The Hub: Food security education in a changing climate

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).
Empower Up

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Empower Up

Awardee Reduced inequality India
“EmpowerUp” is an initiative dedicated to enabling people with disabilities (PwDs) to participate fully and confidently in society.
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EmpowerHER

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EmpowerHER

Awardee Reduced inequality Uganda
EmpowerHER is an initiative born from the heart of Uganda, aiming to reshape the future of young girls in rural communities.
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EmpowerHer

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EmpowerHer

Awardee Health and Well-being India
EmpowerHer is a youth-led initiative addressing period poverty and menstrual health education among girls in government schools in India.
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Empowering Adolescents to Prevent Crime

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Empowering Adolescents to Prevent Crime

Awardee Peace and justice Kenya
"Empowering Adolescents to Prevent Crime" is a project where students lead the way in fighting against young people participating in crime.
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Empowering Girls Against Cervical Cancer

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Empowering Girls Against Cervical Cancer

Awardee Health and Well-being Kenya
We are tackling cervical cancer—a leading health threat for girls in our community.
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Empowering Girls through Access to Reusable Sanitary Pads in Rural Uganda

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Empowering Girls through Access to Reusable Sanitary Pads in Rural Uganda

Awardee Education Uganda
In many rural schools across Uganda, girls face challenges in managing their menstrual hygiene due to the unavailability and high cost of sanitary pads.
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Empowering socially and emotionally marginalized children through music

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Empowering socially and emotionally marginalized children through music

Awardee Education Uganda
Our project uses music education to empower socially and emotionally marginalized children in our community. Through learning brass instruments such as trumpet, trombone, and French horn, children gain a safe and creative space where they can express themselves, build confidence, and develop teamwork and discipline.
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Ending Period poverty

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Ending Period poverty

Awardee Poverty Kenya
The Ceekay Foundation is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to address the critical issue of menstrual health and hygiene among girls.
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Environmental Ambassodors

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Environmental Ambassodors

Awardee Life on land Cameroon
Our Environmental Ambassadors will help children learn the art of growing and planting trees, empower students to be conservation friendly, and improve livelihoods through sustainable natural resource management.
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