SDG Innovation Challenge 2022 is being held under the theme Transformative Solutions against Global Challenges-Accountability in Leveraging Youth Action to Create and Empower. The Challenge converges young talent who extensively ideate in interdisciplinary teams throughout the SDG Innovation Challenge and work in an agile hackathon like environment.
Under the theme Transformative Solutions against Global Challenges-Accountability in Leveraging Youth Action to Create and Empower, the SDG Innovation Challenge 2022 connects young hearts, hands, and minds to collaborate on novel solutions ideas, grow interdisciplinary impact, build networks, and more.
WORTH
- Access to an unorthodox, dynamic, and diverse platform of youth activists, organizations, and legislators-Tap into a conducive online space to converge around practical SDG solutions.
- A much-needed opportunity to visualize and implement the SDGs at the grassroots level-Participate in the making of our future, and jumpstart your involvement in the sustainable development agenda as an active, passionate global citizen.
- Immense networking potential-Build connections, and be part of a community of practice around eco-systemic, collaborative solutions.
- A space to exercise your global citizenship muscle-Sharpen and hone skills in leadership, innovation, cross-sector collaboration, analytic thinking, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and allied areas.
- Sourcing diversity of thought, background, and sector-Collaborate with people from a plethora of domains, be it engineering, design, civic policy, social justice reform, project management, finance, education, and many others.
ELIGIBILITY
- Only groups of 4 to 7 people can register: To register, you must bring a group of 4-7 people-you included. What’s more, we encourage interdisciplinary group composition. When people from diverse realities or backgrounds meet and connect around a shared cause, that’s when true innovation happens: bridging realities, intersecting sectors, collaborating across boundaries, and building forward together.
- In short: Diversity is one of the core values of the SDG Innovation Challenge, and we encourage everyone to join our pre-event connector space on Facebook. Whether you’re an individual who’s looking for a group of like-minded people to register, or whether you already have a (small) group in mind but could use some more diversity of thought and talent: The connector space is a great opportunity to meet people who are committed to sustainable development and interested in participating in the event. It’s in your hands to find out more about each other-what motivates you, the skills you bring, the dreams you have, the communities you serve, etc and to come together in groups of 4-7 people and register for the SDG Innovation Challenge 2022.
- Any idea entering the challenge must be at a nascent (early) stage at the most:
This is an ideation marathon, not an accelerator program. If you already have a fairly refined idea or if you have your mind set on something specific and are not open to re-think, bringing different perspectives on board and possibly changing how the solution idea is shaping up eventually: do not register it. We’re here to spark fresh thinking, to unearth novel ideas through cross-boundary collaboration, and to converge around solutions ideas. It’s that mindset that will result in the biggest, most transformative impact, starting with your participation in the SDG Innovation Challenge. - Register your group by 1 November 2022 at 8 PM Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and take a chance at creating Africa’s next Winning Sustainable Solution idea
DEADLINE: November 1, 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
