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2020 Awards List
Below is the list of GoMakeADifference's 2020 winners
Once again UWC students have impressed us and the quality of 2020 projects is fantastically high. GoMakeADifference is delighted to announce it will be supporting 32 projects run by UWC students living the UWC mission after they graduate this summer. UWC students will be making a difference in Africa, Asia, Americas, Middle East and Europe throughout 2020. The total value of grants awarded for 2020 is $32,000.
Successful students from UWC RCN, where five projects have been awarded $1000 each
Here at GoMakeADifference we can't wait to see the end of project reports from UWC projects leaders on how their projects were delivered. It is great to hear from the students, what worked, what was a success, what they learned and what they would have done differently if they had their time again. The reports provide motivation to future students thinking of applying to make a difference. We wish you well!
As always, we would like to thank the local UWC school/college coordinators for everything they do in promoting the award scheme, and also for everyone applying.
Hopefully 2021 UWC graduating students will be inspired by these initiatives and will start to think about how they can make a difference in the near future and, as Jill says, “live the UWC mission!”
| Project Title | Project Leader(s) | College(s) | Project Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Title: Cancer Awareness Armenia | Project Leader(s): Paloma Frojan | College: UWC Dilijan | Project Location: Dilijan and Yerevan, Armenia |
| Project Title: Susmita Giri | Project Leader(s): Susmita Giri | College: UWC Mostar | Project Location: Sindhupalchok, Sangachok |
| Project Title: BOOKS TO SUCCEED | Project Leader(s): Jube John & Manuela Guwo | College: UWC East Africa | Project Location: Juba, South Sudan |
| Project Title: Hector Foundation Summer Program | Project Leader(s): Kissinger Ariel Junior Charles | College: UWC Mostar | Project Location: Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Project Title: Let's Help Them Bleed Healthy | Project Leader(s): Sajida Bibi | College: UWC Costa Rica | Project Location: Dalsandi, Yasin, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Project Title: MMOHO RE AHA TEKANO | Project Leader(s): Ithabeleng Makhetha | College: Li Po Chun UWC | Project Location: Semonkong, Lesotho |
| Project Title: Kindergarten of Zacatecoluca | Project Leader(s): Gabriela Herrera Quintanilla | College: UWC Red Cross Nordic | Project Location: Zacatecoluca, La Paz |
| Project Title: Agents of Peace | Project Leader(s): Rutuja Bhoite & Priyanka Patil | College: UWC Thailand & UWC Adriatic | Project Location: Pune, India |
| Project Title: KIRYANDON GO PROJECT | Project Leader(s): Sherura Siima Teta & Chevonne Kwarisiima | College: UWC USA | Project Location: Kiryandongo, Uganda |
| Project Title: A lela AUM | Project Leader(s): Gurun Anthony Yamba & Emmanuel Boboya | College: UWC Adriatic | Project Location: Juba, South Sudan |
| Project Title: Сhe-Che Plastic Bags | Project Leader(s): Gevorg Margaryan & Dasha | College: UWC Dilijan | Project Location: Dilijan, Armenia |
| Project Title: EUWCS (Ezidi United World College of Shingal) | Project Leader(s): Salman Hussein & Maisser Mirza | College: UWC Mahindra | Project Location: Shingal/Kurdistan, Iraq |
| Project Title: Philosophy for Children (P4C) | Project Leader(s): Sanyum Dalal | College: UWC Mahindra | Project Location: Bangalore, India |
| Project Title: Water for a Community | Project Leader(s): Arthure Olivia Tchilibou Wane | College: UWC Red Cross Nordic | Project Location: New Melong, Littoral, Cameroon |
| Project Title: Japan-Korea Young Leaders Forum | Project Leader(s): Zachary Kim & Asako Kitai | College: UWC Atlantic College | Project Location: Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka |
| Project Title: ERIDANUS | Project Leader(s): Erica Lee | College: UWC USA | Project Location: Pune, India |
| Project Title: Challenge the Status Quo | Project Leader(s): Chiho Asano & Nagisa Yamazaki | College: UWC Adriatic | Project Location: Tokyo, Japan |
| Project Title: Don't Take My Future | Project Leader(s): Carlos Christian Montes Covarrubias & Hideki Diego Harada Oyakawa | College: UWC Adriatic | Project Location: Colima, Mexico |
| Project Title: On The Grow | Project Leader(s): Bertha Tobias | College: UWC Changshu China | Project Location: Windhoek, Namibia |
| Project Title: Better Teaching Environment for Better Education | Project Leader(s): Lukelo Luoga | College: UWC Red Cross Nordic | Project Location: Ludewa, Tanzania |
| Project Title: i2 am a girl | Project Leader(s): Bezawit Mekasha Kassaye | College: UWC Robert Bosch College | Project Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Project Title: Living the Sustainable Life! | Project Leader(s): Leini Maria Miranda Condori & Carmen Rubi Miranda Condori | College: UWC Robert Bosch College | Project Location: Lima, Apurimac, Cuzco, Loreto & Piura |
| Project Title: Renovating 500 Tibetan Refugee Schools' Playground in India | Project Leader(s): Tenzin Palmo | College: UWC Red Cross Nordic | Project Location: Dharamshala, India |
| Project Title: Construction of Toilets for Students at Wakataayi Primary School | Project Leader(s): Dorothy Martha Nabatanzi | College: UWC Red Cross Nordic | Project Location: Luwero District, Uganda |
| Project Title: Project Mashik | Project Leader(s): Abreshmi Anika Chowdhury & Safwan Zahid | College: UWC Atlantic College | Project Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Project Title: A Fresh Seedling in Masaka | Project Leader(s): Mubiru Jeremiah Charles & Emmanuel Ameri Araba | College: UWC Adriatic | Project Location: Masaka, Uganda |
| Project Title: Clean and Green Sudan | Project Leader(s): Abrar Mohamed | College: UWC Adriatic | Project Location: Khartoum & Dongola, Sudan |
| Project Title: Reducing Period Poverty in Liberia Sustainably | Project Leader(s): D.Cherish Ade Vankan | College: UWC Costa Rica | Project Location: Monrovia, Liberia |
| Project Title: Čigrin Let | Project Leader(s): Ivana Bosančić | College: Pearson College UWC | Project Location: Zagreb, Croatia |
| Project Title: Bosofe Ha Se Thohako | Project Leader(s): Matlala Sefale & Toka Tumahole | College: Waterford Kamhlaba UWC | Project Location: Lesotho |
| Project Title: Mpaka Keepod Project | Project Leader(s): Xinran Wang & Yeyuxi Yi | College: Waterford Kamhlaba UWC | Project Location: Mpaka, Eswatini |
| Project Title: Saving the Ocean | Project Leader(s): Nuiana Hardenberg | College: UWC Atlantic | Project Location: Nuuk, Greenland |
Testimonials
GoMakeADifference Initiative really allowed me to make a difference somewhere as well as allow me to understand how collaborative work and social engagement can be used to make a positive difference in the world. GoMakeADifference fosters that creativity that you've gained from Atlantic College and makes you understand that you can make a difference and an impact if you put your mind to it.
— Scott Dwyer (AC12), Clara Gurreso (AC12), Siobhan Weber (AC13), Zoological Enrichment of Animals with Nanjing Zoo