Award: 6th Jena Children's and Youth Environmental Prize

Together with Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck, the city of Jena is awarding the 6th Children & Youth Environmental Prize. This year it is about a special substance. One that is both a foodstuff and a means of transportation, but also a habitat and a solvent: water.

Under the motto "Water is valuable", the aim is to draw attention to the enormous importance of water for nature and people.

Content of the competition

The prize encourages children and young people to engage with the topic of water and how to deal with it - and to become active with projects.

A few suggestions :

• Do you know where your water comes from - before it comes out of the tap? Where does it go when it runs into the sink? Go on a search and find out.
• Have you ever thought about how much water is in a cell phone, a T-shirt or your lunch? This refers to the amount of water used to manufacture products and food (keyword: virtual water).
• Where do you use a lot of water (directly or indirectly) and can you save water? Should we save water at all or do we have enough water in Germany?
• Water as a habitat: What observations have you made at a river, stream, lake or pond? What animals and plants are there? What is the water quality of our bodies of water like?
• Last summer showed us that rivers can dry up and groundwater levels can fall. Have you seen dried-up waters in Jena? What happened there?

Participation

The competition is aimed at children and young people living in Jena. Individuals as well as groups, initiatives, clubs, school classes and kindergarten groups can take part. In the case of group projects, the organization must be based in the city of Jena. Support from adults is permitted.

The application is made informally with a description of the project or activity carried out.

The following information is required

• Brief project description,
• Number of participants,
• age of the children or class level,
• full address of the applicant and at least one contact person for queries.

Evaluation criteria

• Active action to improve the environmental situation
• Intensive personal involvement with the topic
• Sustainability of the project (effect on environmental awareness, role model character)
• Presentation of the project (clarity, creativity)

Prize money

The Jena Children's & Youth Environmental Award comprises a total sum of € 2,500 and can be divided among several prize winners. The prize is sponsored by Stadtwerke Energie Jena-Pößneck and the city of Jena. The award ceremony will take place as part of the Environment Day // Your Day in Paradise on May 13, 2023.

Application and closing date

Please send applications to this address:

City of Jena
Environmental Protection Department
Am Anger 26
07743 Jena

or by e-mail to umweltschutz@jena.de.(link sends email)

The closing date for entries is 19.04.2023.