Young Water Fellowship 2021

The YWF Uganda 2021 empowers early-stage young entrepreneurs to validate and launch social businesses that tackle water, sanitation & hygiene issues at the community level. The selected young entrepreneurs are provided with a holistic package of financial and technical support, including: training, coaching and mentorship, opportunities for seed funding and networking. By launching their social businesses, these young entrepreneurs contribute to universal access to safe water and sanitation.

• Table of Content
• About Young Water Fellowship
• YWF Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of YWF Fellowship
• Requirements for YWF Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

YWF Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of YWF Fellowship

Throughout the incubation phase of the programme (October 2021-September 2022), the selected Young Water Fellows will benefit from:

• Two one-week boot camps providing start-up training in the WASH sector.
• Coaching and mentoring support
• Support in developing networks in the
• entrepreneurship and WASH sectors
• The opportunity to apply for a seed funding of up to 5,000 to develop a pilot project of their social enterprises during 6 months and validate their impact

Requirements for YWF Fellowship Qualification

• Be 18 to 35 years old at the time of the application
• Be founder or cofounder of the initiative
  Be a Ugandan citizen and resident
• Have an initiative that addresses a water supply/sanitation/hygiene/waste management/water management issue and be willing to turn it into a social business. The initiative should be at an early stage (within the first 2 years) and ready to be piloted.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

To apply to the Fellowship and get a chance to receive a one-year business support, you have to fill in an online form. Head over to the application page to get all the necessary information.

For more details, visit YWF website.