Waste Smart Fellowship Grant 2025: Transforming Plastic Waste Management Through Youth Leadership in Nepal

 

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The Green Shift: Circularity of Plastic Waste for Net-Zero Carbon Nepal undertaking—funded by the European Union—is a four-year initiative geared toward accelerating Nepal’s transition in the direction of a round financial system. Implemented throughout Madhesh Province, Lumbini Province, and Bagmati Province via CREASION, Restless Development Nepal, and Youth Innovation Lab (YI-Lab), the undertaking promotes sustainable plastic waste administration via know-how, group engagement, and evidence-based coverage advocacy.

A central part of this initiative is the Waste Smart Fellowship (WSF) Grant, designed to empower younger Nepali professionals to work intently with municipal governments in bettering stable waste administration programs. By mobilizing youth teams, civil society organizations, SMEs, waste staff, girls, and marginalized communities, the undertaking strengthens native, provincial, and federal capacities for inclusive, data-driven waste governance.

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The Green Shift undertaking focuses on:

• Enhancing technology-enabled plastic waste assortment.
• Supporting civil society organizations of waste staff.
• Promoting sustainable product design and packaging.
• Strengthening coverage improvement throughout native, provincial, and federal ranges.
• Advocating for inclusive, evidence-based round financial system insurance policies.

The undertaking’s actions intention to scale back plastic air pollution, uplift marginalized waste employee communities, and foster collaboration between authorities our bodies, youth networks, and the personal sector.

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The Waste Smart Fellowship (WSF) affords a sensible, immersive platform for younger Nepali professionals pursuing careers in:

• Solid waste administration
• Circular/inexperienced financial system
• Environmental sustainability
• Climate change

Fellows are positioned inside municipal governments, the place they acquire direct expertise working with setting, sanitation, waste administration items, IT officers, and elected representatives. Their work begins with assessing native waste administration programs, figuring out gaps, and supporting the creation or enchancment of municipal waste methods.

Fellows additionally play an important function in:

• Collecting and analyzing waste-related knowledge
• Supporting evidence-based policymaking
• Sensitizing officers on plastic waste impacts
• Monitoring undertaking actions together with Climate Smart Schools, youth engagement, and the Tag-Me app

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Bagmati Province

• District: Chitwan
• Municipality: Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality

Madhesh Province

• District: Saptari
• Municipality: Khadak Municipality

Lumbini Province

• District: Rupandehi
• Municipality: Tilottama Municipality

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Seven Months

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To qualify for the Waste Smart Fellowship, candidates should:

• Be a Nepali citizen aged 29 or youthful
• Hold a bachelor’s diploma in Climate Change Studies, Environmental Science/Engineering, Environmental Sustainability and Management, Development Studies, or a associated area
• Preferably be from the undertaking municipality or prepared to relocate
• Have prior data in stable waste administration, round financial system, local weather change, or associated fields
• Be in working with native authorities establishments
• Demonstrate sturdy technical abilities together with:
  • Mobile and net purposes
  • MS Office
  • GIS
  • OpenStreetMap (OSM)
• Possess glorious communication abilities in Nepali and English (native languages are a bonus)
• Exhibit sturdy private character, integrity, teamwork, and cross-cultural collaboration abilities
• Be captivated with GESI (Gender Equality and Social Inclusion) in the context of waste administration
• Be adaptable to difficult work environments

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1. Conduct complete assessments of municipal stable waste administration programs—monetary, infrastructural, technical, and technological.
2. Engage youth teams in waste-related knowledge assortment and advocacy via the undertaking’s cellular application.
3. Perform mapping research protecting waste hotspots, leakage areas, scrap facilities, landfill websites, switch stations, and recycling/plastic industries.
4. Analyze collected knowledge and put together municipal waste motion plan experiences.
5. Support native governments in strengthening their stable waste administration programs.
6. Monitor Climate Smart School actions and youth-led initiatives.
7. Facilitate communication between youth teams and native authorities.
8. Ensure sturdy participation of ladies and marginalized teams in all actions.
9. Document progress, challenges, and classes realized, together with GESI-related impacts.

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Applicants should submit a web-based application containing:

1. Personal Information

• Contact particulars
• Educational {and professional} background
• Passport-size picture (max 2 MB)

2. Written Section

• Motivation Letter (most 300 phrases)
• CV/Resume (PDF, most 2 pages)
• One Recommendation Letter (tutorial most popular)

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1. Fellowship Grant of NPR 350,000 (inclusive of stipend, insurance coverage, journey allowance, and communication prices)
2. Training on plastic waste administration, round financial system, and local weather change
3. Capacity-building workshops and orientations
4. Opportunity to work intently with mayors, CAOs, elected representatives, and technical officers
5. Access to authorities and municipal workshops, trainings, and seminars
6. Official Waste Smart Fellowship Graduation Certificate
7. Potential job placement inside YI-Lab, consortium companions, or associated organizations

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The referee ought to embrace:

1. Duration and context in which they know the applicant
2. Assessment of the applicant’s background, {qualifications}, and achievements
3. Opinion on the applicant’s management qualities and potential
4. Letter written in English or Nepali
5. Ensure well timed submission for add
6. Submit the letter as a Word doc or PDF
7. Include signature, official place, and phone particulars

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For queries concerning the application course of:
Email: fellowship@youthinnovationlab.org

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Deadline: twenty fifth December 2025

Links

For Application guidelines

For Application Form

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