1 Million Youth Actions Challenge (1MYAC), an initiative to stimulate young people around the world, is calling for proposals!
The main objective of this call for projects is to support the implementation of youth-led initiatives related to clean water and sanitation, responsible consumption and production, climate action & biodiversity, and to enhance the young leaders’ capacities as actors of change in the water and climate sector.
The call for projects will be structured around 4 main themes that are in line with the 4 SDGs targeted by the 1MYAC initiative: Clean water and sanitation, Responsible consumption and production, Climate action & Life on land.
Admissible projects must cover one or several of these themes:
- SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation: Initiatives to improve water quality, promote universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene, and improve water use efficiency to mitigate water stress and ensure water security.
- SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production: Initiatives that promote resource and energy efficiency, circular economies such as recycling and upcycling, sustainable infrastructure, and waste and pollution reduction.
- SDG 13: Climate action: Initiatives that aim to help reduce gas emissions and improve adaptation to climate impact: such as reforestation, awareness, etc.
- SDG 15: Life on land: Initiatives that prevent and halt ecosystem degradation, protect critical biodiversity sites, and help reverse net habitat loss, like building a home for small animals or growing a community garden, etc.
Launched in September 2021 by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, 1MYAC is a great opportunity to promote youth engagement in the implementation of SDGs. The challenge aims at mobilizing youth from all over the world to implement concrete actions for a more sustainable future.
Youth for Water and Climate (YWC) is a platform developed by a consortium led by the International Secretariat for Water that aims to help turn youth ideas into reality by providing young people with financial and technical support and by connecting their initiatives with partners and mentors. After 5 calls for projects and more than 25 projects funded on the platform, YWC and 1MYAC are joining forces in this call for projects with one main objective in mind: Encouraging and supporting youth-led actions for clean water and sanitation, responsible consumption and production, climate action & biodiversity.
Benefits
- Financial support of up to 5 000 $ CAD.
- Technical support regarding project management, partnerships, and much more.
- The opportunity of being featured on the YWC Platform and on the 1MYAC website for additional visibility.
- Continuous support and training from the 1MYAC team.
- Consulting sessions in groups among selected projects.
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- The financial support can cover the following expenses: Costs of purchasing material or services directly related to the project. This includes transportation, supplies, and equipment specifically for the project, experts, and services (other than the labor cost of the lead applicant and collaborators).
Eligibilities
- The project must be conceived, led, and implemented by a 1MYAC Ambassador between 18 and 35 years old;
- The project must include youth between 10 to 30 years old across all aspects of the project;
- The project must address at least one of the four SDGs addressed by 1MYAC;
- The project must be a newly registered action on the 1MYAC platform but can be an ongoing project not already registered.
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The following criteria will be considered as an added value in the analysis of the project:
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- Projects from low- and middle-income countries;
- Projects led and/or benefitting disadvantaged people;
- Projects developed by and for indigenous communities, projects led by young women, and projects targeting women;
- Projects with a direct impact on vulnerable communities;
- Projects tackling socio-economic and environmental challenges;
- Project Leader demonstrates the ability to lead the project within the community.
Application Process
- Applicants will have to sign-up to join the 1MYAC family as an Ambassador in order to apply. (Details available on the official link)
- After joining as a 1MYAC ambassador, applicants will have to Prepare a short project presentation video (max. 3 minutes) on the questions regarding the project and upload it on YouTube.
- After uploading the video, applicants will have to visit the Youth for Water and Climate platform to submit the project online. (Available on the apply link)
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- The submission form is in English, but the applicants can fill in English, French, Spanish, or German.
Application Deadline: July 16, 2023
Application ClosedOfficial link
