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🎉📣 Unveiling the Finalists of the 2019 UN #SDGAwards! 🔝 21 initiatives show how innovation, creativity & commitment lead to impactful SDG Action. 2000+ applications, the selection was harder than ever!

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Drone-based projects, crowdsourced stories of harassment & indicators on SDG progress ➡#SDGAwards VISUALIZERS are making complex concepts more readily understandable & affecting real change.

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#SDGAwards STORYTELLERS are using #transmedia, immersive mediums & taking storytelling to the next level to make #inequalities, #migration, access to #water, or #climatechange impacts.

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🎉 The #SDGAwards CREATIVES show how artistic expression - performance, art installations, songs, poetry, theater - can empower and connect people for the #GlobalGoals in whole new ways. 🙌

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#SDGAwards CONNECTORS 🤝are creatively harnessing commitments or actions from different communities & stakeholders, creating connections & alliances to make the #SDGs happen. CONGRATULATIONS!

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The #SDGAwards INCLUDERS 👥 are ensuring that excluded groups are part of the #SDGs dialogue and decision making in their community or at international levels. Creative & Innovative examples to #LeaveNoOneBehind
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#SDGAwards CAMPAIGNER FINALISTS
The 3 initiatives reaching broad audiences to raise awareness & tackle social issues are:

➡ @abaadmena - #Lebanon
➡ @minaguli - #SouthAfrica
➡ @integrityidol - #Pakistan

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The 3 initiatives engaging people and communities to take action for the Goals are:
➡ @IntegrityIdol - #Pakistan
➡ @youthforceph - #Philippines
➡ @virasustentavel - #Brazil
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#SDGAwards Visualizer Finalist 2019 💥

@unequalscenes  —  Cape Town #SouthAfrica

A drone-based art project showing people the radical divisions that inequality engenders around the world

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#SDGAwards Visualizer finalist 2019

Safecity: Crowdmap for sexual violence - #India
A platform that crowdsources personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces to empower women and strengthen policing

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#SDGAwards Visualizer Finalists 2019

SDG Portal for Municipalities - Gütersloh, #Germany

Visualising progress on SDGs in cities through easy to use indicators

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#SDGAwards Storyteller Finalists 2019

The owner of water - Lima, Peru

An investigative series that reveals the degree of inequality in both access and distribution of water within indigenous communities

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#SDGAwards Storyteller Finalists 2019

The backway: from Africa to Europe — Barcelona, Spain

A visual transmedia project by Ruido Photo illustrating the main African migratory routes from West and East Africa to Europe

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#SDGAwards Storyteller Finalist 2019

Humans & Climate Change Stories — Lausanne, Switzerland

An immersive multimedia form of storytelling following the impact of Climate Change on 12 families’ lives in different countries over 10 years

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#SDGAwards Creative Finalist 2019

My Earth Songs: Songs for Children on Sustainability — Bangalore, #India
27 SDG songs for children created by the Grammy Award Winner Ricky Kej & being used by thousands of schools reaching 5 million kids

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#SDGAwards Creative Finalist 2019

Our Sustainability: A Reminder Through Interactive Experience -#Malaysia

An interactive experience designed by the multimedia school @TheOneAcademy to bring the SDG awareness to commercial malls

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#SDGAwards Creative Finalist 2019

Make Art / Stop AIDS: Youth — Zomba, #Malawi
Youth theatre and poetry programmes addressing taboos on sexual and reproductive health in a country with extremely high HIV rates.

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#SDGAwards Connector Finalist 2019

The Plastic Bank - Haiti, Philippines & USA
@IBM #blockchain platform connects recycling entrepreneurs from amongst the world’s poorest to clean up ocean plastic, tackle poverty & advance #circulareconomy

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#SDGAwards Connector Finalist 2019

NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs - New York, USA

The first city in the world to report to the UN on local progress on SDGs through a Voluntary Local Review (VLR)

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#SDGAwards Connector Finalist 2019

Italian Sustainable Development Festival 2018 — #Italy

A nation-wide movement across all sectors of Italian society, to disseminate a culture of #sustainability through 800+ events in 17 days.

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#SDGAwards Includer Finalist 2019

@AfricanMonitor : Citizen's Report — Cape Town, South Africa

#Youth groups capturing data to lead citizen monitoring initiatives and hold #governments to account on #SDG progress

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ALMAJIRI Child Education and Social Inclusion is breaking religious and cultural barriers to ensure inclusive education to millions of street children. in #Nigeria

This initiative is one of the #SDGAwards Includer finalist 2019!
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Transforming Live Makes Sense for Everyone

A campaign showcasing the transformative legacy of the London 2012 #Paralympics: 1 million more people with disabilities finding jobs in the #UK. They are a #SDGAwards INCLUDER FINALISTS 2019!

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@4lowthemoney in #Nigeria is an initiative that shows and tracks national #governments’ and foreign assistance spending to #empower citizens to hold governments to account for their commitments. THEY ARE #SDGAward MOBILIZER FINALIST 2019!

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2030 Youth Force in the #Philippines, is one of the #SDGAwards MOBILIZER FINALISTS 2019! This initiative is a nationwide mobilization of thousands of #young people raising awareness on the #2030Agenda whilst building leaders for the #SDGs.

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From #Brasil, The Sustainable Turn, a city-wide creative festivals for the #SDGs (9 cities across the country) mobilizing 7.2 million participants & reaching out 100 million people in 2018. They are a #SDGAward MOBILIZER FINALIST 2019!

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"A White Dress Doesn't Cover the Rape" is a provocative campaign in #Lebanon that led to the repeal of Article 522, the law allowing rapists to avoid prosecution by marrying the victim. #Undress522 is a #SDGAwards CAMPAIGNER FINALIST 2019!

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The #RunningDry movement wants to spread awareness of the global #water crisis with @minaguli taking on 100 marathons in 100 days. A project by Thirst, from #SouthAfrica, #SDGAwards CAMPAIGNER FINALIST 2019!

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Integrity Idol #Pakistan 🎙 A campaign that nationally broadcasted contests to identify & reward honest #government officials as role models of integrity& responsibility. They are a #SDGAwards CAMPAIGNER FINALIST 2019!

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💥THESE ARE the 3 #SDGAwards Finalists in each of the 7 categories 💥

The winner of each category will be announced & celebrated at the #SDGglobalFest 👏

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