This application is administered by YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation Activity and the USAID Centre for Inclusive Development as part of the Youth Wellbeing Award Competition.
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Overview of the competition: The Youth Wellbeing Award competition is looking for young changemakers between the ages of 10 and 29 with innovative solutions to make educational materials and important information easily accessible to young people. These solutions should build inclusive knowledge, meaning that young people, regardless of their background, culture or identity, would have equal access to education and information that is relevant and respectful of their experiences. By increasing inclusive knowledge and access, young people can protect their well-being, stay safe and make a positive impact on their own lives and communities. USAID is seeking solutions created by young people, for young people, and these solutions must prioritise inclusion and accessibility, and recognise the diverse identities of young people in the areas of mental health, digital harm, protection, gender-based violence and climate change:
Mental health: Ideas that focus on the mental health of children and young people. Competitors interested in mental health, personalised care, psychotherapy or any interventions that help reduce stress and improve young people's lives should apply here. The innovation should aim to improve the individual, interpersonal and/or general well-being of young people.
Digital Damage: Innovations in this category should be related to the use of digital platforms (such as social networks) and safety. Contestants interested in reducing digital harm caused by online platforms and/or digital use, including digital harm caused offline to children and young people, should apply for this category. Digital harms can include any of the following: hate speech, cyberbullying, doxing, deep fakes of people without their consent, non-consensual explicit content, disinformation and misinformation, etc.
Safeguarding: Innovations in this category must be related to the prevention and/or response to abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence of children and/or young people, including the prevention and/or response to sexual exploitation, abuse and violence. Competitors interested in the protection and elimination of all forms of violence against children and young people should apply in this category.
Gender Violence: Innovations in this category should work against harmful actions or threats that target individuals or groups based on their sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual characteristics, sexual orientation or how they challenge traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity. Applicants interested in gender equality, equity and preventing, mitigating and responding to gender-based violence should apply in this category.
Climate Change: Innovations in this category should be related to raising climate awareness, improving climate education, promoting sustainable lifestyles, conserving nature, supporting renewable energy, adopting environmentally friendly practices and/or implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation projects. Those interested in youth- and child-led climate mitigation efforts and reducing high levels of climate anxiety and grief among children and young people should apply in this category.
Deadline: 29 September 2023.
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