One can participate in the SADC Secondary Schools Essays competition by writing an essay that promotes SADC Regional Integration and submit this to SADC Secretariat through the SADC National Media Coordinators in their Member State. The SADC Secondary School Essay Competition is open only to secondary school students from the SADC Member States; Angola, Botswana, Union of the Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The SADC Secondary School Essay Competition was established in 1996 to recognise best students work in disseminating information on SADC to support the process of regional co-operation and integration in the Region. The first prize winner receives US$1,500, second prize winner receives US$1,000 and the third prize winner receives US$750.
