CIMB clicks with photo contest on community causes

KUALA LUMPUR: A photography contest that will make a difference.

That sums up the "MYCAUSE: Photos That Make a Difference" contest organised by CIMB.

Not only will the winners of the competition receive a prize, the community organisation they photograph and write about will also be given a grant.

CIMB corporate communications head Effendy Shahul Hamid said entrants must take a creative photo of an organisation involved in community development, sport, or education, and write a 100-word essay explaining why it deserved funding from the CIMB Foundation.

The contest began yesterday and the closing date for entries is July 31. It is divided into two categories: open and student.

Any resident of Malaysia who is older than 18 can enter the open category, while the student category is open to schoolchildren.

Winners (open) will receive RM30,000 in cash while the cause highlighted in the winning photo will receive funding of up to RM100,000. The second prize winner will receive RM20,000 and third RM10,000. There will be 10 consolation prizes worth RM2,000 each in this category.

The first prize winner (student) will receive RM10,000 in cash, while the cause highlighted in the winning photo will receive funding of up to RM100,000.

Second prize is RM5,000 and third RM3,000. There will also be 10 consolation prizes worth RM500 each.

The school with the most submissions as a percentage of the total number of students will also receive RM10,000.

Participants must register and submit their entries online at http://mycause.cimbfoundation.com.

The CIMB Foundation is a non-profit organisation established by CIMB group in 2007 to fund the group's corporate social responsibility programmes.

For the first three years, the group has pledged RM100 million focusing on activities in community development, sports and education.

The foundation has set aside RM400,000 in prizes and to support the causes highlighted by the entrants.

NST