Global South Impact Fund
Goal: Provide donations to students and researchers whose projects contributes to the energy transition in Global South countries.
Founded by: Nick Dessens MSc Energy Science and Innovation adn Prof. dr. Ernst Worrell Professor of Energy and Raw Materials at the Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development at Utrecht University
Do you wish to contribute to this fund? This can be done, for example, by making a one-time donation or by donating periodically. Or click on the contribute button to donate directly via Tikkie.
Climate change
Climate change is affecting the whole world and it is common knowledge that the effects are greater and more severe in the less developed regions of the world, also known as the Global South. Helping initiate the energy transition in the Global South is important not only for the prosperity of those regions themselves, but for the whole world. If we collectively fail to get the energy transition right in this part of the world, it will lead to further environmental and social problems.
Energy transition
Engagement of the West in this energy transition is indispensable, but vice versa, we cannot do without these countries either. They play a crucial role in the energy transition because of the growth they are experiencing. If large groups of people are going to reach the level of prosperity of the West, it must be done in a sustainable way. It is therefore a joint responsibility to thus get rid of inefficient use of energy and materials while taking everyone's interests into account and reduce our ecological footprint worldwide.
Students hold the key to a brighter future. They have the potential to introduce practical technologies and innovations to the Global South that can be effectively implemented and advanced by its people.
What can students do?
We need to look further than we do now, and that is where the founder of the new fund, Nick Dessens, sees a big role for today's students. The fund funds students whose research contributes practically and actively to energy transition in the Global South. For example, by partnering with local stakeholders and policymakers and/or sharing knowledge and technology in those places. "With the rapid growth of the Global South, now is the time to share our knowledge and technologies to avoid making the same mistakes there that the West has made."
Want to know more about the Global South Impact Fund?
Interview The new Illuster magazine of the University of Utrecht will be published next May, featuring an interview with Nick Dessens.
About the founders More about the background of Nick Dessens and Ernst Worrell.
Projects the Global South Impact Fund supports Practical technologies and innovations
Who can apply for a grant? As a student or researcher, you can apply for a financial contribution from the Global South Impact Fund if you meet the following criteria.
How can I donate? You can donate to the Utrecht University Fund in various ways.
Contribute Donate directly to the Global South Impact Fund via a Tag.
