Children's hands in the colors of summer. Selective focus.arts Photo: Shutterstock.

Children's hands in the colors of summer. Selective focus.arts Photo: Shutterstock.

“How do you imagine a post-Covid world?” This is the question asked by UNICEF and the ministry of education, childhood and youth, with 11 to 14 years old students from primary and secondary grades being able to express their thoughts on the subject visually until 21 November.

The free of charge contest allows pupils to hand in their art--drawings, collages, photographs, paintings--online or have a teacher hand them in for them. Another way of participating is by sending in the art through post.

The first place price is an interview with a politician or an expert, with whom the laureate will be able to exchange ideas on the subject. Other prizes include books and games.

“The aim of the competition is to give them the opportunity to reflect constructively on this period, to express their personal wishes, ideas and expectations for the future in an original way and to transmit their views on the development of our society and/or our planet,” explain the official on the UNICEF website.

It will be interesting to see how children, who have caused by the lockdown and the following restrictive measures, envision the future, after living through this period where the topic of covid seems to be omnipresent. This might be the case even more so for those children who had to make the difficult transition from primary education to secondary education during lockdown.

Will their art show a recovery from ? Optimism towards the future? In any case, participants will be able to express their feelings, wishes and thoughts about life after a pandemic until 21 November.

More information about the contest can be found .