Paper Pens Pencils has been shortlisted for the semi-finals of the Global Social Leaders' Global Goals Competition from almost 300 projects submitted world wide. I also recently received news that the judges were so impressed by the standard of my project and the impact it has delivered that Paper Pens Pencils has been specially selected to receive a highly commended award in the category of Impact. This competition (www.globalsocialleaders.com/ggcompetition) went from the end of September 2018 to the start of May 2019 and focused on the United Nations' Global Goals for Sustainable Development. It is part of a global movement of socially conscious leaders to try and make a positive difference in the world. Check out my previous blog post on the Global Goals Competition for more detail on it (www.paperpenspencils.weebly.com/blog/taking-part-in-the-global-goals-competition) I would like to say a massive thank you to Lucy, my partner, who helped me collect the NCEA textbooks and stationery in the senior school at St Cuthbert's College as well as Ms Giles, my Global Social Leaders advisor. I would also like to thank all those that have donated and helped Paper Pens Pencils so far. While I never started Paper Pens Pencils with the intent of entering any competitions or for my own benefit, it is nice to be internationally recognised for the impact Paper Pens Pencils has achieved. It has encouraged me to try and make an even bigger impact in not only my local community but my country and neighbouring countries. Through Paper Pens Pencils I also want to encourage other young people to start up their own not-for-profit enterprises and help improve this world one step at a time. Emily.
I was made aware of the Global Social Leaders Student Competition through my school and was encouraged to participate in this competition as this not-for-profit enterprise I had started up aligns with many of the United Nations' Global Goals for Sustainable Development. This competition (www.globalsocialleaders.com/ggcompetition) supports young people to develop and implement a project that helps to address the United Nations' Global Goals and join a global movement of socially conscious leaders. This competition starts early December and ends on the 1st of May 2019. For this competition you are required to work in a team towards achieving the United Nations' Global Goals. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Lucy and I chose to work towards are quality education, responsible consumption and production, sustainable cities and communities, and reduced inequalities. While we have chosen a lot of SDGs that we see are similar to the goals of Paper Pens Pencils already, we know that the two of us aren't capable of solving these global issues however what matters is that our small positive change will contribute to the global movement. Emily.
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