Every year, the UN SDG Action Awards recognize individuals, civil society organizations, subnational governments, foundations, networks, private sector leaders who are advancing the global movement for the Sustainable Development Goals in the most transformative, impactful and innovative way.
Winners are presented at a breathtaking Awards Ceremony on the first night of the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development and their initiatives and projects highlighted throughout the year as an inspiration and role model to the growing global community of SDG leaders, decision-makers and influencers.
The UN SDG Action Awards are open to individuals, civil society organizations, subnational governments, foundations, networks, the private sector and others who are SDG mobilizers, storytellers, campaigners, connectors, visualisers, includers or creatives from across the Globe!
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Categories
MOBILIZER
This category is for initiatives that engage people in actions with a deeper investment of time than simple awareness raising actions. Examples of mobilisation include: collective or coordinated actions across cities/countries, series of SDG workshops, engaging communities in joint programmes or activities, large public demonstrations, and more.
STORYTELLER
This category is focused on powerfully communicating about the interconnectivity of the issues underpinning the goals – with bonus points for explicit references to the SDGs. Different mediums for storytelling could include new media such as virtual or augmented reality, films, photo stories, cartoons, illustrations, performance.
CAMPAIGNER
This award targets campaigns where messaging appeals to broader or different audiences, who are not already aware of SDGs or supportive of the goals.
VISUALIZER
This award focusses on projects where complex concepts become readily understandable by visually presenting information in a compelling way. These may be animations or infographics which have reached a large or different audience, or form powerful reporting tools to governments
CONNECTOR
This category may include events that connect stakeholders and it is also seeking projects that creatively harness commitments or actions from different community members or stakeholders – for instance apps to trade skills/time or provide information for sustainable actions.
INCLUDER
The focus of this category is on civic empowerment more than on SDG implementation. For instance an initiative that engages marginalized populations in SDG decision making is more aligned with this category one that delivers services to them as beneficiaries. Leave No One Behind!
CREATIVE
Artist expression such as performance (song, theatre, dance, spoken word), art installations, paintings, poetry, animation and more. While creativity will be an element in many categories, this category focuses more on the process of engaging and empowering people in the SDGs through creative arts- rather than on the resulting story or message itself.
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Deadline: January 30, 2019
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