Deadline: 31-Oct-21
The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) is pleased to announce the Philippine Water Challenge to generate promising innovations, support improvements and promote scale-up of application of such innovations.
The PhlWC is inspired by the World Water Challenge (WWC), an international contest for water solutions that started as a follow-up activity to the 7th World Water Forum in 2015. The WWC has since been held annually as part of the Korea International Water Week.
Innovations have been shown to help address real-world problems, and the continuing challenge to safe water and safely managed sanitation facilities is one such problem that can benefit from new ideas and tools.
Aims
The Philippine Water Challenge (PhlWC) is an annual competition that aims to:
- Identify innovative solutions that may include technologies, processes, and systems that will benefit both water service providers and users;
- Identify community demonstration projects that can contribute to improved access to water and sanitation among water-stressed communities; and
- Promote cross-sectoral collaboration to address water and sanitation-related challenges in these communities.
Challenge Themes
The PhlWC responds to two Challenge Themes that represent the two of the most pressing problems faced by both WSPs and water users. These are:
- Solutions for Effective and Efficient Water Supply Management: Your solutions for water users or consumers could focus on effective and efficient methods or technologies for water consumption. These solutions may include water saving devices, water filtration technologies, and others means to use less water for accomplishing tasks.
- Solutions for Community Access to Safe Sanitation Facilities: Through the Philippine Water Challenge, you can contribute solutions to bringing them closer to providing more households access to safely managed sanitation services and protecting the environment.
Prize Information
The PhlWC will be awarding five winning solutions:
- One Overall Grand Prize solution will receive Php 250,000 in cash as partnership fund; a Php 250,000-worth incubation package; and, an opportunity to pitch their solutions to other investors as part of the networking package.
- Two First Prize solutions for each category which will receive Php 150,000 in cash as partnership fund; 10 mentorship sessions to further improve and market the solution; and an opportunity to pitch their solutions to other investors as part of the networking package.
- Two Second Prize solutions for each category which will receive Php 100,000 in cash as partnership fund; and, five mentorship sessions to further improve and market the solution.
What solutions is PDRF looking for?
Entries may be technology or non-technology solutions in nature and may be a single solution or combination of solutions:
- Appropriate technologies / solutions (apps, financial models, process models, or tangible innovations such as equipment, tools, devices)
- Community demonstration projects contributing to improved access to water and sanitation among water-stressed communities
- Entries must have proof of concept, meaning they have been piloted for at least 6 months
- Inclusiveness potential: responsive to the needs of marginalized groups (such as low-income households, women, indigenous peoples and persons with disabilities); and encourages involvement of communities or relevant sectors
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups/organizations such as LGUs, water utilities, NGOs, academic institutions, barangays, peoples organizations, cooperatives, social enterprises or foundations
- Individuals above 18 years old of age regardless of profession
- Large water utilities are ineligible to participate
For more information, visit https://www.pdrf.org/philippinewaterchallenge/