• Fully Funded

Are you a female student who is concerned about plastic pollution in Nigeria? Do you want to develop creative solutions to address this issue? You should see this! Stand a chance to win exciting prizes while solving environmental issues?

Application is now open for The 2022 PlasticWize Fellowship!

The Plastic Wize Fellowship is a leadership development program focused on empowering young female students across universities and polytechnics in Nigeria to become key sustainability leaders who will lead creative environmental campaigns and projects on their campuses to tackle plastic pollution.

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This project will feature capacity-building training and widespread creative interventions to educate university students inadeptly on how to reduce their plastic footprints (refusing single-use plastic, reducing littering and choosing reusables)

From intensive training to groundbreaking impact, In the first phase, they will train over 100 young women through a virtual insightful bootcamp. Then, we will coach 30 young women further to become their PlasticWize Fellows empowering them to create comprehensive, transformative and creative strategies to mitigate marine plastic pollution engaging at least 30,000 students in major tertiary institutions (universities, polytechnics and college of educations) across Nigeria.

This fellowship is powered by U-recycle Initiative Africa with the support of The Government of Canada and Challenge Works through the Afri-Plastics Challenge.

Nigeria sits among the top 20 counties contributing to marine plastic pollution in the world (World Atlas). Yet from the research it is discovered that About 7 in 10 Nigerian University students have never heard about the term marine plastic pollution or do not know what it is.

Polluted oceans, Choked waterways, unhealthy dumps of waste, poisoning of the food chain, the injustice to the ecosystems and coastal communities- the devastating impact of plastic pollution in Nigeria is rising but sadly, the over-consumption and mismanagement of plastic waste remain unabated.

Previous studies have identified areas with university students as a hotspot for single-use plastic overconsumption, excessive waste generation, and littering. This is a behavior we want to change through our campaign.

U-recycle Initiative Africa is a youth-led non–profit focused on advancing environmental education, circular economy and climate action across Africa. Our projects are focused on enlightening youths to take action against plastic pollution whilst empowering them with knowledge and expertise to create solutions. So far, we have implemented over 36 environmental and youth development projects engaging over 7100 youths across 11 African countries.

Location:

Nigeria

Benefits

  • Comprehensive training and Impactful sessions from exceptional Global Experts.
  • Gain lifelong and life-changing leadership skills and access mentorship from seasoned professionals; a valuable opportunity for emerging environmentalists and sustainability leaders.
  • Access to global and local opportunities and networks that can advance your personal development.
  • Earn CV-worthy experience and global recognition.
  • Gain first-hand experience in developing creative and innovative youth-focused environmental projects.
  • During the fellowship win exciting prizes and incentives including swag items, goodies and gadgets. At the end of the fellowship in January, Stand a Chance to Win a paid vacation trip to a Tourist Resort in Nigeria (T&C Apply)

 

 

 

Eligibilities

To be eligible, you should:

  • Be a female undergraduate (students in polytechnics and state universities are strongly encouraged to apply).
  • Be passionate about the environment and have a basic understanding of plastic pollution.
  • Be willing to dedicate a total of 10 hours spread across a comprehensive Bootcamp.
  • Must be available to implement environmental projects (fully funded by us) at your university.
  • Have access to a laptop & internet connection.
  • Be an innovative individual ready to inspire and mobilize your peers to tackle plastic pollution.
  • Be willing to commit 8-15 hours per month for project implementation during selected weeks at the latter part of the fellowship.
  • Have Good organizational skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Eligible Regions: Nigeria

Application Process

Apply online through the Apply Now link.

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Application Deadline: August 10, 2022

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