ASHENEWS reports that one of Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has launched ‘Read2Lead’, an initiative for creative writing competition for secondary school students.
Launched as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Read2lead, which is designed to empower Nigerian youths with quality education, will have a three-stage competition, where secondary school students will hone their reading and writing skill while competing for millions of naira in cash rewards, a book publishing deal, and the chance to have their school library renovated by the bank, a statement by the bank reveals.
“At the end of the three staged competition, the star prize winner would go home with ₦2 million cash, a book publishing deal worth ₦2 million and another ₦2 million to upgrade his/her school’s library; the first runner-up will receive a ₦1.5 million cash prize; and the second runner-up will be awarded ₦1 million.
According to the bank, the first stage of the Read2Lead initiative, tagged, “The National Writing Showdown”, would see participants from across Nigeria compete for a coveted spot among the top 150 writers through a creative writing task.
“Successful students would thereafter move to the second stage known as “The Sweeta Writing Mastery”, where they would be tasked with writing an alternate ending for one of the selected books they would be asked to read.
‘In the third and final stage themed, “The Author’s Workshop”, the top 30 participants would participate in an immersive writing boot camp which would be anchored by experienced writers and facilitators who would also select the top three finalists.
To sign up your child or ward for the initiative, please visit www.fidelitybank.ng/readtolead .
Registration ends on January 31, 2024.
