This IWA YWP online Get-Together is a 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.

The Youth Action for SDG6 Fellowship is a fully funded opportunity that will mobilise twelve (12) Young Water Professionals (YWPs) from around the globe to actively participate in the UN 2023 Water Conference, in New York, USA. After the conference, the selected YWPs will work together with Grundfos staff and IWA to co-develop a publication that provides insights into the critical role that young people have in the implementation of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Agenda. The publication will focus on how the water sector can maximise the benefits of integrating young professionals to achieve sustainable development.

The Fellowship will cover appropriate air travel, subsistence, accommodation, ground transportation, travel insurance, and visa application fees. The participants are expected to:

1. Actively participate in the UN 2023 Water Conference;
2. Contribute to a joint IWA-Grundfos publication that will provide insights into the critical role that young people have in the implementation of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Agenda;
3. Present their key learnings from the UN 2023 Water Conference during a three-day gathering at the Grundfos HQ, in Denmark (date to be defined, after March 2023);
4. Join online training sessions on the current challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (date and detailed content to be confirmed), organised by the IWA Secretariat prior to the UN 2023 Water Conference;
5. Participate in an IWA webinar series and an IWA YWP Global Coordination Call (organised by the IWA Secretariat and the IWA YWP Steering Committee), to share their learnings from the UN 2023 Water Conference, as well as key decisions and commitments made during the event.
6. Attend the IWA 2023 Water Development Congress in Kigali, Rwanda (date to be defined) where they will (a) participate in a workshop organised by the IWA Secretariat in collaboration with Grundfos and the IWA YWP Steering Committee, where they will present the learnings from the Water Conference, and (b) participate in the launch of the Grundfos and IWA Handbook.

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

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