The Global Solutions Call for Applications: Initiative presents the “Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards”
The Global Solutions Initiative “Young Global Changers Recoupling Awards” aims to identify, recognize, and reward young changemakers from all over the world who contribute actively towards a better alignment – a “recoupling” – of economic prosperity with environmental sustainability and the needs and demands of societies, communities, and individuals.
The award seeks to recognize concrete practices and impactful youth-led projects and initiatives that drive change on the ground, while also serving as examples and inspiration beyond their immediate impact. Projects can be social enterprises as well as youth-led nonprofit initiatives.
The awards offers the chance to join the Young Global Changers Extended Circle, Young Global Changers Community, or the opportunity to receive a full scholarship to join the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin where you can present your project to a jury and global audience!
This year we are looking for social enterprises, non-profit organizations, and other initiatives that are reimagining how business can have a positive impact, how social inequities can be addressed, how environmental crisis can be tackled, and how citizens and civil societies can be empowered.
Award categories
- Reimagine Business: Drive change in business practices for the environment and community.
- Reimagine Social & Climate Action: Combat social and climate issues through innovative projects.
- Reimagine Civic Engagement: Empower citizens and promote transparency in decision-making.
Eligibility of the participants:
- Individuals Only: Only individual people can apply. You cannot apply as an organization, only as its representative
- Leading Role: Participants should have a leading position in the project or initiative they are applying with (This can be the founder, co-founder, project-lead, initiator, or a similar role)
- Strong English
- Age: between the ages of 18 and 35
- Motivation: The applicants should show motivation to become active members of a global network
Eligibility for all projects:
- Recoupling: The project, business, or initiative with which you apply needs to aim at recoupling, i.e., a better alignment of economic or political activities with social well-being and environmental sustainability. This means putting the needs of people and environmental sustainability at the center of economic and/or political activities.
- Organizational Stage: The project or initiative must be beyond the idea stage. It should be currently active and running.
Timelines:
- Oct 31: Application closes
- Jan 7: Top 50 announced
- Jan 31: Finalist announced
- May 5-6 Top 15 at Global Solutions Summit in Berlin
Read more information and apply here.
Application deadline October 31, 2024.
