Teens Dream Video Competition and a Prize of $500 with a Trip to Washington DC

The Global Co Lab Network invites individuals that are aged between 13 to 18 years old to participate in the Teens Dream Annual Video Competition, by submitting a video that is related to one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals include:

[1] No poverty

[2] Zero hunger

[3] Good health and well-being

[4] Quality education

[5] Gender equality

[6] Clean water and sanitation

[7] Affordable and clean energy

[8] Decent work and economic growth 

[9] Industry, innovation and infrastructure

[10] Reduced inequalities

[11] Sustainable cities and communities

[12] Responsible consumption and production

[13] Climate action

[14] Life below water

[15] Life on land

[16] Peace, justice and strong institutions

[17] Partnerships for the goals 

Eligibility criteria:

[1] Applicants must be 13 to 18 years old

[2] Applicants can be from anywhere in the world, but the video must be in English

[3] Applicants may work individually or as a group, but one person must apply and represent on behalf of the group

[4] Parents and adults can be advisors but shall not have any hands on involvement

[5] Applicants can submit videos multiple years in a row but if they win, they can’t win twice in a row

[6] Videos must be short (two minutes or less) that express your dream, how it relates to one of the UN Sustainable Development goals, and how you hope to see it achieved. Also, videos must be appropriate for viewers who are 10 years or older

[7] Video opening title must be “2018 Teens Dream – (a name that highlights your dream, for example “2018 Teens Dream – Global Equality”). Video should end with a screenshot of at least four seconds displaying the following text “Submitted to the 2018 Teens Dream Video Competition on the website”

Prize:

Winner will receive a prize of $500. 

About the Global Co Lab Network:

The Global Co Lab Network is a virtual network that empowers inter-generational engagement focused on teens and millennials, incubating initiatives out of carefully designed informal gatherings such as living room salons, utilizing mindfulness, and design lab philosophies. It encourages others to convene informal small gatherings around carefully identified challenges, identifying invitees of diverse perspective and background, designing dialogues focused on more intentional collaborative engagement with input from the next generation, and working to incubate change.