Achieving distinction by connecting all young water professionals striving for personal and professional evolution
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The Young Water Professionals programme offers practical and effective ways for those interested in a water sector career to follow their interests and gain experience.
Our programme presents opportunities for career development at workshops, technical events, and online initiatives. These activities help you to develop your skills and expand your network of colleagues and associates. We provide opportunities for young professionals to network in social and professional environments. Participants can present their work in a peer to peer learning environment at conferences and forums and can take advantage of a suit of initiatives that support the development of the future workforce in the water sector. Our newsletters will keep you connected with your community. Check out our latest newsflash and subscribe! |
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Message from the Chair - Nora Hanke
May 2016 – Welcome to the 2016-2018 YWP-ZA Committee!
Warmest greetings to our YWP network,
As the new and incumbent national South African Young Water Professionals (YWP-ZA) Chairperson,
I would like to take a moment to answer some of the most pressing question you might have.
To read the rest of the message click HERE
Warmest greetings to our YWP network,
As the new and incumbent national South African Young Water Professionals (YWP-ZA) Chairperson,
I would like to take a moment to answer some of the most pressing question you might have.
To read the rest of the message click HERE
Open letter to the water community on JOBS - now published
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UN-Water has declared the 2016 World Water Day under the theme ‘Water and Jobs’, coordinated by the International Labour Organisation. This issue is extremely important, and indeed central, to us as individuals, youth organisations, networks, and those working with youth in the water sector around the world.
The World Water Day theme will guide many of the discussions within the water sector over the next year. We invited you to contribute to this open letter to the water community to:
The open letter was published in Water & Sanitation. Read it HERE!
You may continue to contribute to this ongoing initiative by Clicking HERE! |
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4th YWP-ZA & 1st African YWP Conference: 16-18 November
Following three very successful conferences in 2010, 2011 and 2013 the 4th YWP-ZA Biennial Conference joined with the 1st African YWP conference, taking place at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.
The conference theme was: STOP TALKING, START DOING! This theme challenged us all to bring our skills and knowledge to the water sector ‘work bench’ in order to implement practical and relevant solutions to shared challenges. It also reminds us all that we need to work together across disciplines, professions, academia and practice to come up with innovative solutions that solve problems and address skills gaps that water and sanitation sectors face all over Africa.
The conference theme was: STOP TALKING, START DOING! This theme challenged us all to bring our skills and knowledge to the water sector ‘work bench’ in order to implement practical and relevant solutions to shared challenges. It also reminds us all that we need to work together across disciplines, professions, academia and practice to come up with innovative solutions that solve problems and address skills gaps that water and sanitation sectors face all over Africa.
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The Imvelisi: Creating Enviropreneurs Bootcamp - a Great Success!
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2015 saw history in the making! The Imvelisi: Creating Enviropreneurs Bootcamp selected 17 passionate, inspiring young people to participate in the July 2015 inaugural training programme in Pretoria.
Imvelisi has a particular focus on upskilling hand-picked participants in terms of the early ideation stages of business development; an appreciation of entrepreneurship as a possible career path; exploring the alignment of their ideas to national and local priorities; learning how to assess market potential; understanding the funding and partnership landscape; networking with entrepreneurs in this space; and developing pitching and presentation skills through a simulated "Dragons Den". Learn more about the programme here. Follow the Environpreneur's progress on twitter: #Imvelisi @YWPZA and @GreenMatterZA. Also Like the YWP-ZA and GreenMatter Facebook pages for more updates and pictures! |
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