LONDON, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Swarovski
Foundation announced the names of the nine winning participants
chosen to participate in the Swarovski Foundation: Creatives for
Our Future program.
After a successful call for applications which resulted in over
400 applications from 72 countries, the selection committee
comprised of members from the Swarovski Foundation, United Nations
Office for Partnerships, and program advocates finalized the
creative cohort. They are:
- Sejal Budholiya, Mechanical Engineering Student,
Performance Artist and Entrepreneur (India)
- Agnieszka Doczynska, Graphic Designer (Poland)
- Yara Mohamed
Evida, Architect (Egypt)
- Daniele Ficarra, Product
Designer (Italy)
- Ghislain
Irakoze, Engineer (Rwanda)
- Shuzo
Matsuhashi, Fashion Designer (Japan)
- Osasumwen Obasogie,
Mechanical Engineer & entrepreneur (Nigeria)
- Benjamin Spencer,
Footwear and Accessories Designer (USA)
- Camila Wandemberg,
Textile Designer (Ecuador)
The nine grantees were chosen for their groundbreaking ideas and
innovative approaches to design, which offer new methods for
addressing sustainability challenges, and for their commitment to
driving progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the
blueprint for a better world set out by the United Nations in
2015
Their areas of expertise span across sustainable fashion,
product design, biotechnologies, architecture, engineering and
visual arts. Each grantee will receive a $15,000 grant, paired with educational
opportunities, industry networking access and tailored mentorship,
provided by the program advocates.
This network includes renowned personalities from the creative
industries, academia, culture and philanthropy.
The full list of Program advocates can be found here
Nadja Swarovski comments:
"I am delighted that the Creatives for Our Future program received
so much interest from young talents worldwide. This is evidence of
the strong commitment from younger generations to use their
creativity to raise awareness and find solutions in sustainable
development. Swarovski Foundation's mission is to foster creativity
for the benefit of society and the environment, and creatives are
the problem solvers and critical thinkers that will lead solutions
to sustainability challenges like climate change and human
rights issues in this pivotal era.
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NOTES TO EDITORS AND PRESS IMAGES:
Additional
information on the creative cohort and
mentors: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dxub17oqhp8oo88/AAAaHlZNUA1fL6HbkoQsCACia?dl=0
Additional information on the Swarovski Foundation and the
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k22xgd147ybj3nc/AADP0zqpBau-0ClW9Ytt5lG3a?dl=0
Additional information on the Swarovski Foundation Creatives
for our Future
www.sfcreatives.org