Document from the 7th Africa Water Week, held in Libreville, Gabon, 29 October – 2 November 2018

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Session: Promoting Youth Engagement in Water Governance through Youth-led research and innovations

iWASH Africa

• Youth-led water and sanitation initiative inGhana

• Designed an integrated andenvironmentally-friendly approach tosolving water and sanitation challenges inrural communities

• Raise awareness on best practices inwater sanitation and hygiene

• Research on pertinent issues affecting thewater industry in Ghana

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Yvette Ishimwe, 22 years old, RwandaIriba Clean Water Delivery

Builds rural water kiosks and sells water filters in cities

Shadrack Guusu,, NigeriaRepairs broken boreholes and creates water committees to manage them

Alice Ndagire, UgandaKabuyonjo

Builds public toilets in slums and refugee camps

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How can policy makers support youth-led solutions?

• TRAINING: Capacity building workshops should beorganised for young innovators and researchers on how tocreate social businesses with their findings

• MENTORSHIP: Intergenerational knowledge transfershould be promoted so that young people receiveguidance from senior experts

• FUNDING: There should be grants for young people toimplement their water/sanitation projects

• POSSIBLE SUPPORTERS: AMCOW, AfWA, AfDB, Reach forChange Africa, African Union, Ghana Water CompanyLimited, Safe Water Network, Water Satellite Network,Kumasi Hive.

Governments, industries and academia should work together to create the enabling conditions for young people to become water entrepreneurs.

Governments should be able to partner with youth initiatives in their countries to carry out water and sanitation services

It works!Young Water Solutions provides this support to its 19 Fellows, who are implementing solutions for 20K people in their communities

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Thank you!Jacob Amengor

jacobamengor@gmail.com

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