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Every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror.

Source: www.un.org

The Social Shifters x Amazon Global Refugee Challenge is designed to enable young people (18-30 years) to explore, start and grow ideas that will help tackle the global refugee crisis.

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Social Shifters are next generation leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs with fresh solutions to the most pressing social and environmental challenges.

Our Global Innovation Challenge brings together a coalition of the world’s leading businesses to set Challenges that will accelerate the work of these young changemakers.

At the end of 2020, there were 82.4 million forcibly displaced people in the world, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), of which more than a quarter are refugees. In 2021, 89 million people worldwide were forced to flee their homes due to conflicts, natural disasters, fear of persecution and human rights violations. As new refugee crises emerge, and as existing ones reignite or intensify, the need for action is now.

Source: www.weforum.org, www.unhcr.org

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Compete for an award of $10,000 to deliver activities that help create a settled future for refugees.

• A rapid response to the need for food, shelter & supplies.

• Safe & welcoming spaces for people to stay.

• Cultural orientation, language & other support to settle.

• Timely information & psychological support.

• Opportunities for refugees to get involved & integrate locally.

• Access to education, training & economic opportunities.

In this Challenge, we’re looking for your innovative ideas, projects, and business solutions which support refugees and enable them to rebuild their lives. These should be lasting solutions that can be delivered on an ever increasing scale. We welcome ideas at any stage and from anywhere in the world.

A social enterprise that repurposes electronic and plastic waste to build sustainable energy solutions - bringing power and light into refugee communities.

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "shared blueprint” for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

Social Shifters Global Refugee Challenge relates in particular to SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within and among counties. You can find more information on SDG 10 (and the global work contributing to it) on the UN’s SDG website.

All eligible entrants will receive free access to our Digital Incubator program, including access to e-learning, exclusive events, and online coaching. 

Finalists will be matched with coaches from some of the world's leading companies. 

The winner of the Global Refugee Challenge will receive a $10,000 USD award, and all shortlisted finalists will get access to mentorship and opportunities for media publicity.

Amazon has a culture built around solving “impossible” problems and is using its speed, creativity and reach to mobilise large-scale responses to catastrophic events around the globe.

Social Shifters exists to help next generation leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs to make a difference in the world.

We operate on a non-profit basis, providing engaging learning experiences, practical mentoring, and a global community of support to move you, and your ideas, forward.

Use our revolutionary Social Shifters elearning and community platform to get your project, campaign or venture off the ground and meet Shifters (like you) in every corner of the planet!

Explore, start and grow your idea, get access to our world-leading Digital Incubator program and compete for awards of up to $10,000!

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