bp Global STEM Academies: Virtual Team Projects Tackle SDGs
The bp Global STEM Academies are full-scholarship study abroad programs for young people energized to solve some of today’s biggest global challenges
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SDG #5: Gender Equality
GEMS: Girl Empowerment in STEM
A global organization to encourage young women to pursue STEM education and careers. It would feature expert speakers, online STEM workshops, online support groups and coaching. Learn more here. Team members:
- Sonia Goyal – USA
- Andrea Michasevich – Mexico
- Precious Ofori – Ghana
- Elisa-Charlotte Haking – Germany
- Ana Cecília Souza – Brazil
SDG #11: Sustainable Cities & Communities
Creating a Better Tomorrow
Recycle plastic waste into sustainable building materials to build affordable housing; simultaneously reduce waste sent to landfills. Simply put, “one man’s garbage is another man’s house.” Learn more here. Team members:
- Reece Slade – South Africa
- Prarthanakumari Baria – India
- Emilia Geyer – Germany
- Saphira Blok – Belgium
Honorable mentions
SDG #6: Clean Water & Sanitation
LAWPS: Low-Cost Accessible Water Purification System
Produce a low-cost and scalable water purification system, utilizing moringa seeds for filtration and ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Moringa seeds contain a protein that purifies water and kills bacteria. Learn more here. Team members:
- João Lucas Oliveira de Souza – Brazil
- Melissa Torres – Mexico
- Alex Qingxu Wei – USA
- Elisa Alejandra Payan Camargo – Mexico
- Alvin Afenyo – Ghana
SDG #4: Quality Education
Democratizing Education
Reinvent the online education model to reduce barriers such as high tuition, overcrowding, lack of digital learning and insufficient funding. Learn more here. Team members:
- Meghana Karthic – USA
- Jafet Benjamín García Jiménez – Mexico
- Salma Osman – Ghana
- Lewe Bendix Jannsen – Germany
- Victor Gabriel Sousa – Brazil
Runners-up
SDG #4: Quality Education
Board Games to Inspire STEM Learning
Design 5 games to encourage STEM learning, with games including: a scientific elements game inspired by Guess Who, a physics and space travel simulator, language learning, Fast Maths, and a Human Body Puzzle. The proposal includes a contest run by a major game manufacturer to produce the top game. Learn more here. Team members:
- Esperanza Lee – USA
- Camila Rojas Alemán – Mexico
- Murilo Bontorin Franco – Brazil
- Sally Michelle Kwabiah – Ghana
- Salvador Martínez Avila – Mexico
SDG #11: Sustainable Cities & Communities & SDG #12: Responsible Consumption & Production
Plastic for Dignity Campaign
Invest in municipal recycling of waste plastics to be melted down and repurposed into portable waste facilities or roadways. It is accompanied by a public awareness campaign to encourage responsible consumption and disposal. Learn more here. Team members:
- William Lindars – United Kingdom
- Annika Vollmer – Austria
- Khanyisile Mphahlani – South Africa
- Jatin Manoj – India
- Xinyu “Auson” Qian – China
SDG #2: Zero Hunger
Sustainable Agriculture
Develop an agricultural education program focused on effective methods of growing food, drip irrigation, crop protection, harvesting and storage techniques, and sustainable delivery through to the end user. The widespread rollout will utilize a “Train-the-Trainer” inspired concept to educate local farmers and collaborate with local infrastructure. Find out more. Team members:
- Julian Moehwald – Germany
- Sherry Ayman Samir – Egypt
- Thabiso Thato Mosala – South Africa
- Riya Dhiman – India
SDG #7: Affordable & Clean Energy
Energy Consumption Device
Develop a mobile device to measure personal energy consumption and encourage more responsible energy consumption behavior. Invest in a Type B business plan for making affordable clean energy more accessible. Find out more. Team members:
- Manvi Sinvhal – USA
- Germán Velázquez Ramos – Mexico
- Courtney Klutse Elorm – Ghana
- Emma Rittich – Germany
- Natan Moura Martins – Brazil
SDG #4: Quality Education
Quality Education
Advocate for investment in technology to improve educational content and accessibility. Learn more here. Team members:
- Serena Goyal – USA
- Santa Dhení Bagundo López – Mexico
- Issah Yusam – Ghana
- Isadora Alves Mesquita Prado – Brazil
- Eyad Abdelhamed Elrwady – Egypt
Other projects
Advocacy for quality education by:
- Gloria Huang – USA
- Dario Hinojosa Delgadillo – Mexico
- Abena Ofosua Janine Darko – Ghana
- Eduarda Lazame – Brazil
- José Rafael Rodrigues Scalise – Brazil
Smart tablet by:
- Tshepho Mashilo Moreroa – South Africa
- Javad Ismayilzade – Azerbaijan
- Shifa Nadira Yuana – Indonesia
- Malk Almessery – Egypt
- Hanyuan “Mike” Jiang – China
Carbon emissions app by:
- Taanish Bhardwaj – Singapore
- Atchuth Jonnalagadda – India
- Shahd Ahmed – Egypt
- Tiisetso Nyiko lebese – South Africa
- Mohammed Al Barwani – Oman
Advocacy for gender equality education by:
- William Everatt – South Africa
- Rohit Kumar Sharma – United Arab Emirates
- Deniz Naz Beydağı – Turkey
- Roba Ali – Egypt
- Samarth Jain – India
Advocacy for renewable energy by:
- Vsevolod Smirnov – Russia
- Rasheka Mahendra – Malaysia
- Carla Ortega Fernandez – Spain
- Milton Makgothoma – South Africa
Modernized teaching by:
- Loic Ezunkpe – Belgium
- Abdelrahman Diaa – Egypt
- Elif Nisa Isabella Rosati – Germany
- Arul Murali – India
- Yanxi “Elinor” Zhu – China
Accessible sanitary water & water recycling programs by:
- Adham Samy Saad Mahmoud El-Asfar – Egypt
- Julia Rosin – Germany
- Kailash Nagasar – South Africa
- Pragya Dhamija – India
- Yichen “Candice” Wang – China
Sustainable energy production by:
- Teesha Dembla – India
- Paul Eckbert Zander – Germany
- Innocenciah Dimakatso Ntuli – South Africa
- Kirollos Remon Mounir – Egypt
- Haoning Bi – China
Gender equality and empowerment by:
- Anuj Keswani – India
- Rebecca Marie Marie Gisevius – Germany
- Pierre Green – South Africa
- Janhavi Shekhar Amanagi – India
Quality education interventions by:
- Chulumanco Mangcipu – South Africa
- Kavya Rajan – India
- Elisa Lange – Germany
- Farah Mostafa Ghaly – Egypt
- Yongjia “Joyce” Lu – China
Inclusive curricula by:
- Santiago Tamayo – Mexico
- Samuella Amoah – Ghana
- Anoushka Sarma – USA
- Vitor Emanuel – Brazil
- Darasimi Olasope – Nigeria
International standardization of education by:
- Saipranav Kurapati – USA
- Joan Quartey – Ghana
- Lucas Sardo – Brazil
- Alaa Ibrahim Ahmed – Egypt
- Diksha Satish – USA
Free online education platform by:
- Tejas Muthusamy – USA
- Camila Elio – Mexico
- Ekow Frandon Gwira – Ghana
- Hagar Ali Hamed – Egypt
- Sophia Marques – Brazil
Please contact Sean Reilly, Manager of Sponsored Programs, AFS Intercultural Programs for more information.