The Global Slingshot Challenge Winners Announced
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Geographic Society and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced the winners of the inaugural global Slingshot Challenge. The initiative challenged youth, ages 13-18 years, to create a one-minute video depicting a solution to the planet's environmental problems. After reviewing more than 1,800 submissions from across 80 countries, selecting the 15 finalists, and conducting a popular vote with the public, the winners will receive a $10,000 cash prize. Each winner will also select an educator or nonprofit that supported their submission to receive an additional $2,000.
- WASHINGTON, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Geographic Society and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced the winners of the inaugural global Slingshot Challenge .
- "We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Slingshot Challenge who thoroughly impressed our panel of judges with their creativity and thoughtful approaches to solving urgent environmental challenges," said National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler.
- In addition to announcing the overall winners of the challenge, the results of the popular vote were also revealed.
- "I am tremendously proud of each of these young leaders for their creativity, determination, and optimism and thrilled to see them selected as Slingshot Challenge winners," said Dr. Deborah Grayson, chief education officer at the National Geographic Society.