CALL FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AFRICA: 2023 #WATERACTION AWARDS

[LMGlobal.Org] The Water Action Awards project is designed, specifically for high school students based in the Continent of Africa, and dedicated to the United Nations 2023 Water Conference to be held at the UN Head Quarters in New York City on March 22-24, 2023. This project is dedicated, in particular, in support of the Interactive Theme#5 of the upcoming #UN2023WaterConference, which is: 

Water Action Decade: accelerate the implementation of objectives

The 2023 #WaterAction Awards EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, GUIDELINES & CHECKLIST

Entry Notes: #WaterActionAwards is a new component of the 2023 J.U.C. Awards that is in line with its Guidelines.
In this special new component of the J.U.C. Awards on #WaterAction, there are two main differences versus the 2023 J.U.C. Awards such as:

1. Water Action Awards, dedicated theme category invites all high school students based in Africa to submit their Water Action ideas and commitments under one of the two below categories:
   a. WRITING
   b. MEDIA
   
2. Since #WaterAction Awards are newly developed, which also has two stage new deadlines for this particular project.
   1st Deadline is: March 20, 2023
   2nd and final deadline is: April 5, 2023
   Please kindly note: The initial 2023 J.U.C. Awards deadline is CLOSED.
   
   

Executive Summary (Pdf)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE 2023 WATER ACTION AWARDS

• WRITING: Essay, Article, Interview and Water  Action inspirational short story (1200-1300 words)
• MEDIA: Video (3-7 minutes + 250-300 words complimentary text)

ELIGIBILITY AND TARGET GROUP

1. High Schools students and (including drop outs) from 14-20 years old (Consent form signed by Family or Guardian or School is a mandatory).
2. Local Organizations in Africa who can guide and bring eligible students will be credited as the CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS
3. Each participant must present Abstract (200 words) along with a portrait photo and 100-150 words bio

THEMES
(Ideas, Visions, Solutions and Commitments by Students for the #WaterActionDecade*):

1. #WaterForestryClimateChange | #StopConstantForestFires |. #ForestryForGroundwater #StopClimateEngineering |. #StopDeforestation
2. #MilitaryAccountabilityOnWater | #GameChanger
3. #GrayWaterIsAMust | #GreenWater
4. #WasteProcessorForOurPlanet | #StopPlasticPollution
5. #WaterForALL | #WaterForLife | #DevelopmentNotAgainstPeopleWill
6. #WaterForInspiration | #WaterInArts | #WaterInPoetry | #WaterForPeace
7. #WaterAwareness #WaterConscience

– Each submitter also may add his/her own sub #WaterAction theme to the proposed ones.
For description of each above suggested group of sub #WaterAction themes, please visit the following page:
What is Your Commitment to the #WaterActionDecade?
Seven core #WaterAction ideas toward contributing in #WaterAwareness and #WaterConscience

DEFINITION OF AWARDS:
1^st Place – $300 | 2^nd Place – $200 | 3^rd Place – $100

– All eligible submissions will be posted to the LMGlobal.Org website follow by the below April 5 , 2023 deadline.

TIMELINE & DEADLINE

• Abstract (200 words) along with a portrait photo and bio (100-130 words) submission Deadline by MARCH 20, 2023
  
• Full submission (including full paper or media project along with the Consent Form) by APRIL 5, 2023
  
• Eligible papers / media projects will be posted and announced by May 29, 2023.
  
• Awards ceremony will schedule to be held  in  New  York  City  in June 2023 (its date to be determined.)
  
• Submission language: English
  
  INQUIRY AND SUBMISSIONS: Email to your submission package along with the CONSENT Form and/or Inquiries to: JUCAwards@lightmillennium.org| JUCAwards@LMGlobal.Org
  
• Coordinator of the Project: Mr. Lyonga Jervis, For  Africa – lyongajervis(at)lmglobal.org
  
  Executive Summary (Pdf)
  
  Related Links:
  1. What is Your Commitment to the #WaterActionDecade?
  Seven core #WaterAction ideas toward contributing in #WaterAwareness and #WaterConscience
  2. UN Water Action Decade (2018 – 2028)
  3.  The 2021 J.U.C. Awards Presented: The Winners Are…
  4. The initial Guidelines of the 2023 J.U.C. Awards
  
  
  
• Hashtags: #WaterAction | #WaterActionDecade | #UN2023WaterConference | Water2023 | #SDG6 | #SDG15 | #JUCAwards2023 | #LMGlobalOrg | #lightmillennium | #UNWithCivilSociety
  
  @2023 #WaterAction Award is a SPECIAL Project for High School Students in the Continent of Africa by The Light Millennium – A Charitable Global Human Advancement Organization–Status#501(c)3 – Formed in New York, 2001.
  
• Posted on: February 20, 2023