The Sustainable Development Challenge (SDC) is a platform for Okanagan youth to engage in and impact the 17 United Nations Global Goals. Through their project and pitch, youth can bring their voice to the issues they care about.
The Sustainable Development Challenge’s mission is to enable youth to take change into their own hands. During the program, youth teams develop solutions to problems they have seen affecting their communities. Partnering with local charities and social enterprises, they create initiatives that address a wide array of issues: renewable energy, inclusive communities, quality education, and everything in between!
How to participate
The Sustainable Development Challenge invites youths aged 13 to 25 in Central Okanagan to make a positive impact in their community.
Participants will form teams and register by submitting an expression of interest. In this initial submission, teams will outline a local community need or problem they wish to address and explain how their proposed solution contributes to one of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Throughout the challenge, teams will receive mentorship from local experts and leaders, who will help them develop and implement viable solutions. The challenge culminates in a live pitch event, where top teams present their projects to a panel of judges and a public audience to compete for funding to bring their ideas to life.
