Our Impact
Wavemakers United inspires youth to take action on water. We do this in three ways:Â
- By raising awareness through education and sports. Our goal is to give 1 million youngsters a year a guest lecture on water
- By promoting global collaboration through our capacity-building programÂ
- And by supporting new student-initiated innovations
The Succes of the Gamechanger Challenge
The UN2023 Gamechanger challenge was a great success, during which 200 universities around the world joined. Over a thousand students from 62 different nationalities worked on innovative ideas, offered guest lectures to their local community, and contributed to solving the global water challenges.
'Wavemakers United is a global impact community with a passion for water innovation'
Water challenges affect us all: our safety, our health, and our future. The solution: new talent with innovative ideas and out-of-the-box perspectives to strengthen all organizations involved.Â
Wavemakers United is a community of students, young professionals, and athletes with a passion for water. As a youth organization we focus on local challenges while having a global reach. Our aim is to contribute to the UN SDGs and involve as many youngsters as possible.
Recent highlights:
Events highlights of 2024!
We are beyond proud we were able to represent Wavemakers United during many international events. The most memorable ones are the 2nd and 3rd ‘Future Is Now’ events!
Waves making Waves in 2024!
We are beyond proud of the youth led local consortia, a.k.a. ‘Waves’ that are currently successfully running in various countries. We would like to reflect on their achievements and highlight their success.
Ambassadors in the spotlight!
What a year has it been for our Wavemaker ambassadors! Let’s take a moment to appreciate their ambassadorship and recognize their outstanding achievements.
Winner of the UN2023Gamechanger Challenge Meinke van Oenen becomes Climate Mayor!
After winning the challenge last year Meinke also became ‘Climate Mayor’ of the city of Hengelo in The Netherlands.
The gamechanger challenge will be back!
A new challenge is on the way! Wavemakers United and IHE Institute for water education Delft organized the UN2023 Gamechanger Challenge towards the UN2023 Water Conference. The project successfully involved 200 student teams from 62 different countries resulting in 5 finalists presenting their idea during the New York Water Week. Â
The journey of water innovation has only just begun! The official start of the Challenge will be during the Olympic summer of 2024 in Paris but you can already sign up as: case owner, jury member, ambassador and coach! Learn more on how to get involved!
The gamechanger challenge will be back!
A new challenge is on the way! Wavemakers United and IHE Institute for water education Delft organized the UN2023 Gamechanger Challenge towards the UN2023 Water Conference. The project successfully involved 200 student teams from 62 different countries resulting in 5 finalists presenting their idea during the New York Water Week. Â
The journey of water innovation has only just begun! The official start of the Challenge will be during the Olympic summer of 2024 in Paris but you can already sign up as: case owner, jury member, ambassador and coach! Learn more on how to get involved!
Ambassadors
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Events
Wavemakers United attends both local and global events to showcase the positive energy of our community. Check out below at which events we will inspire you next!
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