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The United Nations Development Programme invites applications for the UNDP WACA Youth Innovation Challenge in West and Central Africa in 2022.
The UNDP WACA Youth Innovation Challenge is an initiative designed to identify and support the transformative innovations and resilience of young people from West and Central Africa.
Worth of Award
- 5 finalists will be fully funded to participate and pitch their solutions at the 2022 YouthConnekt Sahel Forum in N’Djamena, Chad. They will also win funding of up to $50,000 (total award envelope to be awarded to the top 5 innovators).
- There will also be opportunities for young innovators to access funding and partnership opportunities.
- Evaluation committees will identify 30 pre-selected youth to join the WACA innovator network and access peer-to-peer learning, coaching, and training opportunities.
Eligibility
To be considered eligible,
- You must be between 18 and 35 years old.
- You must be a citizen (can be in diaspora) of a West & Central African country: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
- The best existing solutions (with tangible impact) in the following thematic areas will be awarded: Digital Transformation, COVID-19 Recovery, Health, Education, Peace and Security, Cultural and Creative Arts, Agroforestry and Climate Change.
How to Apply
When applying,
- Upload a video pitch of not more than 2-minutes and can be recorded in English, French, or Portuguese.
- Fill out the form @ https://forms.gle/q6Cv3MWDYoTcCj6n7.
For the video submissions,
- Recording should be done in a quiet place with no music or background noise (Listen to your audio before uploading the video and ensure you are audible).
- The video should answer the question: What is the impact of your solution in your community, and what is its value and potential?
- Keep the camera in a still position to avoid a shaky recording.
- Ensure the picture quality of your video is clear.
- Videos should be shot in “landscape/widescreen” mode.
Deadline: In conclusion, applications for the UNDP WACA Youth Innovation close September 2, 2022.