Call for Submissions
Background
To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025, Imara Leadership Initiative Tanzania under the flagship project of My Health My Value is calling on NTDs youth change makers from Africa who are employing innovative solutions in their communities, to unite, act and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) , in the Africa’s most vulnerable communities, from a vicious cycle of disease and poverty.
As per the World Health Organization (WHO) , it is evident the purpose of World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is to raise the profile of NTDs, highlight the suffering they cause and garner support for their control, elimination or eradication, in line with the programmatic targets set out in WHO’s road map 2021−2030 and the commitments of the 2022 Kigali declaration on neglected tropical diseases.
On 31 May 2021, the Seventy-fourth World Health Assembly recognized 30 January as World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day through the unanimous approval of decision WHA74(18) by WHO Member States. This Day is now one of 11 Global Health Days and 2 Global Health Weeks recognized by WHO.
About the ‘ Africa NTDs Youth Changemakers Impact Book”
The Africa Neglected Tropical Diseases Youth Changemakers Impact Book – Africa aims to profile innovative solutions and activities led by young people in Africa and African’s in the diaspora through an Impact Book that will profile the exemplary work of youth from different countries and published to be accessed by the public creating opportunities for partnerships and donors support to youth work on NTDs.
We are looking to profile innovative NTDs Youth Changemakers work submissions in the following themes i)NTDs Advocacy and Social mobilization ii) NTDs Mass Drug Administration (MDA), iii) Collaboration with already existing NTDs prevention work at communities, IV) NTD’s technologies and innovations health services and iv) Promotion of access to clean water, sanitary food handling, good hygiene and reduced environmental risks that can prevent NTDs.
‘The Africa NTDs Youth Changemakers Impact Book Applications Timeline
- 14 January 2025 – Call for Submissions Opens
- 2 January 2025 – Deadline for Submissions – 23:59HRS EAT
- 26 -29 January 2025 – Submissions Reading and Sorting by Reading Committee
- 30 January 2025 – Official Release of the Africa NTDs Youth Changemakers Impact Book
Eligibility
- Be a youth from Africa or Africa in the diaspora aged 15-35 years old.
- Be an active member of a youth led organization , institution e.g school / university , health care worker (possess skills in leadership on NTDs matters as a community worker , online influencer or creative enthusiast)..
- Submit actionable original work of your impact in the community / country.
