Every year we challenge girls around the world to solve problems in their communities. This App Gallery showcases some of the top solutions from recent years. We hope they inspire you to solve a problem you care about in your community!
Dementia Care Companion provides personalized trainings to dementia patients through interactive games and helps them maintain their abilities to interact with loved ones. There is a corresponding family app which allows the family members to monitor the progress of the patient through reading game statistics and includes a location tracker.
Program:Girls
Topic:Good Health and Well-Being
2017 Finalist
ZeroWaste
by 3BigTomatoes
Canada
ZeroWaste helps people recognize different types of waste in their home and how to recycle or reuse them properly. It provides pictures, videos and games to help people, especially children and newcomers with language limits, to understand local waste collecting rules. ZeroWaste also helps people understand the consequences of not throwing away or recycling waste properly.
Program:Girls
Topic:Responsible Consumption and Production
2018 Finalist
Tap-Tap Trees
by Trees Expedite
Turkey
Tap-Tap Trees is a mobile game where players collect seeds to plant as trees as levels are passed. An actual tree will be planted in Tekirdağ for each level passed, via the foundation “ÇEKÜL”. Tap-Tap Trees aims to raise awareness of air pollution in the community and increase the number of trees in the area.
Program:Girls
Topic:Life on Land
2018 2nd Place
Be A Firefighter
by TMWZ
Palestinian Territories
Be A Firefighter is a virtual reality game that provides a creative way to educate players on how to avoid starting fires and how to extinguish fires. It allows players to experience a fire and take an action to stop the fire from happening or extinguish the existing fire.
Program:Girls
Topic:Sustainable Cities and Communities
2019 Finalist
TECO
by CoCo
Kazakhstan
TECO is a 3D mobile game that merges educational and entertainment tools like augmented reality to help players change their behavior and become more eco-conscious. It presents real-life issues and challenges players to solve them while sharing useful information along the way.
Program:Girls
Topic:Sustainable Cities and Communities
2019 Social Justice
Live My Life
by Equalito
Ireland
Live my Life is an immersive game that gives users a perspective into other peoples's lived experiences to provide insight into our cultural biases about age, gender, religion and race. It challenges the way people think, encourages interaction between different groups, and helps stimulate empathy and understanding that promotes diversity and inclusion.
