— Example Awards —
See below for example awards within each category and geographic region:
- Category #1 -
— Poverty and Hunger —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Distributed emergency supplies in response to natural disaster in Haiti.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Increased productivity of subsistence farmers in Republic of the Congo.
Middle East & North Africa: Donated food and shelter to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
Europe & Eurasia: Raised money for orphaned children and displaced families in Ukraine.
South & Central Asia: Organized campaign to support anti-poverty legislation in Tajikistan.
East Asia & Pacific: Spearheaded campaign to fight malnutrition in Papua New Guinea.
United States of America: Founded homeless shelter for survivors of domestic abuse in Texas.
- Category #2 -
— Health and Sanitation —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Raised money to build eight freshwater wells in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Spearheaded campaign to fight malaria outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia.
Middle East & North Africa: Raised awareness for UNICEF vaccination campaign in Yemen.
Europe & Eurasia: Distributed emergency supplies in response to COVID-19 in Hungary.
South & Central Asia: Raised money to install public restrooms in Chennai, India.
East Asia & Pacific: Developed public health measures to contain COVID-19 in Indonesia.
United States of America: Founded nonprofit organization to fight childhood obesity in Iowa.
- Category #3 -
— Quality Education —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Organized conference to encourage new classroom pedagogy in Belize.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Donated school supplies to underprivileged students in South Africa.
Middle East & North Africa: Organized essay contest on significance of Israeli citizenship.
Europe & Eurasia: Won prestigious award for developing innovative curriculum in Armenia.
South & Central Asia: Raised money for blind children to attend public school in Pakistan.
East Asia & Pacific: Organized workshops to write poetry in multiple languages in Myanmar.
United States of America: Expanded access to community college courses for seniors in Idaho.
- Category #4 -
— Empower Women —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Encouraged women to enroll in advanced STEM courses in Canada.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Provided sanitary pads for young girls to attend public school in Senegal.
Middle East & North Africa: Organized STEM workshop for 25 young girls in Egypt.
Europe & Eurasia: Established a national women’s mentorship network in Norway.
South & Central Asia: Launched microloans program for women entrepreneurs in Nepal.
East Asia & Pacific: Advocated for more women in senior leadership positions in China.
United States of America: Founded nonprofit organization to empower young girls in Ohio.
- Category #5 -
— Economic Growth —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Raised money to expand local eco-tourism industry in Colombia.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthened microloans program for women entrepreneurs in Rwanda.
Middle East & North Africa: Started business that hired 25 employees in Saudi Arabia.
Europe & Eurasia: Hosted online seminars to encourage social entrepreneurship in Ireland.
South & Central Asia: Created app to improve productivity of small farmers in Bangladesh.
East Asia & Pacific: Drafted legislation to raise profitability of small businesses in Vietnam.
United States of America: Founded small business to support local artisans in Montana.
- Category #6 -
— Science and Technology —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Won national prize for best medical innovation in Argentina.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Created digital app to help small farmers predict rainfall in Ethiopia.
Middle East & North Africa: Spearheaded campaign for desalinization plant in Morocco.
Europe & Eurasia: Started business using new applications for nanotechnology in Germany.
South & Central Asia: Raised money for university research laboratory in Kazakhstan.
East Asia & Pacific: Created digital app to help small business sell to customers in Laos.
United States of America: Created vaccine to protect against malaria at University of Maine.
- Category #7 -
— Energy and Climate —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Organized workshops to help farmers adapt to climate change in Brazil.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Raised money to improve climate resiliency in São Tomé and Príncipe.
Middle East & North Africa: Installed solar panels on rural community centers in Jordan.
Europe & Eurasia: Published comic book to raise awareness of climate change in Poland.
South & Central Asia: Won national prize for renewable energy innovation in Sri Lanka.
East Asia & Pacific: Organized national campaign to reduce carbon emissions in Japan.
United States of America: Started business to expand renewable energy production in Florida.
- Category #8 -
— Environment Conservation —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Organized campaign to protect endangered sea turtles in Costa Rica.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Founded nonprofit organization to protect grasslands in Tanzania.
Middle East & North Africa: Passed legislation to expand national park system in Oman.
Europe & Eurasia: Led national delegation to 2015 Paris Climate Agreement from Iceland.
South & Central Asia: Raised money to expand local eco-tourism industry in Bhutan.
East Asia & Pacific: Organized national campaign to keep beaches clean in Australia.
United States of America: Raised awareness of negative effects of plastics in Pacific Ocean.
- Category #9 -
— Civic Participation —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Organized workshops to strengthen indigenous communities in Bolivia.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Spearheaded national anti-corruption campaign in Sierra Leone.
Middle East & North Africa: Hosted seminars to strengthen social media literacy in Tunisia.
Europe & Eurasia: Founded local newspaper to encourage public accountability in Belarus.
South & Central Asia: Organized campaign to encourage women’s rights in Afghanistan.
East Asia & Pacific: Founded nonprofit organization to strengthen civil society in Palau.
United States of America: Organized voter registration campaign at University of Alabama.
- Category #10 -
— Conflict Resolution —
The Global Exchange Network will select U.S. Exchange Alumni who have successfully addressed this issue in their country or local community:
Western Hemisphere: Founded community center to encourage racial pluralism in Guyana.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Organized workshops to build trust between religious groups in Nigeria.
Middle East & North Africa: Negotiated peaceful resolution to tribal conflict in Iraq.
Europe & Eurasia: Organized workshops to build trust between ethnic groups in Kosovo.
South & Central Asia: Drafted legislation to strengthen freedom of religion in Uzbekistan.
East Asia & Pacific: Organized grassroots campaign to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
United States of America: Created organization to bridge cultural and political divides in Utah.
