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).
Project Silver Linings

Profile

Project Silver Linings

Awardee Reduced inequality India
Project Silver Linings addresses Bengaluru elders' isolation—general seniors and patients with dementia/Alzheimer's—who lack purpose, skills, and income despite untapped potential.
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more
Project Solar

Profile

Project Solar

Awardee Energy India
Project Solar - Solar Solutions to Empower Rural India
With Project Solar, we are on a mission to transform and empower local villages in South India with sustainable energy solutions.
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more
Project Thryft

Profile

Project Thryft

Awardee Consumption and production India
Thryft is a student-led circular fashion project from Bengaluru, India, rethinking what second-hand clothing can mean in a school community.
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more
Project UJALA - low cost sustainable electricity grid using salt water and solar panels

Profile

Project UJALA - low cost sustainable electricity grid using salt water and solar panels

Awardee Energy India
Project UJALA is an initiative to illuminate remote, off-grid villages of India through the use of salt water as an electrolyte to generate electricity.
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more
Projet d'Accès Durable à l'Eau Potable à Darlegrand

Profile

Projet d'Accès Durable à l'Eau Potable à Darlegrand

Awardee Water and sanitation Dominican Republic
Titre du Projet :Projet d'Accès Durable à l'Eau Potable à Darlegrand,
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more
Projeto Aprender

Profile

Projeto Aprender

Awardee Education Brazil
Projeto Aprender is an opportunity for people our age to get involved with their community and bring actual change to the society around them.
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more
Projeto Mãos na Massa

Profile

Projeto Mãos na Massa

Awardee Reduced inequality Brazil
Since 2017, our mission has been to provide the less fortunate and disabled with a suitable and dignified home.
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more
Projeto Mãos na Massa

Profile

Projeto Mãos na Massa

Awardee Reduced inequality Brazil
Projeto Mãos na Massa is an NGO devoted to building housing for disabled individuals in a state of social vulnerability.
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more
Promoting Menstrual Equity for Refugees

Profile

Promoting Menstrual Equity for Refugees

Awardee Health and Well-being United States
Our project aims to empower refugee girls and women in the greater Sacramento area by providing them with access to menstrual products and knowledge about their reproductive health.
Global Youth Action Fund
Find out more