The Young Water Solutions
is inviting fellows for its “Young Water Fellowship Program” with an
aim to empower young leaders from low and middle income countries to implement
projects to tackle water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), water pollution and
water scarcity issues, by offering them an intensive training program,
seed funding grants for their projects, and mentoring support by
senior level experts during one year.

This program will bring
about in its first edition (2017) 10 young community leaders capable of
successfully designing and implementing sustainable and inclusive water
projects that significantly improve living conditions in their communities,
while contributing to the achievement of SDG #6 (water and sanitation for all).

Objectives

·        
To build
capacity in young people aspiring to implement water projects by training them
in project management, WASH solutions and issues, sustainability and integrated
water management

·        
To support all
stages of the implementation of water projects in developing countries led by
the selected young people, by providing them technical support and seed-funding

·        
To strengthen
the contribution of young people to the sustainable development agenda

Program Structure

·        
Training:
Fellows will attend a one-week workshop in Brussels and will be trained by
experts in:

o   IWRM

o   Project management

o   Monitoring and evaluation tools

o   Leadership

o   Water and gender

o   Social entrepreneurship

o   SDG 6

·        
Mentorship:
Fellows will be assigned a mentor according to their needs, who will provide
technical support throughout the whole life-cycle of the project.

·        
Project
Implementation: Fellows will be provided with opportunities for seed funding up
to €5000 to implement their projects.

Eligibility Criteria

·        
Be 18 to 30
years old at the time of the application

·        
Have a water
project idea to contribute to the solution of a WASH (water, sanitation and
hygiene), water pollution or water scarcity problem

·        
Be a resident
from low and mid income countries

·        
Be the founder
or co-founder of the project idea you’re proposing

·        
The project must
not have been implemented yet, although new phases of pilot projects are
accepted

·        
Be able to
attend a workshop in Belgium in November 2017, and cover your
personal costs from your residency to the airport and back (the rest of the
travel expenses are covered).

·        
Be able to
communicate in English (intermediate level at least).

How to Apply

For more information,
please visit The Young Water Fellowship.

Deadline: 9 August 2017