IWA YWP Get-Together: IWA-Grundfos ‘Youth Action for SDG 6’ Fellowship – Informative Session

IWA Young Water Professionals YWP; Youth; Volunteering

Target Audience

IWA Young Water Professional members

Description

This IWA YWP online Get-Together is part of a series of online meetings developed for the IWA Young Water Professionals community. In this upcoming IWA YWP Get-Together, the IWA Secretariat will host an informative session focused on the IWA-Grundfos ‘Youth Action for SDG 6’ Fellowship and its call for applications.

The IWA-Grundfos ‘Youth Action for SDG 6’ Fellowship provides participants with unparalleled networking and career development opportunities, allowing them to gain international visibility and access to a global network of experts within and beyond the water sector.

The 2025-2026 IWA & Grundfos Youth Action for SDG 6 Fellowship will support the 14 YWPs in the following activities:

  • Participate in an in-person gathering hosted at the IWA headquarters in London, United Kingdom. This gathering might also feature visits to partner organisations (to be decided by IWA and Grundfos), workshops and capacity-building activities (April 2025).
  • Participate in an in-person gathering hosted at Grundfos HQ, Denmark (April 2025).
  • Participate in an in-person gathering in a high-level event in the water sector (congress, date and place to be defined).
  • Participate in the 2026 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland (September 2026).
  • Support the publication costs (design, proofreading, printing, and launching) of their projects.

If you have questions regarding the IWA YWP Community, please contact Dr Isabela Espindola, IWA Membership Engagement Senior Officer.

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Learning Objectives

The aim of this YWP Get-Together is to share and encourage other IWA YWPs to apply to the 2025-2026 IWA & Grundfos Youth Action for SDG 6 Fellowship. During the IWA YWP Get-Together, members of the IWA Young Water Professional community will:

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Additional Resources

  • Presentation Slides: to be added
  • Call for application for the IWA-Grundfos ‘Youth Action for SDG 6’ Fellowship: available here.

Host

IWA Secretariat

Panelists