Youth4Water Innovation Challenge: Be a WASH & Climate Change Innovator Entrepreneur!, 10 May - 01 November 2022

Published on: 10/06/2022

NGO Youth4Water from Odisha, India has launched an innovation challenge for WASH and climate challenge entrepreneurs. Selected youths get mentorship support to pitch their ideas to investors. The Innovation Challenge Awards will be presented on 1 November 2022.

Themes:

• Safe drinking water
• Water conservation & prevention of pollution
• Soild wastes, toilets & faecal sludge management
• Environmental protection
• Green agriculture, products and habitations

Important dates:

• May 10 – Start date for filing of applications
• July 15 – Last date for filing of applications
• July 30 - First shortlist 
• August 5 - Interaction with first shortlisted youths – 
• August 20 – Last date for filing of application by youths
• August 31 - Second Shortlist
• September 5 - Interaction with second shortlisted youths- 
• September 15 - Interview with jury – 
• October 1 onwards – Mentorship and Seed Capital opportunity exposure to selected youths
• November 1 - Youth4Water Innovation Challenge Awards

Contact: Youth4Water, youth4watercampaign [at] @gmail.com

Application form (deadline 15 July 2022)

The Youth4Water campaign is led by a coalition of partners including UNICEF, WaterAid, IRC and others.