WINNER (Under 16s)
Amara Nwuneli: Preserve Our Roots
I am the founder of a by-youth, for-youth NGO and Social Movement – Preserve Our Roots – engaging everyone involved in climate education and action. From producing award-winning documentaries and drafting climate policies in Enugu to rebuilding flood-damaged schools and building sustainable parks, we foster resilience and environmental stewardship. We engage youth through camps like “Making an Impact” and advocate through initiatives like “Our Voices Matter Too.” Our collaborative efforts transcend borders, empowering communities and shaping tomorrow’s leaders and through our Educational Hub, we provide vital resources and support that ignite passion, shape resilient communities and foster sustainable practices worldwide.
JOINT WINNER (Under 25s)
Shri Akshayaa Lakshmikumar: HERAglobal
HERAglobal is an international 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is dedicated to destigmatizing women’s health on an international scale. We focus primarily on cervical cancer prevention and screening through educational awareness campaigns with major hospitals, access to free screening in rural communities, free HPV vaccination for young girls, and empowering women to take action of their health. So far we work primarily in Uganda, but are rapidly expanding to other countries. HERAglobal takes a unique, hands-on approach to women’s health advocacy and ensures that our method of communication and initiative is accessible, inclusive, and beneficial to the women we work to support.
JOINT WINNER (Under 25s)
Jahaan Arora: Founder, $ocial Cred$
Jahaan Arora was keen to help kids like himself to give back to society by creating passion projects.
$ocialCred$ – a kiddie time bank for 8240 children to launch 100+ projects – clocking in over 125000 goodwill hours
Jahaan co-founded of Trash Mafia Kids has upcycled 20 tonnes of dry waste
Hunger – Launched the 1 Million meals programs across 20 schools. 6,000 kids collected grain donating half a million meals to 1000 orphans in Bangalore for an everyday meal. Read more on how he raised funds for food for Snehagram a home for HIV+ young adults for a year.