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SA YOUTH WATER PRIZE I n her address Minister Sonjica stressed the importance of science and said South Africa’s leaders and educators had a duty to encourage young people to study science “and especially studies in water for sustainable development – as water is central to the country’s economic activity”. She said the South African Youth Water Prize formed part of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry’s School based water and sanitation education programme called the “2020 Vision for Water”. “The 2020 Vision for Water programme seeks to empower the youth with knowledge and water management skills and will enable them to participate in integrated water resource management and other environmental programmes. “Through the 2020 programme our children learn about water and sanitation at an early age and on a daily basis. We are therefore instilling the values of water resource management into the future generations. These young people will in turn transfer this knowledge and skills to their parents and communities at large.

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