Are you a young African with a desire to collaborate with others who share your passion for creating positive change starting from the local level? If you are a student, professional, community activist, change-maker, or simply someone interested in making a difference on the continent and in the world, the SDG Innovation Challenge is the place to be!
Under the theme Mobilizing the African Youth for Sustainable Impact, the SDG Innovation Challenge 2023 converges young talent with three primary goals:
To trigger fresh thinking by connecting innovators from diverse backgrounds and sectors.
To develop practical, impact-oriented solution ideas through cross-boundary collaboration.
To ignite transformative action towards sustainable development and improved livelihoods of communities across Africa.
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 many different domains, including engineering, design, civic policy, social justice reform, project management, finance, education, and many others.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must:
- Share a passion, drive, and commitment to improving livelihoods in your community and beyond
- Have a genuine interest in sustainable development and a desire to contribute to advancing the SDGs in your community and beyond
- Possess the motivation to engage pro-actively throughout the event
- Be able to work in an interdisciplinary team from different domains and geographies
- Have the motivation to extensively ideate throughout the SDG Innovation Challenge and work in an agile hackathon-like environment
- Be committed to taking the idea to completion and remain engaged with the cause after the SDG Innovation Challenge
DEADLINE: August 31, 2023
To apply and for more information, click here.
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