SWP Youth Water Challenge
Our annual call for proposals provides seed funding and mentor guidance to the most innovative and promising youth projects. These youth-led projects from across the world are accompanied during one year.
In the annual water challenge, we encourage Swiss and International young water talents to come together to co-create and shape innovative water projects since 2020. The winning project teams implement their projects in countries all over the world over a period of one year. Therefore, they gain prize money of up to 2000 CHF, mentorship from leading Swiss water experts, visibility in the SWP platform as well as in several Swiss and global professional networks.
Some examples of former youth projects
Smallholders’ adaptation to water scarcity, Argentina
This project aims at optimizing irrigation for small scale grape producers in water scarce areas through inclusive adaptation measures and a low-cost solution at the farm-level
Green Toilets – A citizens for water project
Developing an innovative nature-based sanitation system for a rural school in Brazil with a participatory approach. Compilation of a manual on how to construct nature-based sanitation solutions for other rural communities around the globe.
She Shelters Sierra Leone
A menstrual hygiene management (MHM) project for young girls in school of Sierra Leone
Openversum
Water filters as a business-in-a-box, to deliver safe drinking water for all in Ecuador
Youth Act! Blue Peace Index Toolkit
The Youth Act! BPI Toolkit will be a free, accessible solution for helping youth use the Blue Peace Index advocate in transboundary water management forums.
Swajal Shakti Kendra – Women Water Centre
Establishment of a Women Water Centre in India for offering low-cost water quality testing and advisory support services to communities and institutions led by women entrepreneurs.
Human Rights Feedback Platform
Sensitize and mobilize health workers and patients to know and demand their human rights to water and sanitation through a simple and confidential online feedback platform.