About

Who Can Participate

• High school learners (grade 9-10) or from similar institutions
• individuals or group members can be from the same or different schools
• Not older than 20 years
• Who are innovative and passionate about water and the environment,
• Who have a special interest in the sciences and technology

What Should Learners Do

• Identify problems related to water and sanitation in their school or community e.g. water wastage, pollution of water sources (wells, rivers etc) water borne diseases, invasive alien plants etc
• Take action (initiate a project, do research and recommend solutions that will solve the identified problem)

Categories

• Awareness category: is a research project on the identified problem, take action, recommend the solutions
• Invention category: is a research project on the identified problem, take action, develop a technical model or invention that can be used to solve the problem identified

Support To Learners

Upon receipt of registration form from the learners the DWS and its partners will

• support the learners in the development of their projects
• provide learners with information which can be used for reference

Prizes

Nationally

1st prize

• Bursary From the Department of Water and Sanitation (For careers in the water sector)
• Ticket to Stockholm, Sweden to participate in the Stockholm Youth Water Prize
• Subsistence allowance of R2 000 for Sweden.
• Cash Prize R 9000.

2nd prize (to the value of R7 000)

3rd prize (to the value of R5 500)