Ulaanbaatar
Mongol Ecology Center opens a call for proposals among high school students
Environment
Mongol Ecology Center, a local nonprofit is accepting
project proposals from 15–18-year-old students for a sustainable
entrepreneurship contest “Teen Solution” which will grant a total of 30 million
MNT to fund selected projects. “Teen Solution” project is being implemented
with a grant from the Australian Embassy in Mongolia for the 50th anniversary
of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Australia and Mongolia. It
is part of the Youth Sustainability Corps (YSC) program, co-funded by the
European Union and Mongol Ecology Center, which aims to empower young people by
educating them about their citizen rights, and by developing their skills to
monitor, collaborate, and advocate for the use of best practices in effectively
managing and utilizing Mongolia’s natural and cultural resources.
The contest will enable high school students not only
identify the issues they face, but also contribute to solving them by
implementing small-scale projects. Experts and mentors will work with selected
teams of students to develop their ideas into sustainable project proposals and
present them to potential sponsors such as local and international businesses,
organizations, and individuals. At least 3 teams will be selected to receive
seed funding to kickstart their projects.
Eligibility requirement:
·
Your team has between 3 and 6 students aged
between 15-18
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Team members can be from different grades,
schools and provinces
·
All your team members are available to
participate in all activities of the project starting from April 2022 through
December 2022
·
Your team members are not from the same family
·
Your project should be completed in a year
·
Your project’s total budget should be no more
than 10 million MNT
·
Your project can have any themes including but
not limited to community development and environmental sustainability
The deadline to accept applications is March 28, 2022. For
more information: https://youthcorps.mn/teen/
