If you are a returning board member, you will have the opportunity to apply for our Water1st Global Fellows program, which includes an intensive firsthand experience in our project communities. Applications for this program for the 2022-23 school year are currently closed and will reopen for the 2023-24 school year at a later date.
If you are interested in learning more about this program please contact us.
Applications for the 2023 Global Fellow Program are now open and due October 18, 2022.
Water1st Global Fellows are a select group of high school students who participate in an intensive global development seminar in our project communities.
The Global Fellows program was developed to expose the next generation of global leaders to the complexities of poverty and the importance of a community-led philosophy of development with the intent to encourage effective collaborative development strategies moving forward.
Global Fellows are leaders who are motivated to make an impact on one of the world’s biggest problems; they are collaborative, adaptive, and self-aware.
Our curriculum prepares students for a seminar in communities impacted by extreme poverty in Bangladesh and Honduras, and includes resources and guidance to support the analytical thinking process around the topic of global development. Global Fellows learn the importance of entering project communities with respect, humility, and a willingness to listen and learn from people who understand their needs best. Students will gain a new perspective and a powerful voice to advocate for the people they meet who need safe water.
My son is a two-time participant in the Global Fellows program and I can’t overstate how impactful these experiences were for him. He gained valuable insight into the complexities of global development and came home a much stronger and wiser advocate for those he met. He benefited from the confidence gained through independent travel but more than anything, he grew as a person and friend through deep connection with the other teens and adults on the journey. I will always be grateful for the amazing opportunity that Water1st entrusted to my son. I believe he will look back on it as one of the great learning experiences of his life.
Angele Hunskor, mother of Hayden Global Fellows Honduras and Ethiopia programs
Mackenzie came home from her experience with Water 1st noticeably more mature in her awareness of life around her. She seems to have learned the appreciation of the life she is living in a way I’m not sure her father and I could have instilled. She is grateful to have been given the opportunity and I believe has just begun her impact on philanthropy.
Cindy Sackett , mother of Mackenzie Global Fellows Honduras program
Being a Bangladesh Global Fellow gave me the opportunity to understand and appreciate the similarities and differences between myself and those who are directly affected by the global water crisis. In addition, I learned much more about the domino effect of the water crisis and the misconceptions that accompany them. We visited different schools who recently had water systems put into place, including sanitary toilets, showers, sinks, and water fountains. In these schools, many students presented their plans and goals for their futures as well as their goals for implementation of proper sanitation and water. We visited many communities and heard our local partners present their accomplishments and goals for the year. I got to learn about how empowering and effective it is to partner with local community based organizations. I saw exactly how important it is for communities to take charge of their own water projects and to hire workers from within their community. Apart from the water projects themselves, we attended food vendor trainings, menstrual hygiene trainings, and child to child education trainings. The Bangladesh partner not only helps implement water and sanitation systems, but also gives communities training to better equip individuals to become leaders in the fight against the water crisis. Becoming a Global Fellow has helped me learn my place as an advocate, as a person who spreads awareness about the struggles that communities face throughout the world. I learned that my job is to educate people on how the water crisis impacts women’s rights, children’s education, infant mortality rates, the economy, environment, and public health. It was inspiring to see the commitment and dedication of each community and to hear students describe their goals to become doctors and teachers. Being a Global Fellow has taught me that the difference between these communities and myself is only a difference in resources. I am excited to continue to be a part of such a powerful movement of like-minded individuals, striving to provide every person with the necessary resources to succeed.
Going to Honduras with the Global Fellows program was one of the best things I have ever done. It gave me the opportunity to see Water1st’s work first hand and be a part of it, making me more connected to the overall work of the organization. This experience motivated me to be a better advocate and member of the HS board. In Honduras I met so many amazing people working together as an international community to help one another. By seeing this I understood that I was a part of this community and had an active role in accomplishing the goal of clean water systems. The Global Fellows program allowed me to see another part of the world and consider how I fit into it. This is a great experience for people who are passionate about global issues and want to see how their actions have a direct impact on the lives of people living in poverty globally.
Being a Global Fellow gives you the opportunity to experience the complexity and reality of the global water crisis and interact with the communities who experience it every day. You get to see first hand what the local partnership model looks like and why it’s such an effective way to support community development and build an effective, long-lasting solution. Mostly it inspired me to find my voice as an advocate. It made me want to come back and mobilize my own community to fight for the work the Honduran communities are doing. I saw how transformational water access and sanitation are to every aspect of the community – healthy, gender equality, prosperity, education, motivation, connectedness. It was humbling to see the incredible effort put into these projects. Their commitment to quality – in the construction of the projects, the maintenance and upkeep, in the relationships they built with each other and with Water1st. It showed me what it means to persist and create something life-changing for yourself.
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. – Pierre Corneille.
Playing with the village children in Honduras was one of the most rewarding activities of the entire trip. While they were all shy at first, the moment when they opened up to us was truly magical, and they were some of the kindest and most genuine children I have ever met.
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