On 26th November, after ten weeks of intense learning, 34 young nominees graduated the 2022 YAAP Programme run by the ITS Foundation in conjunction with UNITAR. Over the course, they were taken through the Social Enterprise Framework in conjunction with the Systems Work of Social Change (Bonnici & Rayner) and had expert impact from Brijesh Singh (Mumbai smart traffic), Henry Yang (Microsoft), Cameron van Breda (Hollo), David Pope (AVT), Victor Abuja (Ghan Energy Commission) and Prof Takeda Tomoko. The day was a pitch event where each Ambassador - along with a team they had put together independently - presented a solution to a problem they had identified in their own communities (in the context of the SDGs).
The venue was provided by Microsoft at their Experience Centre in Cyberport, Hong Kong and the overseas participants dialled in to present from Japan, Singapore and Afghanistan.
Three 2021 graduates, Anna Wei, Justin Cheng and Aiden Howe, joined Cameron van Breda and Ivan Wong on the judging panel.
Awards were made to:
Sena Chang for Presentation, Christy Lee for Inclusivity, Sahil Harjani for Innovation, Audrey Yuen for Impact, NQ for Potential and Bryan Chiu for Imagine.
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