Tuesday, April 28, 2009

BPN 1342 WSYA winners' list

Young People act on United Nations Millennium Goals using Internet Contents
From online music and TV communities to interactive gaming platforms to e-learning applications and HIV/AIDS resources, the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) presents young people who use Internet and Mobiles to get Action on United Nations Millennium Development goals.

Over 600 projects were evaluated in a three-round judging process by an international jury of 20 experts in the fields of youth engagement, new media and social entrepreneurship.

The Winners are:

Category 1: FIGHT HUNGER, POVERTY & DISEASE!
- "Lil' MDGs: Kids making Changes" by Dylan Mahalingam (USA)
- "Remote Patient Monitoring System" by Tanwani Ajay Kumar (Pakistan)
- "Mobile Doctor" by Andreas Jakl (Austria)

Category 2: EDUCATION FOR ALL!
- "Everything on HIV and AIDS in Iran" by Morteza Moshir Sinaei (Iran)
- "Alternatives: Findin New Possibilities for Youth" by Sanjeev Raj Neupane (Nepal)
- "Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development" by Crystal Kigoni (Kenya)

Category 3: POWER 2 WOMEN!
- "Dokhtiran: e-Magazine on Women's Rights" by Gholamzadeh Hamid Reza (Iran)
- "The Sisters 4 Peace Network" by Sejal Hathi (USA)
- "Empower Women and Meet Millennium Challenges" by George Onyango (Kenya)

Category 4: CREATE YOUR CULTURE!
- "Roots & Routes TV" by Aileen Wessely (Germany)
- "Savvy Chavvy" by Christy McAleese (Great Britain)
- "The Extraordinaries" by Jacob Colker (USA)

Category 5: GO GREEN!
- "Sewer Tourism" by Andrew Mutua (Kenya)
- "Greenlighted" by Vladimir Dubovskiy (USA)
- "Guardian of Eden" by Ricardo Quirante Martinez (Netherlands)

Blog Postingh Number: 1342

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