{"id":20112,"date":"2018-09-12T14:15:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T18:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/first.global\/?page_id=20112"},"modified":"2021-04-02T13:12:52","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T17:12:52","slug":"fgc-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/first.global\/fr\/archive\/fgc-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 FIRST Global Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE 2017 FIRST<\/em> GLOBAL CHALLENGE<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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16-18 JULY 2017<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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2017 THEME: PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>
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Access to clean, drinkable water has been a potent source of political, economic, and social strife in nations throughout the world \u2013 the effects of which have been felt everywhere from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States. More than one billion people do not have access to clean water, and over half of them are children. This shortage results in more deaths each year than those from war. If current water consumption trends continue across the globe, two out of three people will suffer from water-stressed conditions by 2025.<\/p>\n

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As such, the US National Academy of Engineering, UK Royal Academy of Engineering, and Chinese Academy of Engineering deemed \u201cproviding access to clean water<\/a>\u201d to be one of their 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering \u2014 challenges that must be addressed to ensure a healthy, sustainable, and increasing quality of life for billions across the world.<\/p>\n

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In recognition of its great importance and applicability to all nations, FIRST<\/em> Global took this most universal of challenges as the focus for the inaugural FIRST<\/em> Global Challenge. Teams\u00a0gathered together at Constitution Hall to not only cooperatively compete in a game themed around this problem, but to also meet and learn from other youth around the globe as they move toward being changemakers in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>

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157 COUNTRIES<\/h3>

represented by 163 teams, including a team of refugees.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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980 STUDENTS<\/h3>

directly impacted, with more involved back home.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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60% OF TEAMS<\/h3>

founded, organized, or brought into being by women.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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26% FEMALE PARTICIPATION<\/h3>

including 15 female-majority or all-girl teams.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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