WSYA WINNERS 2009 YOUNG PEOPLE ACT ON UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM GOALS USING INTERNET CONTENTS

WSYA Winners 2009
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.

The 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 (13) and Pooja Dharan (11), USA
* - "Remote Patient Monitoring System" by Tanwani Ajay Kumar (22), Pakistan
* - "Mobile Doctor" by Andreas Jakl (27), Austria

Also among the Top 5 are the Runner-Ups...

- "mPedigree" by Ashifi Gogo (28), Ghana
- "Friendstosupport Organisation" by Shaik Shareef (28), India

Category 2: EDUCATION FOR ALL!

* - "Everything on HIV and AIDS in Iran" by Morteza Moshir Sinaei (23), Iran
* - "Alternatives: Findin New Possibilities for Youth" by Sanjeev Raj Neupane (25), Nepal
* - "Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development" by Crystal Kigoni (30), Kenya

The Runner-Ups in this category are...

- "Youthinfo" by Antoaneta Ivanova (30), Macedonia
- "Shilpa Sayura Project" by Dhanajaya Subash (26), Sri Lanka

Category 3: POWER 2 WOMEN!

* - "Dokhtiran: e-Magazine on Women's Rights" by Gholamzadeh Hamid Reza (27), Iran
* - "The Sisters 4 Peace Network" by Sejal Hathi (17), USA
* - "Empower Women and Meet Millennium Challenges" by George Onyango (29), Kenya

The Power 2 Women Runner-Up is...

- "Yemeni Feminist Activists" by Amal Al-Ashtal (23), Yemen

Category 4: CREATE YOUR CULTURE!

* - "Roots & Routes TV" by Aileen Wessely (22), Germany
* - "Savvy Chavvy" by Christy McAleese (26), Great Britain
* - "The Extraordinaries" by Jacob Colker (25), USA

Another three Runner-Ups (equaly graded) are...

- "Strengthening Networks in Turkey :Young Human Network" by Basak Saral (28), Turkey
- "Youth Culture Portal HC.LV" by Deniss Fedotovs (30), Latvia
- "Facebook Application 'Intercultural'" by Stephan Hamberger (21), Austria

Category 5: GO GREEN!

* - "Sewer Tourism" by Andrew Mutua (19), Kenya
* - "Greenlighted" by Vladimir Dubovskiy (22), USA
* - "Guardian of Eden" by Ricardo Quirante Martinez (21), Netherlands

The three Runner-Ups (equaly graded) in this category are...

- "Effects of Climate Change on the Environment" by Abe Fergusson (18), Trinidad & Tobago
- "MRP Green Project" by Jessie James Marcellones (22), Philippines
- "Green Bulgaria" by Julian Kuntorov (14), Bulgaria