1 Milhão de Desafio de Ação Juvenil

Launched in September 2021 by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the 1 Million Youth Action Challenge (1MYAC) is a great opportunity to promote youth engagement in the implementation of the SDGs. The challenge aims to mobilize young people worldwide to implement concrete actions For a more sustainable future.

1O MYAC focuses on the following four United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address climate change and the depletion of natural resources worldwide: SDG 6 on “clean water and sanitation”, SDG 12 on “responsible consumption and production”, SDG 13 on “climate action” (climate change) and SDG 15 on “life on land” (biodiversity).

Youth for Water and Climate (YWC) and 1MYAC are joining forces on this call for projects with one main goal in mind: to encourage and support youth-led action for clean water and sanitation, responsible consumption and production, climate action, and biodiversity.

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of this call for projects is to support the implementation of youth-led initiatives related to clean water and sanitation, responsible consumption and production, climate action and biodiversity, and to increase the capacities of young leaders as change agents in the water and climate sector.

TOPICS

The call for projects will be structured around 4 main themes that are aligned with the 4 SDGs targeted by the 1MYAC initiative: Clean water and sanitation, Responsible consumption and production, Climate action, and Life on land.Source: United Nations, 2022)

Eligible projects must cover one or more of these themes:

SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation: Initiatives to improve water quality, promote universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and improve water use efficiency to mitigate water stress and ensure water security.
SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production: initiatives that promote energy and resource efficiency, the circular economy, such as recycling and upcycling, sustainable infrastructure, and the reduction of waste and pollution.
SDG 13: Climate Action: Initiatives aimed at helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve adaptation to climate impact, such as reforestation, awareness campaigns, etc.
SDG 15: Life on Land: Initiatives that prevent and halt ecosystem degradation, protect critical biodiversity sites, and help reverse net habitat loss, such as building a small animal shelter or cultivating a community garden, etc.

The selected projects will receive financial support. until 5000 $ CAD Each [service/service] and technical support in project management, partnerships, and much more. Please note that the price is in Canadian dollars ($ CAD). Click here to convert to another currency.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible, participants and their projects must comply with the following rules:

The project It must be conceived and led. e implemented by a 1MYAC Ambassador between 18 and 35 years oldIf you are not yet a 1MYAC Ambassador Click here to register;
The project should include young people between the ages of 10 and 30 in all aspects of the project;
The project must address at least one of the four SDG's addressed by 1MYAC;
The project must be submitted either in German, Spanish, French, or English;
The project must be a newly registered action on the 1MYAC platform, but can be an ongoing project not already registered. (here's how to register your action)

The following criteria will be considered as an added value in the analysis of the project:

Projects from low- and middle-income countries, projects led and/or benefiting disadvantaged people, projects developed by and for indigenous communities, projects led by young women and projects targeting women;
Projects with a direct impact on vulnerable communities;
Projects that address socioeconomic and environmental challenges;
The Project Leader demonstrates their ability to lead the project within their community.

HOW TO SIGN UP

1) If you're already a 1MYAC Ambassador, you've completed the first step! You can go straight to step 2 and prepare a short video about your project.

If you're not already a 1MYAC Ambassador, be sure to sign up to join the family. 1MYAC as an Ambassador.

How? By completing the online questionnaire to apply to become a 1MYAC Ambassador. Please note that you can still submit your project on the YWC Platform for the project call before receiving official confirmation that you have been selected as a 1MYAC Ambassador. The important thing is that, at the end of the call, you are in the process of becoming one.

Please fill out the online questionnaire: Click here
The 1MYAC Team will contact you for an introductory session.
Participate in the introductory session and confirm that you still want to be an ambassador.
You're in! Please note that we expect ambassadors to remain active for at least two years.

2Prepare a short video presentation of the project (max. 3 minutes) in which you should reflect on the following questions:

1MYAC AmbassadorPlease specify whether you are already an ambassador or not. If so, what have you done so far as an ambassador? If not, why do you want to become one? (max: 45 seconds)

Relevance: How relevant is the topic to the chosen community? How practical is the project implementation? Does the project seem significant in terms of the issues it addresses, and can it achieve real change?
Inclusion and leadership of young people: the project is conceived, led and implemented by young peopleIs youth participation included in all aspects of the project?
Impact: How has/will the project support needs at the local level?
Innovation: Does the project have elements of "thinking outside the box"? Is the project multidisciplinary?
Local partnership and multilateral integration: does the project consider the involvement of stakeholders and actors?
Finance: Is the project financially viable?
Sustainability: How sustainable is the project and how adaptable is it for the future? Is it possible to scale up or replicate the project?
Execution: Does the execution plan appear credible and aligned with the ambitions set for the project? Implementation plan respects local public health rules and regulations.?

IMPORTANT: In this video, you must clearly demonstrate that this project is conceived, led, and implemented by young people aged between 18 and 35.

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