SEE HOW THE NEXT GENERATION IS SOLVING FOR HUMANITY.
We are excited to share the Solving for Humanity Digital Library of Youth Innovation, featuring 40+ innovative and data-driven proposals co-authored by multicultural teams during the first youth-led innovation challenge for human development.
Solving for Humanity is organized by a team of young leaders at South-North Scholars, the world’s first knowledge network on sustainable development entirely led by youth. We are honored to amplify the voices of fellow young leaders at the United Nations and hope you’ll take a minute to explore their ideas.
GLOBAL TOP 10 PROPOSALS
Our Global Judging Committee and a Global Youth Vote of over 2,800 peers ranked these proposals in the top 10 worldwide. They advance innovative ideas for humanity’s most critical challenges — from renewable energy and gender equality to economic development and cultivating a more inclusive United Nations.
Collective Remittances for Jamaican Development
Asha Richards, United States and Jamaica | Columbia University
Amira Mandwee, United States and Iraq | Columbia University
Victoria Brimm, Jamaica | University of the West Indies
The Right to Seek Protection: The Plight of the Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Illegal Immigrants
Anghelina Severin, Moldova
Mochamad Maulia Giffary, Indonesia
Christian Okechukwu Ekweh, Nigeria | University of Nigeria
Rules for Representation: A Proposal to Advance Diversity and Inclusion in the UN System
Margaret Bedford, United States | University of Texas at Dallas
Salma Bnouhachem, Morocco | University Mohamed V
Question Jaden Ramontsho, United States and Botswana | University of Michigan
Vikyno to Victory: Transitioning from Vikyno Diesel Engines to Sustainable Alternatives
Tejaswini Samanta, India
Mithela Mehenaz, Bangladesh
Hassan Jubair, Bangladesh
Ahmad Hossain, Bangladesh | Amla Government College, Kushtia
Aranyo Ray, United States and India | Yale University
Benjamin Mousseau, United States | Yale University
Katherine Chou, United States | Yale University
Madeline Bartels, United States | Yale University
Carbon in, Critical materials out
Uniting Humanity Through Digital Inclusion: A Vision for a Connected World
Sushma Paudel, Nepal | Purbanchal University
Anahita Singh, India | Banaras Hindu University
Sushmita Paudel, Nepal
Breaking Barriers, Reshaping Communities: Investing in Sustainable Constructions to Solve Housing Crisis, Improve Human Living Conditions and Promote Climate Justice
Olivia Nazar Anchorena, Argentina | Universidad de San Andrés
Abio Mildred Specioza, Uganda
Empowering Indigenous Communities through Participatory Land Use Planning
Camila Cunquero, The Netherlands and Argentina
Lucas Meneguim, The Netherlands and Brazil | University of Bergen
Overcoming the Interplay between Climate Change and Social Inequalities in the Anthropocene: A Vision for a Sustainable Future
Houcine Lakhchach, Morocco | Ibn Tofaïl University - Kénitra
Saloua El Hichem, Morocco
Restrictions on Girls’ Education in Afghanistan
Sepehra Azami, United States and Afghanistan | Cornell University
Ahmad Farzan Hussainzada, United States and Afghanistan | Cornell University