Swiss Toilet Organisation - Swiss Water Partnership

Swiss Toilet Organisation (STO) is a Start-Up founded in 2014 with the mission of improving the sanitation culture in Switzerland. The focus is on bringing the concept of Sustainable Sanitation closer to the public and to contribute to spreading the use of sustainable sanitation technologies in Switzerland and around the world. Therefore, awareness-raising is a substantial part of the work of STO, targeting young people in particular.

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Swiss Junior Water Prize: visit to the House of Government in Bern

Every year, young talents who reach the highest scores at the National Contest Swiss Youth in Science are invited to spend a day at the House of Government in Bern, where they are hosted by the Federal President in turn. Zamir Borojevic, winner of the Swiss Junior Water Prize 2019, who reached the excellent mark […]
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Young scientists from SJWP address leaders attending COP25

“They are our future, the next generation can continue where we left off. But before they can do it, we need to start taking action, now.” Zamir Borojevic, winner of the Swiss Junior Water Prize 2019 and fellow finalist of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize sent a messages to the international leaders gathering […]
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This is what Stockholm Junior Water Prize is about!

Every year, tens of thousands of brilliant young minds around the world develop astonishing innovations to tackle today´s water challenges. The winners of their national competitions come together for the finals of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize during the World Water Week. The Swiss Water Partnership and the Swiss [...]
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Young Water Scientists Call for Climate Action

Statement from the Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners 2019 to the United Nations General Assembly On Friday 28th September, as young people around the world demonstrated for climate action, the Statement from the Stockholm Junior Water Prize winners 2019 to the United Nations General Assembly was released. The statement was first presented at the World Water […]
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Swiss Junior Water Prize winner featured in the Aargauer Zeitung

Zamir Borojevic, winner of the Swiss Junior Water Prize 2019, was featured on 11th September in the supplement Education and Carrier Choice of the Aargauer Zeitung. In the article “Auf der Suche nach der Unsterblichkeit” (German), Zamir provides an insight of his research work on tardigrades and why he was so fascinated by these animals […]
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Swiss Junior Water Prize 2019

Zamir Borojevic from Binningen (BL) wins the Swiss Junior Water Prize 2019 Raperswill (4th May 2019) – The national contest for young researchers, Swiss Youth in Science, closed its 53th edition recognising the efforts of the 109 participants who made it to the final. The Swiss Junior Water Prize 2019 was granted to Zamir Borojevic, a talented young […]
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