One Young World in the UK in partnership with the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc is inviting applications for the Lead2030 Challenge for Goal 6 to Reduce individual water usage within households in 2020.
Water is the source of life. Access to bountiful and clean water is of paramount importance to the survival and sustainability of human life. One-quarter of the world’s population currently faces ‘extremely high-water’(1) stress. And an additional one third already faces high water stress.
This global crisis indicates severe shortages of freshwater, in which 80 per cent of impacted countries have medium to low implementation of an integrated water management system. However, 60 per cent of countries are unlikely to reach the target of full implementation by 2030. A positive development is urgently required to alleviate water stress and meet the SDG6.
This challenge seeks to support initiatives that:
- Educate households especially in countries and regions at greatest risk to the consequences of water scarcity.
- Drive innovative ways to reduce water within households. This can be done through focused behavioural change methods or technological innovation – the key is that it must allow for practical execution and be scalable and accessible.
- Ensure proposals are not just developed for short term benefits but hold sustainable long-term objectives too. These are changes that should be passed on to future generations.
Worth of Award
The winning solution will receive;
- A US$50,000 grant from RB
- 12 months of mentorship from a team of RB professionals. The mentorship team will work to accelerate your solution based on the needs of your initiative or organization, such as:
- Business strategy
- Best practices for data collection
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Product design
Eligibility
The following are the eligibility criteria;
- Aligned: Evidently aligned with the SDG6 challenge. See the ‘Challenge outline’.
- Youth-led: Founded by a person aged 18 – 30.
- Focused: Well-structured time horizon, identified key stakeholders and beneficiaries, and proposed outcomes that are reasonable and well thought out.
- Proven: Readily available, in or past implementation phase.
- Impactful: Solutions must have a positive social impact, for example generating employment, or developing skills.
- Measurable: Impacts of solutions must have been adequately measured and/or be measurable.
- Financially viable: Must be able to achieve efficiency and to survive independently through the resources they generate and/or the investments and donations they attract.
- Scalable: Potential to perform as well or better after expanding in scope or size and/or being transported to other regions.
How to Apply
The application is online. Visit the website and apply.
Deadline: Application closes January 5, 2020.