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Conditions to apply
Conditions to apply may vary in each YWF edition, but normally applicants must:
- Be 18 to 35 years old at the time of the application
- Be founder or cofounder of the initiative
- Be a citizen and resident of the eligible countries
- Have a valid passport (in case of regional editions)
- Speak the dominant language in the region (English, French or Spanish depending on the location)
- Have an initiative that addresses a water supply/sanitation/hygiene/waste management/water management issue and be willing to turn it into a social business. The initiative should be at the right stage for the specific programme (early stage or pre-revenue for incubation, operating and post-revenue for pre-acceleration, post-profit for acceleration, etc)
If you have a water or sanitation business idea and would be interested to apply but there is no announced call in your country at the moment, please fill in this form so we can contact you directly when it opens: