Viaqua and its foundation, Fundación Aquae, organize the national contest of the XXIII edition of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), a competition that offers young people from all over the world the possibility of presenting research projects on the water and sustainability binomial. The winner of the Spanish final will compete in the month of August for the international title in Stockholm.

In 2018, two Orense students from First Year of High School won the national SJWP contest with a project consisting of an innovative ecological system to degrade hygienic wipes.

These two students from the Marista Santa María de Orense school could see first-hand how the problem of wipes is affecting the city's sanitation network in a guided tour, by Viaqua workers, to the O Couto pumping facilities. Viaqua, as an expert company in water and sustainability, was also present throughout the development process of the project, solving some of its doubts and supporting them in the final stretch of the contest.

The world edition of this youth research prize, which each year receives more than 10,000 entries from 30 countries, is promoted by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Its objective is to promote the interest of young people and promote their creativity around water and the environment.

Students who study high school in any educational center in Spain and who, in August of this year, are between 16 and 21 years old can participate in the national SJWP contest from January 28 to April 8. The candidatures with the projects can be individual or be formed by teams up to two students. Each project must have a tutor (a teacher from the same school who presents the research).

Participation is open to any school research project whose central theme is water and, especially, the management of water resources; water protection; and water treatment, whether potable or wastewater. All the works must be aimed at improving the quality of life of society and obtain concrete results. From the methodological point of view, the works have to be school research based on scientific experimentation, the development of technologies or research of a social nature.

More information:

https://www.fundacionaquae.org/proyectos/stockholm-junior-water-prize/