One Young World, a global forum for young leaders, is inviting applications for its Lead2030 Challenges, which are aimed at identifying and supporting solutions to various global problems captured by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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There are eight challenges in total (six of which are still open), each one representing an SDG. Applicants are expected to enter for one of them if they are currently working on a solution that relates to it. Winners will receive $50,000 to support their SDG solutions.
The Lead2030 Challenges is powered by some of the world’s leading businesses, including Reckitt, AstraZeneca, Roche, Deloitte, Novartis, and AB InBev.
The Challenge Areas
- Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 2 (supported by Reckitt): How to end hunger by 2030
- Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 3 (supported by AstraZeneca): Tackling the impact of air pollution on the health and wellbeing of young people
- Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 3 (supported by Roche): How can we ensure equity for all UK cancer patients?
- Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 4 (supported by Deloitte): How can we prepare 100 futures for a world of opportunity?
- Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6 (supported by Reckitt): How do we achieve universal access to equitable sanitation and hygiene by 2030?
- Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 13 (supported by Deloitte): How do we empower individuals to address and prepare for a changing climate?
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Benefits
- Winners in each challenge area receive $50,000 to support their SDG-related solution
- They will get 12 months of mentorship from the partner organization which supports the SDG-focused challenge they entered for. This mentorship will cover areas such as business strategy, best practices for data collection, monitoring and evaluation, and product design
Eligibility
Organizations entering for the Lead2030 Challenges should meet the following criteria:
- Their solution should be aligned with the specific challenge they are entering for
- Founders should be between age 18 and 30 years
- Their product or service should already be in the market, or ready to go to the market
- their solutions should have a positive social impact, e.g. employ people, help members of their community acquire skills, etc.
- These impacts must be measurable
- Impacts should be scalable
The deadline for applications is Thursday, 23 September 2021.
To find out more about the One Young World Lead2030 Challenges, click here.
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