Grassroots organizations in developing countries are invited to apply for the 3rd Kyoto World Water Grand Prize. The Kyoto City and World Water Council are organizing this award which will be given on the occasion of the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France in March 2012.
The Prize aims to honour a distinguished organization whose long term and continual activities work towards the welfare of all citizens by addressing critical water issues at the grassroots level in their communities and regions.
Grassroots-level activities that are implemented in practical and tangible ways, the projects that have a tangible effect that improves the water situation will be considered in priority. These activities may include (but are not limited to) projects (actual implementation), awareness-raising campaigns, and promotion of participatory process, on water related issues such as water supply and sanitation, water-related diseases, irrigation, drainage, dams, river and lake basins, wetlands, groundwater, poverty, gender and/or ethnic equity, capacity building, community participation, poverty reduction.
Selection procedure: August to October 2011
- The 1st screening process: Screening the eligible applications
- The 2nd screening process: Evaluating the applications
- The 3rd screening process: Selecting top 30 by the secretariat with WWC
- The 4th screening process: Selecting top 10 by the secretariat with WWC
- The final screening process: Selecting one organization by the 3rd Kyoto World Water Grand Prize Committee
A duly filled in application form A, B and C must be submitted to the Secretariat of the 3rd Kyoto World Water Grand Prize (c/o: Japan Water Forum) by e-mail.
The extended deadline to submit applications is 15 August 2011. For more information, visit this link.
