Seeking Collaboration with young scientists for submitting a proposal for the Youth for water and climate call Hello, My name is ​​Konstanti...

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Seeking Collaboration with young scientists for submitting a proposal for the Youth for water and climate call Hello, My name is ​​Konstanti...
Seeking Collaboration with young scientists for submitting a proposal for the Youth for water and climate call Hello, My name is ​​Konstantina ​​Pyrgaki and I ​​am a PhD ​​student in the ​​fields of ​​Environmental ​​geochemistry ,​​hydrogeochemistry​​​-​groundwater ​​quality ​​and water ​​management at ​​the Department ​​of Geology of ​​the University ​​of Athens and I ​​am working ​also ​as a ​​research ​​associate at ​​the Centre ​​for Research ​​and Technology ​​Hellas. I am ​​really ​​interested ​​in  ​​submitting a ​​proposal under ​​the call of ​​Youth for Water ​​and Climate of ​​GWP ( ​​https://​​youthwaterclimate​​​.​org/call-for-​​proposals-be-​​bold-be-​​creative-get-​​support/ ) ​​ so I am ​​searching for ​​other ​​young ​​scientists who ​​want to ​​participate in ​​order to shape ​​the main idea ​​of the project ​​and to find a ​​project leader ​​with a case ​​study from low ​​and middle ​​income ​​countries .The ​​present call ​​has the ​​following ​​eligibility ​​criteria: ​ ​ The project ​​must be youth-​​led, with the ​​youth being ​​aged between 18 ​​and 35: ​ ​ ➢ Project ​​leaders from ​​low and middle ​​income ​​countries or ​​targeting ​​indigenous ​​communities ​​will be ​​prioritized; ​ ​ ➢ Project ​​must address ​​one or several ​​of the 4 YWC ​​pillars; ​ ​ A. Water and ​​health: can be ​​related to WASH,​​ health ​​campaigns, ​​water-borne ​​diseases, etc. ​​  B. Water and ​​agriculture: ​​can be related ​​to irrigation, ​​drought issues, ​​rainwater ​​harvesting, etc.​​  ​ C. Water-​​related risks: ​​can be related ​​to risk ​​management, ​​recovery and ​​response to ​​natural ​​disasters, ​​floods, drought,​​ etc. ​ ​ D. Sharing ​​water: can be ​​related to ​​transboundary ​​cooperation, ​​watershed ​​management, ​​water & peace, ​​etc.  ​ ➢ Youth ​​participation ​​must be ​​included across ​​all aspects of ​​the project. ​ ​ ➢ Projects ​​must have a ​​direct local ​​impact on ​​vulnerable ​​communities; ​ ​ ➢ Can be an ​​ongoing or new ​​project; ​ ​ ➢ The ​​proposals will ​​be assessed and ​​scored ​​according to a ​​scoring grid; ​ ​ ➢ An ​​additional ​​score will also ​​be attributed ​​for innovativeness,​​ including ​​social ​​entrepreneurship ​​and the use of ​​new technologies.​​  ​ ➢ Projects ​​already ​​receiving funds ​​from the Swiss ​​Agency for ​​Development and ​​Cooperation (​​SDC) are not ​​admissible. ​ ​  If you ​​are interested ​​to discuss ​​further for a ​​collaboration ​​feel free to ​​message me here ​​or at ​​konstantinapyrgaki​@​gmail.com ​  .  

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  1. Hello, am Levi Kalitsilo a WASH specialist for an NGO in Malawi.

    Write me on levikalitsi@gmail.com 

  2. Dear Konstantina. I would love to explore collaboration in responding to the call. I am a co-founder of Word Student Community for Sustainable Development (WSCSD), an NGO that has implemented water access and conservation projects in Kenya. More information on the projects can be found at http://nyakongo2030.wscsd.org/nyakongo-biosand-filters/ and http://www.wscsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Adopt-a-River-Initiative-Project-Document-13.05.2015.pdf . You can drop me an email at nickson@nikogreen.com or nickson.otieno@wscsd.org.