🎉 The Asian Girls in Action Project 2024 has come to a wrap!
On October 5th, the GOH was delighted to host the 2024 “Asian Girls in Action Project” Annual Project Presentation, marking the conclusion of this inspiring initiative that kicked off in February.
During the summer, our 10 fellows embarked on a trip to Taiwan & took part in Project-Based Learning (PBL) workshops with iEARN Taiwan, ultimately devising & refining their sustainable projects proposals.
In celebration of the spirit of the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11th, 10 incredible fellows presented their findings and shared their inspiring journeys on Oct. 5. Here are some highlights from each project.
➡️ Maia Yesmien Halcon Cristobal (Philippines): Brought awareness of the harm of vaping and smoking for the youth to over 40,000 people in the Philippines.
➡️ Tandin Wangmo (Bhutan): Formed mental health support groups in various universities, promoting safe and open discussions among peers.
➡️ Chika Alifia Wijaya (Indonesia): Promoted waste management education for orphans through collaborations with schools and multiple forms of media.
➡️ Shih-Ching Chi (Taiwan): Expressed her passion towards addressing the marine crisis and informing everyone on how we can protect our ocean.
➡️ Sarah Nur (Bangladesh): Implemented practical education and strived to improve the quality of education for children through workshops, skill-based learning, and leadership development.
➡️ Sabnam Sunar (Nepal): Educated children on degradable and non-degradable wastes and did active activities such as a plogging walkathon to encourage children to dispose of waste.
➡️ Hilit Shahar (Israel): Coordinated a 3-day competition with 3 different elementary schools, resulting in 500 plastic bottles being recycled which was all documented on an app they developed called “Bottle Battle”
➡️ Neeraja Walimbe (India): Collaborated with 10 different schools to spread awareness of sustainable tourism in India to the youth.
➡️ Sormuun Munguntsogt (Mongolia): Supported empowering females in sports, as well as gender equality, and promoted bodily rights.
➡️ Zainab Binte Imran (Pakistan): Yearned to get rid of child early and forced marriages by spreading awareness through social media campaigns, capacity building seminars, and way more.
We are also delighted to have the following jury members with us to help select the 3 annual projects of the 2024 Asian Girls In Action Project:
- Beatriz Ximenes, Consultant at The Asia Foundation in Timor-Leste
- Tzu-Chi Ou, National Chengchi University in Taiwan
- Sophie Kuo, Director, Head of Institutional Sales (Taiwan) at FIL Securities Investment Trust Co. (Taiwan) Limited
And a big congratulations to Chika, Zainab and Sarah!
Here’s a brief highlight of their annual projects:
➡️ Chika Alifia Wijaya (Indonesia):
Project: Waste Warriors: Youth-led Waste Education for Vulnerable Children (Orphan) Empowerment
Promoted waste management education for orphans through collaborations with schools and multiple forms of media.
Judge’s Comment: “Positive impact with promotion by connecting media proactively and leveraging social media.”
➡️ Sarah Nur (Bangladesh):
Project: Vast Dreams (Project Brihot)
Implemented practical education and strived to improve the quality of education for children through workshops, skill-based learning, and leadership development.
Judge’s Comment: The project successfully connected the key stakeholders across schools, parents and communities.”
➡️ Zainab Binte Imran (Pakistan):
Project: Reaching the Unreached (Combating Early & Forced Marriages in Rural Communities of Pakistan)
Yearned to get rid of child early and forced marriages by spreading awareness through social media campaigns, capacity building seminars, and way more.
Judge’s Comment: The execution [of the project] proved to be effective with the initial success to convince some girls to continue learning more.”
Thank you to all our fellows, chaperones, buddies, facilitators, and partnering organizations for making this year’s project another huge success! 🌱
The Asian Girls in Action Project co-creates global change through partnerships and girls’ empowerment. We will be starting our next project in February 2025 so please stay tuned with us or sign up HERE to receive the latest event notice.