Who will win?

What a great response from our communities!  We have received a total of 33 entries for our Zero Waste competition. Teachers, students and their family members from our partner secondary schools have shown immense creativity and enthusiasm in creating a product that they believe deserves to win! ​

Looking at the amazing colourful and varied uses of the items that everyone has made, we are so proud and very sure that the judging process is going to be an intense and exciting one!   
 
To compete, teachers and students have just recorded their 90 second video pitch each introducing their repurposed items they have made and the process of making them.  
 
In early October, we will host a live judging event to decide who the winners of the competition! Are you curious to know which creation is going to win the competition? Let’s hear more from Pokim, our student leader for this competition! 

Student Pokim enthused, “I am very excited for the judging of the competition as I have taken part in it myself!” She also marvelled at the creativity of some of her peers, especially the one who has made use of plastics to create flowers! Does this make you curious about how the creations look like and what they are? We sure are!  

When asked how she thinks this competition will impact her community, Pokim replied “I think that that competition will motivate my community to treat waste differently. For me, taking part in this Zero Waste upcycling competition has inspired me to make use of my imagination to create something new. It has also expanded my knowledge about the impact of waste on my community and in the world. I want to spread awareness about this to more people in my community!”       
 
Isn’t Pokim’s enthusiasm simply amazing? She is on her way to be a powerful changemaker in her own community! 
  
This competition has given our students a chance to see how they can give new life to the waste in their community. By taking waste that is once meant to be discarded and burnt, they have repurposed them for functionality or aesthetics. We are so touched and happy to see the extraordinary creativity and imagination that our participants have tapped into, to create something that will bring colour, laughter, and purpose into their community. 

Do you want to join us in this judging event and support the finalists? The judging event will be held live in early October. Head on over and follow our social media channels to keep up to date with the news and date of the judging event! 
 
Story written by: Volunteer Zeleen Thum ​