As part of World AMR Awareness Week, The Trinity Challenge charity has announced the winners of its antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Youth Seed Funding Competition.
The competition is a global initiative that empowers youth-led organisations and youth leaders to address one of the world’s most pressing public health challenges, the antibiotic emergency.
The Trinity Challenge charity supports the creation of data-driven solutions to help protect against global health threats.
In the competition, young people worked collaboratively to develop WASH campaigns that would raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance and help mitigate the problem in their area by engaging and educating children, young people, schools and families.
It drew numerous innovative proposals, with 97 applications from 46 countries representing six regions globally. A panel of expert judges selected 7 winning teams to receive over £51,000 in seed funding for projects in Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Nigeria and Uganda.
The Trinity Challenge will support the following projects:
Bridging Traditions: Co-designing a ‘One Health’ Campaign with Indian Tribal School Children by Integrating Eastern and Western Medicine Philosophies, working with the Society for Socio-Economic and Ecological Development (SEED) in India
Handwashing Heroes, working with the University of Cuenca and JE Latin America across Ecuador and Guatemala
JE-RAM Rural Communities, working with the University of Cuenca and JE Latin America across Ecuador and Guatemala
WASH Away Antimicrobial Resistance, working with the Public Health Research Society in Nepal
WASH Champions, at the Makerere University Antimicrobial Resistance Club in Uganda
WASH Heroes: Kids in Action, working with the Infectious Disease Doctors’ Society in Kazakhstan.
WASH off AMR, working with the One Health and Development Initiative in Nigeria
Each winning team will receive their grant and coaching support to implement their projects.
“We are excited to see how these campaigns will contribute to the global fight against antimicrobial resistance. I believe there is a central role for the perspective and contribution of young leaders and youth-led organisations in driving meaningful change,” said Dame Sally Davies, Chair and Founder of the Trinity Challenge.
The Trinity Challenge believes that empowering young people to take action is a key step in ensuring a healthier future for all. These projects help build awareness, drive solutions, and inspire communities worldwide.
For more information on the Trinity Challenge and the Youth Seed Funding Competition, please visit www.thetrinitychallenge.org