Competition
World Food Day Poster Contest 2026 (ages 5 to 19)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 6 November 2026, 15 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- Aged 5 to 19 when you enter (categories 5 to 8, 9 to 12, 13 to 15 and 16 to 19)
- Where
- Remote. Online entry from anywhere in the world
A free poster contest run by FAO for children and young people aged 5 to 19 anywhere in the world, on the theme 'Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.'; winners get a certificate, a gift bag and are featured on the World Food Day website and FAO social media.
The facts
- What you get
- No cash prize: shortlisted entrants get a certificate; winners get a Certificate of Recognition, a surprise gift bag and promotion by FAO
- Where
- Online entry from anywhere in the world
- How long
- One poster, entered once
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- Aged 5 to 19 when you enter (categories 5 to 8, 9 to 12, 13 to 15 and 16 to 19)
- Under 18s need a parent's or guardian's permission; one original poster per person, no photographs and no AI-generated images, uploaded as a JPEG
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.
2. Dates
- Closes 6 November 2026, in 15 days.
- On the date, the listing says: Entries close at 12:00 CET on 6 November 2026.
- Aim to send it by 3 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a competition
General advice from us, the same for every competition. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s own website on 3 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.