Youth Water Stewardship and Mentorship Grant: 2025-2026 Projects Announced!
We are excited to share the successful youth-led projects selected for this year’s NWT Youth Water Stewardship and Mentorship Grant Program!
This program supports NWT youth in bringing their water stewardship project ideas to life – while building skills, leadership and community engagement across the territory.
Congratulations to this year's recipients:
- Richelle Castillo – Celebrating Rain (Community Event)
- Brandon Pludwinski – Exploring Our Relations to Water (Community Project)
- Hannah Ascough – Creative Water Workshops (Community Project)
- Kacie Hall – Eco-Theatre Youth Workshop Series (Community Project)
- (More projects to be announced soon!)
These projects—ranging from one-day community events to more in-depth community initiatives—will help advance the goals of Northern Voices, Northern Waters: The NWT Water Stewardship Strategy by promoting water stewardship, youth leadership, and community engagement across the Northwest Territories.
Stay tuned as these exciting projects get underway—we’ll be sharing updates, results, and stories in the coming months!
For more information, contact: nwtwaterstrategy@gov.nt.ca