UNLEASH is a global initiative that brings together young leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. UNLEASH brings together 1,000 young people from across the world for an annual innovation lab, organizes local hacks and supports ongoing capacity building and solution implementation. UNLEASH’s other key activities include UNLEASH Hacks, UNLEASH Storytellers and UNLEASH+ accelerator programs. UNLEASH has been recognized as one of the world’s most influential sustainability brands, having engaged 4,000 talents from 160 countries and facilitated the development of 600 SDG solutions with +300 partners. Since 2017, UNLEASH has run three annual Innovation Labs in Denmark, Singapore and China.
UNLEASH Hacks are localized, scalable and cost-efficient innovation processes designed to address sustainability challenges in specific contexts around the world. By leveraging the community and methodology of the UNLEASH Innovation Lab, they are built on robust foundations and can be adapted to local needs over a collaborative 2-day process. The UNLEASH Mongolia Hack 2021 theme focuses on advocating for the creation of sustainable digital and technological solutions to address air pollution in Ulaanbaatar for a healthy future generation. Ulaanbaatar is one of the world’s most polluted capitals. Ulaanbaatar’s ger districts are home to about two-thirds of the capital’s population, where fossil fuels are burned, resulting in over 60 percent of the city’s overall air pollution.
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UNLEASH Hacks Mongolia Air Pollution Sub-themes
- Air pollution monitoring
- Indoor air quality
- Ger district air pollution /Ger district – a form of a residential district in Mongolian settlements/
- Communication & advocacy on air pollution
- Vehicle pollution
UNLEASH Hacks Mongolia is co-hosted by Breathe Mongolia and supported by the United Nations Youth Advisory Panel, Industrial Development and Innovation Agency of the Capital City and National Air Pollution Agency in Mongolia. The project is funded by the European Union to Mongolia under the “All for YOUth, YOUth for all” project.
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The teams with the most promising solutions will receive funding to grow their ideas further.
- 1st team: 4,000,000MNT
- 2nd team: 2,000,000MNT
- 3rd team: 1,000,000MNT
Eligibilities
- 20 – 35 years old youth
- Passion and commitment to development challenges/SDGs and air pollution
- A creative and innovative mindset
- Critical and analytical thinking
- Appropriate development potential/potential to benefit from UNLEASH Hacks
- Adequate English proficiency
Application Process
- For individual applicants:
- The individual applicants will be allocated into teams by the UNLEASH Hacks Organizing Team. As a principle, we are looking for a diverse pool of participants that come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, and bring a variety of skills/expertise relevant to the UNLEASH Hack.
- For team applicants:
- The team should consist of 3 – 6 members
- Each team member must fill the application form and state the team’s name clearly
Application Deadline: June 16, 2021
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