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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">From the USAID Inclusive Development Hub:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002F5F">2023 DISABILITY RIGHTS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#8C8985">USAID's Inclusive Development Hub is extending it's deadline for the 2023 Disability Rights Photo Contest to November 1, 2023!</span></u></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#8C8985"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Inclusive Development Hub is holding a <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Disability Rights Photo Contest</span></strong> to collect recent, high quality, and varied
photos featuring persons with disabilities engaging in USAID-supported programming around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Hub is seeking photos that showcase persons with disabilities as <em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">drivers of development</span></b></em>, that <em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">celebrate
diversity</span></b></em> rather than reinforcing stereotypes, and that have an <em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">intersectional lens</span></b></em>, showing persons with disabilities who may identify with multiple underrepresented groups
or communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Winners and finalists will be featured in the Agency's communications on International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec. 3) and will have their photos included in the forthcoming
USAID Disability Rights Policy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How to submit:</span></u></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Deadline for submission has been extended until <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1, 2023</span></strong>. Please send all submissions (including photos, captions,
and alt text) and any questions to the Inclusive Development Hub's Communications team,
<a href="mailto:idcommunications@usaid.gov">idcommunications@usaid.gov</a>. Click below for contest rules and photography guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Note:</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> In case you or a partner experienced technical difficulties submitting
photos to <a href="mailto:idcommunications@usaid.gov"><span style="font-style:normal">idcommunications@usaid.gov</span></a>, we have addressed them and encourage you to resubmit by November 1, 2023. If you run into any additional issues, please email
<a href="mailto:rmarx@usaid.gov"><span style="font-style:normal">rmarx@usaid.gov</span></a>.</span></em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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