Progress report for
Wetskills: Decade of Action
Achievement at a glance
The following part focus on the achievement of Wetskills Foundation in 2023. Find more achievements in previous years on our website: www.wetskills.comIn 2023 Wetskills organized 8 in-person Wetskills editions worldwide:
* South Africa (Ocean Race Stop Over, Cape Town, February)
* Oman (Oman Sustainability Week, Muscat, March)
* USA (UN 2023 Water Conference, New York, March)
* South Africa (#cocreateMYCITY Conference, Durban, May/June)
* Jordan (workshop with Arab Youth Green Voices, Amman, August)
* Mexico (Aquatech, Mexico City, August/September)
* Lesotho (ReNOKA workshop, October)
* The Netherlands (Amsterdam International Water Week, Amsterdam, October/November)
Various Future Water Leaders activities as: development of letter by youth to Delta Commissioner of The Netherlands, Arab Youth Green Voices Cohort II kick-off in Jordan, Celebration of Wetskills, 10 years in Romania ( Bucharest), Future Water Leaders programme of Amsterdam International Water Week (with a Human Capital seminar), Blue Drinks Amsterdam.
WetsNext projects: Soil Erosion Blankets in Lesotho, Water Footprint Compensation in Cape Town (South Africa) and (Salfeet, Palestine), Water Cycle Experience Center on Vlieland Island (The Netherlands)
Challenges faced in implementation
Wetskills Foundation is a semi-volunteering organisation, so sufficient time for the volunteers is a challenge.Wetskills Foundation is a seal-supportive non-profit organisation. Per activity it remains a challenge to create the necessary funding, but no loss in 2023.
Next Steps
Johan OostBeneficiaries
Young Professionals, Students, Youth with passion for water & sustainability
Case owners, organisations with a challenge to find out-of-the-box solutions as: industries, governments, water authorities, utilities, knowledge institutes, NGOs