from all around the world. The quality of the photos was outstanding. Shortlisted photos were showcased and winners of the 4 categories were announced. The judging panel included:
- Stephen McCarthy, double World Press Photo award-winning photographer and filmmaker at Sportsfile Dublin
- PR Smith, founder of the Great Sportsmanship Programme https://greatmomentsofsportsmanship.com/ and www.prsmith.com
- UNESCO Chair MTU Team.
Below are the shortlisted entries for each category. Join us on March 23rd at 7 pm Irish Time for our TRUST Sport Photo Competition Showcase as part of MTU Month of Enterprise. Register Here.
Professional Photographer Award
Amateur Photographer Award
Stephen McCarthy Award
Popular Vote Award
And the winners are…
Professional Photographer Award
| 1 | Sudip (India) – Breaking Barriers |
| 2 | Sam Barnes (Ireland) – Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games |
| 3 | Sam Barnes (Ireland) – Viktoriia Ishchiulova |
Amateur Photographer Award
| 1 | Ashu Sharma (India) – Edukick |
| 2 | Ashu Sharma (India) – The Glory to Play |
| 3 | Peter Nelis (Netherlands) – Sport is emotion |
Education plays a crucial part in developing the citizens of tomorrow.
The poor educational outcomes result from wide gaps in education, particularly from a poor translation of educational pedagogy to practice. The importance of play and physical development has been lost in the educational institutions and even more so in underserved communities as there is an unofficial attention to didactic education.
This lack of focus on sport and play has been attributed as one of the singular most important cause of poor school performance and drop-out. This has also led to the marginalization of girls in under-served communities.
EduKick (conceptualized to address the 4th Sustainable Development Goal) is an initiative by Slum Soccer which focuses on the promotion of primary education for the children from the underprivileged section of the society who don’t get a chance to attend school and also for those who attend schools but their learning achievements are very poor. Project EDU-KICK aims to improve and build upon the existing educational outcomes and to improve its efficacy. EduKick provides a fun, informative, a football – themed program that encourage children to ask questions, learn by doing and feel happy while doing so. Including sport in the mainstream curriculum through EduKick facilitate the cognitive and physical benefits that come with regular participation in sport and play through childhood.
Stephen McCarthy Award
| 1 | Jan-Joseph Stok (Netherlands) – Tony, the wounded soldier |
| 2 | Avijit Gosh (India) – An ambitious goal |
| 3 | Nishioka Hiroki Japan – Para Powerlifting |
Popular Vote Award
| 1 | Jugoslav Spasikj (North Macedonia) – Inclusive Swimming with children with disabilities |
| 2 | Nejra Jelk (Bosnia & Herzegovina) – Boccia training for people with intellectual disabilities |
| 3 | Sam Barnes (Ireland) – Golden Girl |
Luka is a 13-year-old child with a high degree of cerebral palsy. With inclusive swimming, Luka swims in the Olympic City Pool for the first time, and his smile cheered his parents. The enjoyment, fun and smile on their faces warmed our hearts.
