UNDP “Youthس” Storytelling Challenge 2026 for Youth in Egypt – YOA

Deadline: May 7, 2026

Applications are invited for the UNDP “Youthس”. This is a storytelling problem inviting younger folks throughout Egypt to showcase how local weather change seems in their on a regular basis lives and the potential options they see in their surrounding communities.

Using easy codecs similar to brief movies, reels, vlogs, audio tales, or digital visible content material, Youthس creates an area the place youth can really feel seen “س”, share tales grounded in their day by day experiences, and join them to broader environmental realities and native options. It is an area the place youth voices usually are not simply heard, but additionally lead the dialog, encourage consciousness, and spark significant youth‑to‑youth trade. 

The title Youthس blends English and Arabic, reflecting the problem’s cross‑cultural spirit. Youthس is part of the Danish‑Egyptian Dialogue Initiative (DEDI), applied by UNDP Egypt in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

Focus Areas

Participants might submit concepts addressing impacts, challenges, or options associated to one of many following focus areas: 

• Food and agriculture 
• Waste and round economic system 
• Climate change 

Benefits

Selected individuals will obtain: 

• Storytelling capability‑constructing help 
• Time and steering to supply content material 
• Opportunities to showcase their work  
• Possibility to take part in future actions 
• Certificates of participation upon profitable completion of the problem

Eligibility

The problem is open to: 

• Young folks aged 18–35. 
• Residing in any governorate in Egypt. 
• Participants can apply individually.   
• Applicants (if shortlisted) should be capable to decide to (1) finishing the Digital Learning Platform programs and (2) take part and full the net capability constructing periods delivered underneath the competitors. 

Selection Criteria

Ideas will probably be assessed based mostly on: 

• Relevance to the problem’s themes and focus areas. 
• Clarity, power, and originality of the story thought, and its potential to seize the viewers’s consideration and talk the message clearly. 
• Demonstrated consciousness and understanding of the environmental or local weather difficulty being highlighted, whether or not on the group or at a broader degree. 
• Inclusion of constructive options, similar to local people initiatives, revolutionary concepts, or constructive environmental motion associated to the recognized problem. 
• Ability to assist the viewers perceive the environmental points or lived experiences being shared. 
• Ethical storytelling, together with respect for people and communities, and avoiding dangerous, deceptive, discriminatory, or exploitative portrayals.

Application

At this stage, candidates submit an thought and imaginative and prescient solely: no completed content material is required. 

Submissions embrace: 

• Completing the Microsoft Form, outlining the story thought, chosen subject, format, and message. 
• Recording a 40–60 second video answering: “Which focus area did you choose, and why did you join Youthس?” 

The video is uploaded via the shape and shared on social media, tagging DEDI and UNDP Egypt. 

For extra data, go to UNDP “Youthس”.