2018 WED celebration story in conjuction with Wetskills!

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2018 WED celebration story in conjuction with Wetskills!
by Rosa Domingos \| 28-06-2018 23:27 0
From the 15th to the 27th of June 2018, the Wetskills competition/programme was underway. What is ?Wetskills? you ask? Well, Wetskills Challenge is a programme held in a numbers of counties ( the next host of Wetskills 2019 is Lesotho!), it is a two-week pressure-cooker Challenge for students and young professionals with a passion for water (and pollution based problems)from all over the world. They meet in a country and work in transdisciplinary and transcultural teams at water-related topics. The main challenge is to develop as a team your own innovative and out-of-the-box solution for water challenges in a changing world. Wetskills logo(www.wetskills.com) I was one out of the many that was selected to participate. Our solution was linked to a problem with regards to the South Africa-Lesotho-Namibia-Botswana Orange-Senque Basin and the fact that the precious Water Tower of Southern Africa?s (also known as Lesotho) wetlands were degrading and unless anything is done, the other countries involved including Lesotho would suffer from not getting quality and quantity based water. Left: Ms. Lieke (participant), middle: Mr. Fanana (Lesotho case onwer), right: Mr. Henk (Dutch Water Ambassador) Our solutions included short term and long solutions where we involve the local farmers and youth because. firstly, the farmers are in close proximity to the degraded site and secondly the youth may aid in further protecting the land because the are the future. From right to Left: Susan.D; Lwamkele.S; Reza. N; Nthabiseng. Nooe and Rosa.D. On another positive note, The Minister of water and Sanitation of South Africa came to personally see out poster and was eager to even fund the project that my teammates and I set up! Not just that, But the EU in Lesotho and the Water Authorities form the Netherlands were incredibly interested in helping with funding to start a pilot phase for the project! My teammates and the poster of our case study in the background. The Lesotho ?Living Wetlands? case study. I was super excited to have something that is relevant to gain audience and actually help a dying environment in Lesotho. WED-2018 celebrated in style! We enjoyed World Environment Day (WED) at the WISA conference (Water Institute of Southern Africa) where fellow Dutch, Iranian, Basotho, Zimbabwean and South African participants, who are not my friends, helped promote WED with me in grand style! WISA Gala Event! It does not take such a large platform such as WISA to promote WED, It starts with YOU! You make the movement, the revolution that our environment needs to be protected and conserved. WED 2018! All the major contributors to the event who have now turned out to be my friends! It starts with me and you! #WED2018#Wetskills2018#WISA2018!

Dormant user Rosa Domingos

13 Comments

Horticulturist Susmita says :
Greetings rosa
I hope you are doing well

Thank you so much for this report
Keep writing

Green cheers
Regards
Sus
Posted 15-03-2020 16:35

Rosa Domingos says :
Hi Bam! Thank you for your warm comment, indeed it is one interesting competition that I think many should know and further more participate.

Thank you!
Posted 26-07-2018 17:17

Bam Azores says :
Hi Rosa! This is an interesting event and a wonderful chance for you to share learnings with other young people. Keep up the good work.
Posted 26-07-2018 01:27

Rosa Domingos says :
Hi Aaditya! Thank you for you encouraging and heart felt comment! Truely it does start you and I. And thankfully the event allowed me to broadcast this project!

Many thanks!

Posted 02-07-2018 16:49

Aaditya Singh

Aaditya Singh says :
Great report, Rosa- as always. I look forward to your reports as they are meaningful and sincere. Thanks for introducing me to another new campaign- The Wetskills Challenge.
Your report and your work is inspiring for junior members like me. As you rightly said in your report- It starts with YOU!
I am sure you are off on a successful path after a great start. All the best with your efforts...

Posted 01-07-2018 14:07

Rosa Domingos says :
Hi Gyeongrin!

Thank you! And it is really true what you say about these individuals, they really put their time and effort in these projects and events to make it work and to improve the perception of the environment to the many who are ignorant.

Many thanks too!
Posted 30-06-2018 15:43

Rosa Domingos says :
Hi Joon!
Yes, it truely brought out the most happiest reactions. With regrads to your question: I liked hearing the campaign/country(The Netherlands) video of having an app that shows best management practices (or BMPs) in real time all around the world. Not only that, but anyone with the most environmentally friendly practice could register and put up their ideas for the world to see!

It was an exciting idea! I liked so much that I approached the team so that they could help me update the project that my team is leading!

Many thanks!
Posted 30-06-2018 15:40

Rosa Domingos says :
Hey Bharat!

You're welcome!
Posted 30-06-2018 15:30

Gyeongrin mentor says :
Hello Rosa. Your reports are always very encouraging and inspiring!
The words in your report sincerely shows how much joy and learning you had in the Wetskills Challenge program. The reminder that these great organizational work is also started from individuals really makes us to endeavor more on environmental issues!
Thanks for sharing :)
Posted 30-06-2018 13:22

Joon Ho Mentor says :
Hello Rosa, you look so happy and enthusiastic about what you had learned from WED celebrating for Wetskill Challenge campaigns!
Thanks for sharing your priceless experience.
As for citation and for more stories, just one question to ask : which country or campaign was your best one to hear?!
Tell us more about this! :)
Posted 30-06-2018 12:48