Thank you to all students and educators who participated in this year’s Ò°»¨ÉçÇø Ò°»¨ÉçÇø Challenge.

We are proud to announce we have concluded another successful year of the ! Once again, Ò°»¨ÉçÇø has provided awards of $2,500 to students and educators across 20 schools to support the sustaining or scaling of their sustainable solutions. This year, in recognition of the record-breaking number of projects received, an additional 18 prizes of $500 each were awarded to schools with projects that just couldn’t go unrewarded. Congratulations to all!

Using technology to support locally inspired sustainability projects

The Ò°»¨ÉçÇø Ò°»¨ÉçÇø Challenge is a global design challenge inviting students and teachers to design solutions to real problems and take action to build a better world. Students engage in Challenge Based Learning, which asks them to start with a big question and attempt to come up with a creative solution.

Each project is designed to work toward one or more of the UN’s (SDGs). Students are asked to seek inspiration from the needs of their local community in designing their sustainable solutions. For example, students in Nigeria are tackling Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth with an app fighting unemployment, and students in Indonesia are working on Goal 4: Quality Education, by helping connect families with age-appropriate reading materials for children.

Students using a microscope

Students from Gandhi High Vidyala using their .

How Ò°»¨ÉçÇø is supporting connectivity and digital skills for all students 

The Ò°»¨ÉçÇø Ò°»¨ÉçÇø Challenge is a part of our Digital Inclusion social impact program. This program features a $10 million commitment to advancing connectivity and digital literacy for underserved students around the world. In addition to funding the Sustainability Awards, Ò°»¨ÉçÇø employees volunteer to act as judges in the evaluation of submitted projects.

Each year, dozens of employees dedicate time to carefully review each student project, providing both an assessment for an award and detailed feedback. These volunteers love seeing the creativity of students all around the world working to better their communities, and the students deeply value to advice, recommendations, and encouragement provided by Ò°»¨ÉçÇø’s volunteer judges. This special arrangement is rewarding and fulfilling for all involved each and every year.

A particularly exciting element of the Challenge has been the Model Schools Program. Two cohorts of schools with underserved students—comprised of three schools in and three schools in Atlanta, USA—have been provided with grants toward technology investments. Alongside new tech for students, these schools also receive mentorship from Ò°»¨ÉçÇø and Digital Promise employees, offering guidance on how educators and students can get the most out of their investment.

A student holding a 3D printed knee impant

A student from American Heritage School holding a .

Explore the winning projects 

This year, the Sustainability Award winners were chosen from 51 submissions across 18 countries. These projects join more than 200 other inspiring projects that have been shared with us since the launch of the challenge in 2022. These projects represent thousands of students globally who are learning essential skills and engaging thoughtfully in ways they can help their communities.

American Heritage School – Plantation, Florida, United StatesStudents pose with their aquaponics system

Students in this school aim to help those suffering from common knee injuries by 3D printing implants in their project,

Caleb British International School – Lagos, Nigeria

is an app created by students to help connect job seekers with employers in their region, thus fighting poverty and supporting decent work for all.

Colegio de Ciencias – Huánuco, Peru

Students at this school are working to with their rooftop garden that grows healthy, organic food.

Davis Middle School – Compton, California, United States

With , these students are exploring way to reduce hunger by using aquaponics to grow food in confined spaces.

Egba Odeda High School – Egba Odeda Community, Abeokuta, Nigeria

These students aim to solve the problem of unreliable electricity with their project, which offers a clean and consistent energy solution.Students with their solar-powered appliances

Fisher Park Summit Alternative Public School – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The project by these students helped raise awareness of the SDGs via student sustainable entrepreneurship.

Gandhi High Vidyalaya – Purulia, West Bengal, India

These students have enhanced their science education by creating microscopes made from recycled waste products that can support learning for those who cannot afford more high-tech microscopes.

Government Girls Senior Secondary School – Indora (Kangra), Himachal Pradesh, India

After experiencing a major flood, these students began their project ? which explores ways to mitigate climate change.

Kamla Nehru Public School – Phagwara, Punjab, India

This school submitted two projects, and Carbon Emission Predictor is an AI program that can calculate emissions and help people make environmentally-informed decisions, while Dementia Guard is an app that provides tools to ease the burden of disease upon patients and their caregivers.

Kayron International College – Sangotedo, Lagos, Nigeria

Students participating in the project have created a club that promotes sustainable farming practices, tree planting, and other eco-friendly behaviors.

Leap English And Digital – Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

is an app that helps connect families with age-appropriate reading materials by scanning titles and automatically accessing information about the book’s content and age suitability.

Municipal Montessori Educational Institution, San Francisco branch –  Pitalito, Huila, ColombiaStudents working in a lab

The students behind are working to tackle the problem of waste created by the local coffee industry.

Mzwanenyi Secondary School, Olympic Secondary School, and University Of Eldoret Secondary School – Mombasa, Nairobi, and Eldoret, Kenya

These three schools came together to submit three important projects. promotes local culture and indigenous languages with an interactive website. is a smart walking stick that helps visually-impaired users navigate their surroundings safely. is an anonymous mental health resource for youth.

Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Astana – Astana, Kazakhstan

The backpack designed by students to contain essential goods needed during an earthquake and to withstand environmental hazards like heat or water.

Peak to Peak High School – Lafayette, Colorado, United States

This school’s project, involves planting trees and remediating soil to fight natural disasters associated with climate chance.

PEI Simpliciano Campolim de Almeida – Nova Campina, Sao Paulo, Brazil

The supports entrepreneurial solutions to balance the socio-economical impacts and environmental impacts of the local ecotourism industry.

Santamayee Girls High School - Purulia, West Bengal, India

These students are working to combat period poverty by making sanitary products more accessible in their school with their project, .

Savanna Oaks Middle School – Fitchburg, WI, United StatesStudents showing their project

The project encourages active living using games and activities created by students learning coding skills.

St Mary's College – Rose Hill, Mauritius

The promotes the preservation of Mauritius’ native ecosystem by providing a beautiful way for young generations to experience nature free from littering and deforestation.

Vikas Bharati Public School – Delhi, India

This school contributed four projects! aims to support safety and independence for visually impaired people. helps schools reduce their carbon footprint. explores the use of AI for healthcare, and finally, fights human trafficking.