October 13, 2025 (Mon) – November 2, 2025 (Sun)
Anyone interested in humanitarian assistance
※ Participation as an individual or a team is allowed.
※ For team entries, one representative must submit on behalf of the team. (maximum two people per team, including the representative).
Please select one of the two themes below when submitting your entry
(indicate your chosen theme at submission).
Express how humanitarian assistance that begins with the Korean people spreads across borders and creates positive change worldwide.
※ The scope of “the Korean people” includes individuals and entities of all ages and fields—public institutions, civil society organizations, and companies—who can participate in or support humanitarian assistance.
- Express sustainable humanitarian assistance that goes beyond short-term relief—encompassing prevention, response, recovery, and rehabilitation—and strengthens the self-reliance and recovery of affected populations.
- Express a future where humanitarian assistance and technology work hand in hand to address crises more effectively and create sustainable solutions
Promotional video/image content utilizing generative AI
AI-assisted video, approximately 30 seconds Horizontal (16:9) or vertical (9:16) format
File format: mp4, mov, avi / under 500MB
AI-assisted vertical poster (A3 size)
File formats: jpg, jpeg, png / Maximum ~ 300 dpi
※ Generative AI technology must be used in whole or in part (video, image, audio, etc.).
※ For winning entries, high-resolution video or higher-quality poster file (A2 size) may be requested if necessary.
※ Each individual or team may submit only one entry per theme per category (maximum two entries in total).
“Download Form”
Download the contest application file.
Submit your entry via Google Form.
Deadline: by 23:59, Sunday, November 2, 2025 (KST)
Submit via Google FormHow to Submit: via Google Form
Inquiry Email: ai.4betterworld2025@gmail.com
※ Please submit the application file and your work file via Google Form.
Accurate understanding and expression of the assigned theme
(assesses how well the chosen humanitarian assistance theme is reflected)
Effective and original use of tools (e.g., video synthesis, image generation, speech synthesis).
Creative approach, fresh perspective, or flexible messaging on humanitarian themes.
Overall aesthetic quality of video/image, precision of editing, visual distinctiveness, and harmony of sound and direction.
Persuasiveness and appeal to the general public
(*public voting results are reflected in this criterion.)
※ Each criterion carries an equal weight of 20%.
1 winner
KRW 3,000,000
2 winners
KRW 1,500,000
3 winners
KRW 1,000,000
5 winners
KRW 300,000
1 winner
KRW 1,500,000
2 winners
KRW 1,000,000
3 winners
KRW 500,000
5 winners
KRW 100,000
Humanitarian assistance refers to activities that safeguard the lives and fundamental rights of people facing crises caused by conflict, armed violence, natural disasters, disease, and similar emergencies. It goes beyond immediate relief to include efforts that prevent disasters and strengthen response capacity, with the aim of helping people in affected countries return to everyday life as before the disaster.
Humanitarian action protects life and upholds human dignity.
Humanitarian actors do not take sides in political, religious, racial, or ideological disputes.
Humanitarian aid is provided on the basis of need, prioritizing those in greatest distress.
Humanitarian action remains autonomous from political and other interests.
Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
Grounded in the Government of the Republic of Korea’s humanitarian assistance strategy and funding decisions, KOICA collaborates with a wide range of partners—including international organizations and NGOs—to deliver impartial and accountable support across escalating crises worldwide, from sudden-onset to protracted disasters, striving to build peace where everyone can live with dignity.
[Rapid Crisis Response]
Korea Disaster Relief Team, KDRT
A government-deployed emergency relief team dispatched swiftly to disaster-affected countries to support damage reduction, recovery, lifesaving operations, and medical relief.
Learn more >
[Rapid Crisis Response]
Public–Private Partnership for Humanitarian Assistance — RAPID Track
To enable swift and effective responses in urgent humanitarian crises, implementing organizations form partnerships, set joint response roles and objectives, and carry out coordinated field operations.
Following a disaster, assistance covers essential life-sustaining services such as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), food security and nutrition, shelter and settlements, and health/medical services.
Learn more >
[Protracted Crisis Response]
Public–Private Partnership for Humanitarian Assistance — HDPN Track
To address complex crises and protracted disasters, this track links long-term recovery and development needs so that humanitarian assistance connects seamlessly to development and peace efforts.
Learn more >
[Protracted Crisis Response]
Support Program for Conflict-Affected and Fragile Countries
Long-term humanitarian assistance projects (10 years or more) implemented with international organizations to effectively improve structural drivers of conflict and fragility.
Learn more >
Entries must comply with the submission method and technical specifications. Any issues arising from failure to read these notes and rules are the sole responsibility of the participant.
Entries must be original content created by the entrant using generative AI during the submission period; they must be free of legal issues (e.g., copyright, rights of use). In the event of any dispute, all responsibility lies with the participant.
Judging scores will not be disclosed. If entries fail to meet the judging criteria, the number and/or scale of awards may be adjusted.
The submission period and the announcement date may be adjusted at the organizer’s discretion.
Multiple submissions per person/team are allowed; however, duplicate awards are not permitted—only the highest award will be granted to the same person/team.
If plagiarism is confirmed after the announcement of winners, the award may be revoked and prize money reclaimed.
Taxes and public charges on prize money are borne by the winner; prizes are paid net of withholding tax.
One certificate will be issued per winner (individual or team).
By entering, the winner (author) grants the organizer the rights to reproduce and transmit the work and to create derivative works; on the premise that appropriate compensation (certificate and prize) is granted, the economic rights (including the right to create derivative works) to the winning work vest in the organizer.
* Right to create derivative works: the right to edit, transform, adapt, produce video, or otherwise create an original work based on the original, and to exploit such works.
** Other copyright-related matters shall follow the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Guidelines for Creative Work Contests.
Winning entries may be produced into video by the organizer and used for KOICA’s public-interest promotions, including offline events (award presentations, exhibitions, campaigns, etc.) and online channels (YouTube, social media).