"Empowering Women and Girls through Sports" Photo Contest

Click here to learn how to spread the word on Facebook and Twitter!

Please help us spread the word about our "Empowering Women and Girls through Sports" Photo Contest and our online community in the following ways:

• Invite your friends to join
• Post our announcement, video, graphic and/or link to ExchangesConnect on your website
• Print out flyers to post in your school, study abroad office, or community center
• Follow and interact with us on Twitter and Facebook

Materials for Download

1. Click on the image of your choice below to view the full-size version.
2. Right-click on the image.
3. Click 'Save Picture As' and select the folder where you want to save the file.
4. If you would like to download more than one logo, repeat this process for each.

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Sample Text to Accompany Links

Join ExchangesConnect, the U.S. Department of State's online community, to discuss cultures, commonalities, and exchange program experiences.

Sample Announcement

Announcing the ExchangesConnect 2012 Photo Contest: “Empowering Women and Girls through Sports”

How do sports empower women and girls in your community?

From July 24, 2012 until September 4, 2012, you are invited to submit an original photo to the ExchangesConnect Photo Contest, “Empowering Women and Girls through Sports.” ExchangesConnect is an international online community managed by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the U.S. Department of State that brings together over 38,000 members for people-to-people dialogue about U.S. Department of State-sponsored exchange and cultural programs. People all over the world, ages 14 and older, are invited to share personal perspectives on women, girls and sports in their culture by submitting a photo and a short description to ExchangesConnect at http://connect.state.gov. Submissions will be judged on originality, creativity, effectiveness and photo quality. One U.S. and one non-U.S. grand-prize winner will each receive an iPad 3 tablet computer and their photos will be displayed in U.S. Department of State venues. Eighteen runners-up will receive T-shirts and copies of the 20 top postcards. Winners will be announced on October 4, 2012.

Get started today – enter “Empowering Women and Girls through Sports” and share a photo that represents how women and girls in your country level the playing field.

How to Spread the Word on Twitter and Facebook
Tips:

• To access the Facebook photo for each post, download the file using the image URL, then upload the picture to your Facebook page and paste in the accompanying text.
• Feel free to "like" and share content from the ExchangesConnect & SportsUnited Facebook pages.
• Shortened URLs: http://goo.gl/PCgAo (Twitter) and http://goo.gl/Nach6 (Facebook)
• Twitter Handles: @ConnectStateGov (main photo contest) and @AnnAtState and @SportsDiplomacy
• Please use the #EmpowerGirls hashtag in every tweet!

Sample Twitter and Facebook Posts