{"id":2506,"date":"2022-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/news\/gwp-cee-youth-fundraising-panel-launched\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T07:13:09","slug":"gwp-cee-youth-fundraising-panel-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/archive\/gwp-cee-youth-fundraising-panel-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"GWP CEE Youth Fundraising Panel Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW201929668 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">A four-day online <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">training <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">was held<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> educate young water specialists on how to fundraise for various <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">water management <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">projects <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">and enhance <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">their future professional <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">careers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">. The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">newly formed Youth<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> Fundraising Panel <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">is comprised of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> young <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">representatives from <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">Bulgaria, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">Estonia,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> Hungary,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">Lithuania,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">Moldova, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">Romania<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> selected by the respective Country Water Partnership<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">They will<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> jointly develop<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> cross-border <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">project <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">proposals <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">with GWP <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">partners in and out of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">the CEE <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">region.<br><br><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">GWP CEE recognize<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">need for high-quality, internationally competitive <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">project proposals<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">involving young <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">experts and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> the decision to establish the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Youth Fundraising Panel<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">was taken in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">April 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW201929668 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">To kick-start <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">activities <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">dedicated fundraising<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">roject<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">anagement<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 BCX0\">raining<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201929668 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