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2026 United Nations SDG-Youth Diplomats for Water Sanitation

Orator & Illustrator Competition

World Organization for
Sustainability Leadership

501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization TAX ID 82-2927437

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What is I Spack I Act I Impact Competition?

2026 Orator and Illustrator Competition

Every year, we witness the power of unity among humanity—a single species with a shared purpose: the protection of freedom, security, and our natural world.

In 2026, the World Organization for Sustainability Leadership proudly presents the United Nations SDG-Junior Ambassador Competition, centered around Goal #6 Clean Water and Sanitation. This extraordinary event empowers student artists and orators to embody this mission of preservation.

Topic Focus: SDG #6 Clean Water and Sanitation

"Ensure access to water and sanitation for all”

Key Facts

  • • Safe water, sanitation, and hygiene are basic human needs and rights.
  • • Water demand is rising due to population growth, urbanization, agriculture, industry, and energy.
  • • Global water stress: 18% since 2015; 1 in 10 people under high/critical stress; some regions exceed 75%.
  • • Climate change will worsen water scarcity.

Challenges

  • • In 2024: 2.2B lacked safe drinking water, 3.4B lacked sanitation, 1.7B lacked basic hygiene.
  • • Issues: water scarcity, pollution, degraded ecosystems, and cross-border disputes.
  • • Millions die yearly from water-related diseases like malaria and diarrhoea.

Why It Matters

  • • Water is essential for health, poverty reduction, food security, peace, rights, ecosystems, and education.
  • • Sustainable water management supports food, energy, jobs, biodiversity, and climate resilience.

Solutions

  • • Invest in infrastructure, sanitation, and ecosystem restoration.
  • • Promote hygiene education and water-use efficiency.
  • • Increase sector-wide investment, innovation, and cross-sector coordination.
  • • Include women, youth, and indigenous communities in governance.
  • • Strengthen accountability and R&D; in water management.

YOU are the future and within YOU lie the answers!

Your participation in the 2026 United Nations SDG-Junior Ambassador for #6 Water and Sanitation Orator and Illustrator Competition is a stride toward transformation. It is a testament to your commitment to shaping a world where the oceans flourish, communities thrive, and a legacy of stewardship endures.

As you step onto this platform of creativity and advocacy, remember that each stroke of a brush and every word uttered holds the potential to reverberate beyond the competition's confines. You possess the innate power to inspire, awaken, and stir change. By lending your voice and vision, you become a harbinger of hope, breathing life into a future where the oceans' song continues to enchant and sustain us all.”

How do I participate ?

You can participate in the competition as either an Orator or Illustrator. Orators will develop a short and concise video of themselves discussing anything relevant to the topic focus of the year. Likewise, illustrators will create a unique and original artwork (hand drawn) relating to topic focus of the year.

There are no right or wrong answers and thus content (oratory or illustration) will be judged on originality, creativity, applicability and presentation. It is imperative to gather the power of young people around the world to promote world peace and prosperity.

Examples might include;
•. How one envisions achieving the goal
•. What transformations need to occur in ones local community, city, or government in order for this goal to be realized
•. How does the absence of this goal affect relationships within society at various income levels?


Participate NOW!

Application

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Download and fill out the application form

Create

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Create your content with the correct format

Submit

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Submit your application and artwork file

Topical Focus: SDG #6

"PEnsure access to water and sanitation for all”

Qualifications:

Any student internationally with interest in advocating the 2030 UN SDG Agenda.

Age, Grade and Competition Language Requirements:

Youth:
a. Elementary school to Middle school (1st-8th grade)

Junior:
a. High school (9th-12th) thru College/University

Language requirement:
English Only

Submission Deadline:

05/01/2026-05/31/2026. Pacific Standard Time

Content Submission Formats:

Orator Competition: :
(1 video file per student)
• 1 minute and 30 seconds video/film recording.
• Content file should be uploaded to Youtube or Tiktok.
• Please email the link and your application to Contest@wo4sl.org

Illustrator Competition:
(1 graphic file per student)
Illustrations should be hand drawings then captured electronically as a JPEG or PNG file.
• The file can not exceed 25MB and should be labeled with student’s last name and first name.
• Please email the file and your application to Contest@wo4sl.org

*If you do not receive an email confirming your submission, please email us

2025 Illustrator Winners

Youth 1st place - Y. Li

Youth 2nd place - V. Pan

Youth 3rd place - E. Santistevan

Junior 1st place - Z. Tu

Junior 2nd place - J. Liu

Junior 3rd place - N. Charoenwong

I Spack I Act I Impact Competition - Past Illustrator Winners

I Spack I Act I Impact Competition - Past Orator Winners

2023 Orator Junior 1st Place - X. Qiu

2023 Orator Junior 2nd Place - J. Xu

2023 Orator Junior 2nd Place - D. Wang

2023 Orator Junior 3rd Place - W. Gao

2023 Orator Youth 1st Place - F. Yang

2023 Orator Youth 3rd Place - X. Chu

2022 Orator Junior 1st Place - R. XIN

2022 Orator Junior 2nd Place - L. Chen

2022 Orator Youth 1st Place - Y. LAN

2023 Orator Youth 2nd Place - I. Lin

2022 Orator Youth 2nd Place - Y. Dai

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