Since the winners and finalists of The Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge* were announced in January 2024, the Learning Planet Institute has been fostering and developing the finalists’ ideas – their proposed Learning Programmes for their dream university.
Selected by a jury of leaders from international universities, youth networks and social enterprises, 20 finalists, including 3 laureates, have been following a bespoke 6-month online training plan.
Designed and run by The Learning Planet Institute, the training enables them to build on their ideas and includes:
- Problem framing: Taking a deeper dive into the problem the programmes are tackling.
- Learning Design: Setting learning objectives and creating structure to guide learning.
- Building Partnerships: Developing essential relations & resources to support your programme.
- Pitching: Communication skills to bring your programme to a wider audience.
- Fundraising: Discover different strategies to finance your programme.
Check out the winning and finalist submissions for Learning Programmes below to see what they’re up to. If you would like to support any of them through funding or mentorship, contact us here.
Click here to learn more and sign up for the 2024/2025 edition of the Youth Design Challenge, launching at the UN General Assembly in September 2024.
*Formerly Planetizen University Youth Design Challenge
2024 Winning programmes
Pearl Perumal (South Africa) – Indigindom
Integrating global indigenous knowledge systems.
Georgina Odero (Kenya) – FiXers: Engineering for Sustainability
Knowledge-sharing platform for repairing used machines.
Jay Liu (Hong Kong) – Ad Bonam Fiden
Enhancing communication and good faith in interpersonal relationships.
2024 Finalist programmes
Ron Berlinski (Netherlands) – Weavership
Supporting youth weavers to grow the capacity of their communities to organise and co-create life-affirming futures
Siyona Bordia (United States) – Rightfully Hers
Raising awareness about gender-based disparities
Lucie Boutez (France) – Becoming Activists
Equipping young people with the tools and resources of activism
Iqsa Aqilah (Malaysia) – Base Value of the Self
∀ > Σ our §s = We are more than the sum of our parts
Ariana Dongo (Peru) – Conectadxs por el Cambio (Connected for Change)
Empower Latin American youth (18-24) for global citizenship through online sessions, fostering awareness, cross-cultural understanding, leadership, and community engagement.
Jiatong Han (China) – Nexovate
To empower youth in starting their own startups with resources for practical skills development.
Ryan Honary (United States) – Climate Solutions Society
We aim to enable youth from all over the world to develop solutions for their local environmental changes.
Paulina Jantos (Germany) – One Home UnivEARTHsity
Connecting changemakers across the world to co-create a regenerative future for all life.
Gia Khanh Pham (Vietnam) – An Education Reimagined: How Students in Rural Vietnam rewrite their own “Chalk Road”
To foster a holistic and sustainable education by nurturing lifelong personal values and sustainable skills that transcend formal academic settings.
Wen Ying Ying Li (Singapore) – Rhythmo AI
Supporting the identification and prevention of sports injuries
Nicole Pajes (Philippines) – PlanetPulse
Embracing climate education for a Planetizen future-ready
Daniel Persky (United States) – Sustainable Development Career Programme
Allow people of all ages to have climate resilient careers
Aman Shah (Afghanistan) – Empowering Afghan Women
A Plea for Support in Education, Employment, and Personal Freedoms
Divya Sharma (India) – DIYA: Disability Inclusion Youth Association
Empower diverse communities within disabilities, champion inclusion, and drive SDG progress through education and collaboration
Kajal Tanwar (India) – Flourish360: Cultivating Wellness and Sustainability in Education
Holistic Growth Towards a Happy and Peaceful Planet.
Binti Zani (Kenya) – Green Circles
Equipping planetizens with a holistic understanding of sustainability
Ruonan Zhao (Canada), Fuelling Futures
Initiative to ensure students are able to access nutritious breakfast and lunch at school everyday, free of cost.
