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We Are the One
"This is the BEST experience I have ever had in my 16 years of life."
"I have learned so much and I didn't expect I would love it so much."
"I stepped out of my comfort zone. It was amazing,"
~ Social Media for Global Good participants
We are the ones who can make our world a better place, and the following students have shown their commitment and ability to do so - while having fun! Please join us in congratulating the winners of the Social Media for Global Good Forum:
Best Representative - for overall academic, communication and leadership skills:
Sofía García Díez from Colegio Los Sauces Torrelodones in Spain
Best Team - for creativity, potential impact and appeal of the final proposal: Team Trinequality
Kingston Yu from Pacific American School in Taiwan
Rushil Doger from Strawberry Fields High School in India
Sofia Garcia Diez from Colegio Los Sauces Torrelodones in Spain
People's Choice Award - for receiving the most votes from the general public at cut-off (noon EST Jan 22): Team No Poverty
Nika Nikan Abolhasani from Towheed Iranian School in UAE
Parthu Ammineni from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Atmakuri Rama Rao School in India
Top Five Finishers - for receiving the highest personal and team points:
Daniela Gallardo de Rodrigo from Colegio Los Sauces Torrelodones in Spain
Sofía García Díez from Colegio Los Sauces Torrelodones in Spain
Katharine Jarvis from Bryanston School in the UK
Mia Ni from Taipei Tsai Hsing Private High School in Taiwan
Parthu Ammineni from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Atmakuri Rama Rao in India
Final Three - for receiving the most votes from peers:
Sofía García Díez from Colegio Los Sauces Torrelodones in Spain
Daniela Gallardo de Rodrigo from Los Sauces Torrelodones in Spain
Mia Ni from Taipei Tsai Hsing Private High School in Taiwan
Pioneer Award Nominees - for leadership skills recognized by team coaches:
Daniela Gallardo de Rodrigo from Los Sauces Torrelodones in Spain
Anastasia Efthimiades from American International School in Cyprus
Sofia Rojas from Saint Andrew's Schoo in Bolivia
María Malvar Diz from Los Sauces in Spain
Anastasia Lashkul from American International School in Cyprus
Shirin Karimi from Towheed Iranian International School in UAE
Sofía García Díez from Colegio Los Sauces Torrelodones in Spain
Rushil Doger from Strawberry Fields High School in India
Nakano Shun from Suito Kokusai Senior High School in Jpana
Brook Shibabaw from GEMS International School in UAE
Ethan Ding-Yuan Hsin from Taipei Tsai Hsing High School in Taiwan
Mia Zih-Jia Ni from Taipei Tsai Hsing High School in Taiwan
Thank you to all our Coaches, Panelists and Sponsors. Your support has inspired all of us to do better:
Team Coaches and Forum Scorer:
Keeret Grewal, student at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Bogna Frykowska, student at Forward College, Portugal
Gen Flauta, student at Nagoya University, Japan
Alejandra Gonzalez Muller, student at Universidad Privada Boliviana, Bolivia
Panelists:
Sameer Ahmed Khan, CEO of Social Champ, Pakistan
Taylor Nelson, Head of Marketing & Communications, Education Modernization at Meta, USA
Sofana Marisse Rojas Vargas, Admission Officer of Undergraduate Students at Jacobs University, Germany
Elisa Melendez Martin, Global Markets Director of IE University, Spain
Andrew Hand, Board Member of Forward College, Pioneering Schools, France
João Paulo Schlittler, PhD, Associate Professor of Film, Radio and Television, the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Angolwisye (Ango) Paul Mwakisu, Senior Assistant Director of International Admissions at NYU, UAE
As the winners receive their awards to launch their internships and local action clubs around the world, you are invited to join us for the next Forum. We will challenge the students to create a new normal for themselves. The world is changing unpredictably every day, how do we manage our well-being and be successful no matter what comes our way? I hope you will join us for the March 2022 Forum - A New Normal for Teens: Well-being at the Time of Pandemic. The application is now open.
