The call was made possible thanks to ISW and the contribution of the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), and designed to identify, encourage and support youth engagement related to water and climate change adaptation. The call was very successful with 260+ applications. After a thorough 2-step review process by youth and seniors (applying YWC's Quality Assurance criteria), six projects were selected as winners:
Water & Health
Project: Keep Nati clean
Project promoter: Réseau des Jeunes pour l’Economie Verte
Location: Natitingou city, Benin
Special mention for a woman/girl oriented theme
Project: Girls hygiene in schools
Project promoter: Association de Femme pour l’Eau, le climat et l’Environnement (Eceau-fem)
Location: Pobe, Benin
Water and Agriculture
Project: Mobile Drip Irrigation Kit for Smallholder Permaculture Farmers in Bukompe Refugee Camp
Project promoter: Noah Ssempijja
Location: Uganda
Water and Agriculture, Water & Health
Project: Citizen science for water management
Project promoter: Alicia Correa
Location: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Sharing Water, Water and Agriculture
Project: Rainwater Harvesting for Pistachio Reforestation in Khum District of Balkh Province
Project promoter: Mohammad Shoaib Saboory
Location: Afghanistan
Water-Related Risks, Water and Health
Project: Antiseptic Sun to Fight Water pollution
Project promoter: Ervis Xheleku
Location: Albania