- IVI Photo Contest held to promote childhood culture, increase
  awareness of health, environment

Grand Prize winner - "They don’t have easy access to water here. But people are always
kind enough to give water to strangers. Water is contaminated with lime, 
which often causes illness. Even polluted water is hard to get. In this photo, 
children, smiling and happy, are carrying water to help prepare dinner," says Kim Ju-young .

The IVI hosted an International Photo Contest -- “Children of the World” -- between June 30  and August 12 to promote the cultural diversity and universal values of childhood, and to increase public awareness of the health and living environments of children around the world.

Eligible photo subjects for the contest included health and living environments of children, emotional moments, cultural diversity and universal values of childhood. The Grand Prize of $1,000 went to Kim Ju-young, whose photo described water shortage at a rural village in Laos, while the second prize of $300 honored Kim Yoon-jung, who pictured children at a Cambodian village benefiting from a new well created by foreign volunteer workers. 

The contest also awarded $200 each for two third prizes, and $100 each for three fourth prizes. The event also cited special prizes for two other photographers, including Stanley Ngechu Hari who urged international help for children in his country of Kenya. The award-winning photos, including 43 finalists, will be exhibited at the Gyeongbok Palace Station Metro Gallery in Seoul in September. 

The contest was sponsored by The Korea Herald, Korea’s largest English newspaper; NAVER, the nation’s top Internet portal; Arirang TV, the English language Korean TV station; Epson; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea; and Seoul Metropolitan City.

2nd Prize winner - "You can often see this kind of scene in rural Cambodia. 
Thanks to the new well pump built at the village, these children don’t have
to walk 1~2km to get water. But many places in developing countries still
do not have a well, so children should go to get water in the morning instead of
going to school. I think it is our responsibility as grownups to give these children
at least basic education and health service. Your concern and care can change a
child’s life,"  says Kim Yoon-jung.