Hackathon “Organización comunitaria-Innovador»Colombia, 2024
Queridos innovadores,El Hackathon “Organización comunitaria-Innovador” 2024 está aquí para transformar el agua y saneamiento rural en los municipios Amagá y Ciudad Bolívar de Antioquia (Colombia).Únete a nosotros desde el 23 al 25 de agosto en la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Antioquia. Colabora con las organizaciones comunitarias AsoCamilo y AMBA y lleva tus ideas a la acción.¡Regístrate hoy!📆 Fecha: 23-25 de agosto de 2024📌 Lugar: Facultad de Ingeniería, UdeA🔗Regístrate en : https://lnkd.in/eT5iQGpk Si tienes consultas, contáctanos escribiendo a: manuela@youngwatersolutions.org ...
Desafío Agua en Positivo – México
Estamos en la búsqueda de emprendimientos que resuelvan retos de acceso al agua, al saneamiento y la restauración del agua México. ¿Te sumas? Lanzamos junto a P&G, Fondo Unido y Makesense el Desafío Agua en Positivo, que propone a 15 equipos participantes la posibilidad de acceder a un taller virtual de 3 días (1-3 de septiembre), para fortalecer su idea de negocio a partir de herramientas y del apoyo de mentores. Los 3 equipos ganadores recibirán: Hasta $60,000 MXN para implementar la solución en comunidades vulnerables.La participación en un Bootcamp presencial de acompañamiento de pre-incubación con capacitaciones de negocios, agua y saneamiento.Mentorías individuales para fortalecer su emprendimiento.Vinculación con la comunidad nacional e...
Call for Applications in South Africa: Our ManziMakers Challenge
We are above excited to launch our new 6-month support programme in South Africa! The ManziMakers Challenge provides young entrepreneurs with the opportunity to strengthen early-stage business ideas based on specific challenges and existing gaps in water, sanitation, hygiene, and solid waste in vulnerable communities, with a specific focus on solutions that also address challenges related to climate change. Do you have an innovative idea that is still in its early stages? Register to participate in this unique opportunity to improve your venture. The deadline for applications is July 3rd! The 5 winning groups will receive pre-incubation support as a prize, which includes coaching sessions, a fully funded 4-day...
YWF Bangladesh 2021 – Monitoring visits
Throwback to the monitoring visits of the YWF Bangladesh 2021! At the end of the incubation programmes, YWS organizes monitoring visits of the pilot projects, conducted most of the time by the local incubator in charge of co-implementing the programme, Ygap Bangladesh, in this case. What is the goal of the monitoring visits? Their aim is to make sure that the reality of the pilot is aligned with what the entrepreneur has reported, but not only. They enable the entrepreneur and us to assess the technology, interview the beneficiaries and control the operations. This enables the entrepreneur to have the most positive impact possible...
International Women’s day
Today, we would like to highlight and acknowledge the tremendous work achieved by our women entrepreneurs improving access to WASH all around the world. 💦 The links between WASH & Women The results of supporting women WASH entrepreneurs The story of Bernadette Bernadette Ojao, founder and CEO of WABIBI Pads is one of our Fellows of the YWF Uganda 2021 solving period poverty. When she started her business she carried out a community survey in Kamwokya, an urban slum in Kampala,and discovered that over 60% of women in that community were unable to afford monthly disposable products and therefore ended up using unhygienic solutions like newspapers, old cloth...
Majipreneurs summit in Kampala
Throwback to the Majipreneurs Summit co-organized by Young Water Solutions in Uganda On the 2nd and 3rd of February, YWS co-organized and participated in the Majipreneurs Summit whose ambitious goal was to shape the future of Uganda's WASH entrepreneurship ecosystem YWS partnered with Viva con Agua, WASEU and cewas to give life to this 2-day summit.With 120 participants, this summit has made great connections between stakeholders of the WASH ecosystem. We are proud to have seen our Fellows pitching their social businesses on stage. Hard work and commitment to greater good have led these young entrepreneurs to significant results, contributing to #sdg6 The Majipreneurs summit also included a...