Grants will be given to projects that demonstrate that they can make a difference.
2024 Awards List
Below is the list of GoMakeADifference's 2024 winners
$40,000 is being awarded to 22 teams of UWC students who have been successful in this year’s GoMakeADifference applications. 125 applications were submitted this year (a new record), offering innovative ideas from students across the UWC network as to how they hope to make a difference.
The quality of applications was very high, with so many well thought through plans, which clearly laid out the project concept, proposed timescales and budgets. So many plans outlined how, if students were successful, people would benefit from the projects.
Thank you to everyone who applied.
| Project Title | Project Leader(s) | College(s) | Project Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Title: Let's Talk Clean Cooking | Project Leader(s): Abigail Ochanda | College: Waterford Kamhlaba UWC | Project Location: Mbabane, Eswatini |
| Project Title: Bridge Of Words | Project Leader(s): Minseo Kim | College: UWC-USA | Project Location: Seoul, South Korea |
| Project Title: Project 21 Kenya | Project Leader(s): Martin Agany & Falastin Mohamud | College: UWC East Africa / UWC Dilijan | Project Location: Kakuma, Kenya |
| Project Title: Building Bridges Between Cypriot Youth | Project Leader(s): Feray Karaismailoglu & Defne Oychum | College: UWC Adriatic | Project Location: Kantara, Cyprus |
| Project Title: The H2O Helpers | Project Leader(s): Mayenziwe Mpila | College: Waterford Kamhlaba UWC | Project Location: Nkoyoyo, Eswatini |
| Project Title: Stars Under The Refuge | Project Leader(s): Zamir Ahmed, Yoonis Faisal Aabi & Jimcale Kayse | College: UWC ISAK Japan / Waterford Kamhlaba UWC / UWC Thailand | Project Location: Hargeisa, Somalia |
| Project Title: Let's Talk About Sex | Project Leader(s): Tang Wu & Elisabeth Grethe Froholdt | College: UWC in Mostar | Project Location: Suzhou, China |
| Project Title: H2ope For Kachorwa | Project Leader(s): Aman Kumar Jayswal & Ziyin Yuan | College: UWC Atlantic College | Project Location: Kachorwa, Nepal |
| Project Title: Germ-Free Latrines For All | Project Leader(s): Puri Rebecca Goyo | College: UWC Dilijan | Project Location: Kiryandongo, Uganda |
| Project Title: Qadra | Project Leader(s): Rahma Ibrahim & Noor Abdelaal | College: Li Po Chun UWC | Project Location: Zagazig, Egypt |
| Project Title: CultureLink_: Bridging Norwegians and Immigrants | Project Leader(s): Dominic Rabeszko & Utkir Sayfullaev | College: Li Po Chun UWC | Project Location: Kristiansand, Norway |
| Project Title: Dignity Champion | Project Leader(s): How Mo Chang | College: UWC East Africa | Project Location: Tanzania / Malaysia |
| Project Title: Set-Up Sensei | Project Leader(s): Paul Rempe & Sep Menzing | College: UWC Atlantic College | Project Location: Wales, United Kindgom |
| Project Title: Rumah Kemanusiaan | Project Leader(s): Lauwisa Dewi Sanjaya | College: UWC-USA | Project Location: Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Project Title: Youth Academy of Leadership Makhnivka (YALM) | Project Leader(s): Olena Naumenko | College: UWC Maastricht | Project Location: Makhnivka, Ukraine |
| Project Title: Beyond Stigma In Tanzania | Project Leader(s): Sabitina Mboya & Sandra Lema | College: UWC Atlantic College | Project Location: Dar es Salam, Tanzania |
| Project Title: Sano Koshish: Starting From You And Me | Project Leader(s): Saugat Mishra & Shristi Tamang | College: UWC-USA | Project Location: Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Project Title: Hope's Hearth | Project Leader(s): Ayesha Khairullah & Fatima Khairullah | College: UWC-USA | Project Location: Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Project Title: Keep A Child At School | Project Leader(s): Atem Manyok Atem & Rhea Chauhau | College: UWC East Africa | Project Location: Adjumani, Uganda |
| Project Title: Food On Wheels | Project Leader(s): Lhana Cruz & Keziah Bayson | College: UWC Adriatic / UWC South East Asia | Project Location: Tondo, Philippines |
| Project Title: Villagers Deserve Support | Project Leader(s): Awa Diop | College: UWC-USA | Project Location: Darou Mousty, Senegal |
| Project Title: Youth-Led Research And Advocacy For Peacebuilding | Project Leader(s): Danaelle Rebecca Francois | College: UWC Robert Bosch College | Project Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Testimonials
If you are doing something you are really passionate about, obstacles cannot stop you. They only indicate you more ways to achieve your goals.
— Love-Kendy Jourdan, Youth Haitian Empowerment Exchange Program (2022)