WAFA is looking for a coordinator for research and applications. You will coordinate, with the management team and program office, the team who works with applications, preparing the application forms, taking care of entries, checking and validating them and ranking...
WAFA is looking for a team members for research and applications. You will work with applications, preparing the application forms, taking care of entries, checking and validating them and ranking entries to be given to the selection committee. You will also work with...
A Double Challenge Mr. Ramesh Kumar Nibhoria is concerned with three major problems in rural India. First, fossil fuels in kitchens and small industries cause a number of environmental and health problems. Second, they emit high levels of CO2. Burning post-harvest...
Quick facts Where in the world? • XXXXX How did it start? • XXXXXX How were they suffering? • XXXXX What did they do? • XXXXXX How did it turn out? • XXXXXXXX Ulaanbaatar city of Mongolia is one of the most polluted places in the world. Its...
Quick facts Where in the world? XXXXX How did it start? XXXXXX How were they suffering? XXXXX What did they do? XXXXXX How did it turn out? XXXXXXXX Burying, burning or storing waste are common methods. They haven’t totally proven effective as waste...
SEANET was a WAFA finalist in 2014. Their project has been operating in Kenya since 2001, with the aim of creating a better learning environment both practically and digitally. THE PROJECT IN ACTION Food and water insecurity has often been an issue for sub-Saharan...
El problema Las inundaciones son un problema recurrente en Uttar Pradesh, India. Cada año durante la época de lluvias, las lluvias torrenciales, tifones y la rotura de represas a menudo causan emergencias humanitarias; destruyendo casas, arrastrando tierra e...
The Problem Water is a chronic issue in Chiapas State, particularly among the indigenous Maya communities. Periodic drought impedes agriculture, threatening the livelihood of millions. The consequent need to fetch water from long distances prevents women from...
The problem In China, tobacco cultivation has posed a dilemma. On one hand, it has fueled a multi-billion dollar industry, employing over 20 million farmers and providing major revenue to the government. On the other hand, one million people die in China annually from...
There are not many missions more worthwhile than ensuring a steady food supply for a poorly-nourished community. As a WAFA Award shortlisted project in 2016, The Organic Agriculture Centre of Kenya (OACK) has been pursuing this goal by helping locals to be innovative...