And the Winners Are...
Updated: Jan 26
Five weeks ago, 40 students representing 25 countries got together in the Buddies Without Borders Online Forum and examine the hunger and waste challenges in 10 key countries around the world as equal global citizens.
They conquered cultural and language barriers, worked across the time zones and schedules, debated, collaborated and compromised. Ten proposals were evlauted by a panel of judges and voted by thousands of viewers. Hundreds of essays were scored and reviewed. International meetings were conducted day and night. Those who worked the hardest are recognized below.
The Best Representative: Alessandra Silapan - Binus School Simprug, Indonesia
Top Finishers:
Daria Suraeva - American International School of Cyprus
Niket Barot - Johns Creek High School, USA
Pahal Agrawal - DRS International School, India
Lucille Wong Ryniejski - Redwood High School, USA
Peng-Yin Wang - Taipei Tsai Hsing Private School, Taiwan
The Best Teams (tie):
Himani Naresh Vasnani - American School Hong Kong
Pahal Agrawal - DRS International School, India
Tristan Lu - Taipei European School, Taiwan
Niket Barot - Johns Creek High School, USA
Youssef Hazem Attia Hussein Abdeltawab - El Quds International School, Egypt
Dylan Maxene T. ‘Silapan - Binus School Simprug, Indonesia
Benjamin Liu - Taipei European School, Taiwan
Lucille Wong Ryniejski - Redwood High School, USA
The Pioneer Award:
Winners:
Bella Wright - Trinity College. Australia
Navya Nagar - Metropolitan International School Viernheim, Germany
Milar Zaghal and Tala Shadi Salameh - Ra’mallah Friends School, Palestine
Nominees:
Sümeyye ‘Karaoğlu - VMGSBL, Turkey
Ava Rathi - Lincoln High School, USA
Milar Zaghal - Ramallah Friends School, Palestine
Navya Nagar - Metropolitan International School Viernheim, Germany
Edric Nazareno - American School in Hong Kong
Lucille Wong Ryniejski - Redwood High School, USA
Alessandra Silapan - Binus School Simprug, Indonesia