Apply Now: InfoNile Environmental Youth Activism Training Program 2024

InfoNile invites applications from youth activists from the Nile Basin countries (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Egypt, South Sudan and Sudan) for an activists training program.

This program is in partnership with IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, with funding from JRS Biodiversity Foundation and IHE Delft’s Water and Development Partnership Programme and will be running for its second cohort this year,2024. The activists program seeks to enhance science communication among youth activists by equipping them with skills to effectively communicate and amplify stories around critical water issues. This includes addressing the widespread contamination that affects lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater, leading to the severe degradation of aquatic ecosystems and exacerbating water scarcity. The result is not only the destruction of vital aquatic habitats but also the increased difficulty in accessing clean and safe water, which is crucial for both human survival and environmental health. 

Through this program, we aim to empower activists to highlight these pressing challenges and drive meaningful action towards sustainable water management and conservation.

• Table of Content
• About InfoNile
• Environmental Youth Activism Training Program
• Aim and Benefits of Environmental Youth Activism Training Program
• Requirements for Environmental Youth Activism Training Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Environmental Youth Activism Training Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About InfoNile

The Nile River, the world’s longest river, winds through 11 countries in Africa and is crucial to many of these nations’ economies, diplomacy and wellbeing. The river is also a world biodiversity hotspot and the backbone to many of Africa’s fragile ecosystems. Today, it is under new and evolving threats: climate change, population and economic growth, transboundary hydropolitics, and the building of large-scale dams that threaten to reduce water availability for countries highly dependent on the Nile’s waters – just to name a few.... read more... continue reading

Environmental Youth Activism Training Program

Aim and Benefits of Environmental Youth Activism Training Program

Applicants will benefit the following:

• Gain essential skills in science communication, focusing on water-related issues.
• Learn to craft impactful messages and use digital tools to amplify critical water challenges.
• Build media relationships and plan strategic campaigns to raise awareness and drive action.
• Collaborate with an InfoNile journalist to develop water-related campaigns.
• Eligible for small grants and mentorship for outstanding campaign proposals based on innovation and impact.

Requirements for Environmental Youth Activism Training Program Qualification

• The Activist training program is open to all youth activists in the Nile Basin countries, with a special focus on activists interested in addressing water issues.
• Applicants must have access to the internet or a smartphone, be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English, and reside in the Nile Basin during the training and campaign periods.
• Applicants should be enthusiastic about engaging on social media, as the content produced from their campaigns will be shared and promoted across platforms. Active participation in pushing this content forward is essential.
• Candidates should be able to fully engage in all scheduled sessions and activities.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Environmental Youth Activism Training Program

Selection Criteria 

Applicants will be evaluated and selected against the following criteria;

• Demonstrated a record of community mobilization and collaboration to mitigate water issues 
• Commitment and preparedness to build a good relationship with community authorities and collaborate with stakeholders including journalists, researchers and policy makers.
• Demonstrate commitment to collaborate with journalists to work and conduct water activism either within your local community or on a cross-border water challenge within the Nile Basin countries 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit InfoNile website.