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GWP’s VISION is a water secure world. Our MISSION is to advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development.

OUR UNIQUE VALUE: GWP mobilises action on the global water crisis through a unique combination of social capital, shared values, credibility within the global water community, bottom-up orientation, and expertise. A network of networks, we ensure the ‘voices of water’ can inﬂuence local, national, regional, and global development priorities. We are committed to our role as a neutral convener and respected for our focus on inclusiveness and sustainability.

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GWP creates and communicates information about integrated water resources management which contributes to improved water governance and, ultimately, water security.

Together with our Partners, we provide knowledge resources and capacity building activities for solving water problems.

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Institutional Partners are the basis of GWP's multi-stakeholder partnership. A strong, diverse partnership can bring about the changes needed to achieve a water secure world. In this section, learn about the benefits of being a Partner and meet a few who already are. We invite like-minded organisations to join us!

GWP Regions

This is where you can find links to the websites of our Regional Water Partnerships (RWPs). RWPs are closest to the countries where we work. They share knowledge and learning across national boundaries and are expected to have an open, inclusive, and gender-sensitive policies for bringing together as wide a group of stakeholders as possible to solve water problems.

9/14/2016

Youth for Water and Climate - Global Competition for #YouthLed Projects

We are looking for young activists to join forces for water & climate!

Five awards of €1,000 each are available for youth-led projects which are based on the white paper recommendations made at COP 21.

The aim of the competition is to support youth in leading and organising water management activities, as well as to develop capacity and skills.

We want young people to share concrete actions that are being done at the national and regional level and provide youth with an incentive to continue best practices in water and climate change, already in place. With the competition, we would like to contribute to expanding the momentum gained since COP 21 in terms of moving the recommendations from talk to action.

Schedule

Application period: 14 September – 14 October 2016
Announcement of Results on the Youth Portal page and Facebook: 28 October 2016
Implementation Duration: January – June 2017

Awards

Five grant awards of €1,000 each are available for youth-led projects which are based on the white paper recommendations made at COP 21.
The awards can be used for new projects or partially funded projects that are already under implementation.
The funds can be transferred either directly to the winning entity or through GWP regional and country offices. Final decisions will be made upon discussions with winning projects.

Your Proposal should not exceed 3 pages and include:

Project Scope: The challenges that the project aims to address, scope of work to address the challenge, location, and objectives
Project Team and associated partners including at least one GWP Partner organization or Regional Water Partnership/Country Water Partnership
Timeline: Activities, dates, and budget
Relevant Monitoring and Evaluation process and indicators: Can be further finalized once the project has been selected.
Potential risks and mitigation

Selection criteria

Should be youth-led activities/project and include youth participation across all aspects of the project
Projects have to be results oriented (clear objectives)
Projects have to be locally based and owned activities that contribute to building skills and leadership of young people
Strategic criteria: Focus on development context in at least 1 of 4 themes of the white paper
Social innovation and entrepreneurship ideas are encouraged
The applicant cannot be a for-profit entity

Committee

Selection committee comprises GWP Global Secretariat, GWP Regions, and initiative partners.

How to apply

All interested applicants should send their project proposals to: youth@gwp.org by 14 October.

For any further information

youth@gwp.org

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