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Foundation for the 21st Century Pedagogy/
E-tanoda (E-mentoring) Program
Address: 1022, Hungary, Budapest, Bogár street 29/B. 1. a.
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Words and Colors Art Competition

The “Words and Colors for Justice” interdisciplinary arts competition is one of the key programs of E-mentoring’s “Creative Contemporary Communities in E-mentoring for Social Responsibility” CERV, "Our Common Values" project, which explores the topics of children’s rights, self-advocacy, and the prevention of bullying through creative expression.

Aim of the competition
The aim of the competition was to encourage students from grades 5-12 to express in their own voice-through artistic tools-what it means for them to stand up for themselves and for others, how they experience teasing, exclusion, and bullying, and what responses they imagine in such situations. The program encourages young people to experience that art can also be a powerful way to speak about important social issues, rights, and justice.

Categories and forms of participation
Students could submit their work to the “Words and Colors for Justice” competition in three creative categories:

- Create with colors and shapes - visual artworks such as drawings, paintings, photographs, graphics, collages, or comics.
- The power of words - short stories, fairy tales, essays, poems, or diary entries.
- Thought in motion - moving image or music-based works such as songs, short films, rap, slam poetry, dance pieces, or TikTok videos.

The competition ran from 20th October until mid-November 2024, during which nearly 60 works were submitted in a variety of genres and styles.

Implementation process
As part of the preparation for the competition, calls for submissions were developed for students, teachers, and parents, and the program was promoted among schools, partners, and communities. The submitted works were evaluated by a professional jury, which considered the strength of the message related to the topic, sincerity, creative courage, and the innovative use of the chosen artistic form. An important goal of the program was that the works should not remain only competition entries, but become visible through exhibitions, online platforms, and community events, thereby strengthening young people’s self-confidence and the social recognition of their voices.

Award winners and exhibition
After the competition closed, the following works received awards:

1st Prize
- Balázs Balogh - "In the Embrace of the Spiral" (visual artwork)

2nd Prize (shared)
- Hanna Keller - "You Are Not Alone" (visual artwork)
- Botond Stadler - "Surround, Don't Cross" (visual artwork)

3rd Prize (shared)
- Zsófia Farkas, Bíborka Tóth, Léna Váróczi - "The Impact of Words" (video)
- Nóra Lili Molnár - "Dear Diary!" (diary entry)

Audience Award
- Róza Mira Molnár and her class - "Bullying" (video)
- Valentin Judás - "Bullying" (visual artwork)

The award ceremony and exhibition opening took place on 10th January 2025, and the exhibition was open to visitors from 7th to 20th January 2025 in the lobby of the Kazinczy Street building of ELTE Faculty of Education and Psychology (PPK). The exhibition later became available online as well. The creators of the best works received shopping vouchers worth a total of 120,000 HUF. However, the main message of the program was that “every story matters.” Regardless of the form in which a young person expresses themselves, their voice counts, and children’s rights and the protection of one another are shared responsibilities.

Connection to the “Our Common Values” project
The interdisciplinary arts competition was implemented as part of the CERV “Our Common Values” project, within which E-tanoda addresses the topics of children’s rights and social awareness through several tools, including an arts competition, a legal-awareness educational board game, and training activities. The competition therefore functions not only as a standalone program but also contributes to a broader goal: helping young people recognize their rights more consciously, encouraging them to ask for help when needed, and empowering them to stand up for others within their communities.


The submitted works can be seen below:

Create with Colors and Shapes

Visual artworks created in the form of drawings, paintings, photographs, graphics, collages, or comics.

Thought in Motion

Moving-image or musical works such as songs, short films, rap, slam poetry, dance, or TikTok videos.

The Power of Words

Short stories, fairy tales, essays, poems, or diary entries.


This project is supported by the European Union’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme. The support of the European Commission does not constitute endorsement of the content of the activities carried out within the project, which reflects only the views of the implementers, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.