Awardees & Projects
We are honored to be supporting young people all over the world to take action around issues that they care deeply about.
With the Global Youth Action Fund (GYAF), IB is proud to award micro-grants to support young people’s innovative ideas and projects addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
We are happy to have announced and celebrated two cohorts of awardees from 2023 and 2024 representing over 400 youth from 60 countries.
GYAF is an award open to any student or student group ages 12 through 19 who has a project or idea they believe will make an impact in their community. Each project must be aimed to support one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
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Ecosaviours - Mahua Livelihood Project
Our project focuses on improving the livelihoods of tribal communities in Patalkot, Madhya Pradesh that depend on the Mahua seed for their seasonal income. These communities rely on a primitive manual method of de-shelling this crucial seed using two small rocks to break it open.
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EduBridge Armenia
EduBridge Armenia is an AI-based educational platform that aims to bridge the gap between rural and urban students. The focus will be on teenagers between 12-18 years old who often miss opportunities to receive quality education, modern subjects, and career development opportunities.
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Educational access for refugee children with disabilities in Dzaleka Refugee Camp
This project initiated by the team of students from Nkhorongo & Dzaleka Community Day Secondary Schools in close partnership with school and community representatives will increase the rate at which refugee children with disabilities aged 12–18 years can access secondary education within in Dzaleka…
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EmpoderaMIA: My Power, My Economy
EmpoderaMIA: My Power, My Economy is a transformative initiative dedicated to architecting economic and environmental resilience within the marginalized rural and indigenous communities of Panama. The project operates on the principle of 'Waste-to-Wealth,' re-engineering the circular economy into a practical vehicle for social justice.
