Students aged between 10-18 from across the world including students from the UK, US, India and Portugal have been competing during lockdown to be part of the 11th annual Apps for Good awards. Today, Apps for Good have announced the 5 category winners and the People’s Choice Award.

Every year students design their own tech products based on real-world problems that they have identified. A new category has been added this year due to the surge of apps and products the students have created around climate change. The Climate Creators award supported by BNY Mellon showcases technical solutions tackling the climate emergency.

There are 5 categories which are supported by technology and business partners Spotify, LEGO, BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank and Kingston Technology.

Climate Creators Award: Valuable Trash – Creative ways to reuse your plastic waste.
Future Founders Award: Dimming Dyslexia – Scan text and resources to translate them into an easy to read format.
Global Innovators Award: Seventh – Creative ways to improve your mental health and wellbeing.
Digital Explorers Award: Slides – Learn to read and unlock the next stage of a game every time you progress.
Community Heroes Award: Classmates – Re-connecting students who have felt demotivated and lonely due to COVID-19.

Students’ ideas address themes of loneliness, climate change, tools to help with studying, and mental health. Many students started lessons as a team during the school term supported by their teachers. While others got involved by using the home study resources that Apps for Good created to support students during the pandemic.

“Throughout 2020 and 2021 we received enormous support from industry experts who volunteered their spare time to offer their advice and feedback to young people throughout their time undertaking the Apps for Good course. We are so proud and grateful to all the young people who continue to strive and contribute to a world which is ever changing, creating solutions to help us meet these challenges head on.” said Apps for Good CEO Heather Picov.

Apps for Good is committed to giving young people the skills they need to thrive in the future using their free online resources for teachers. Working alongside their peers, their teachers and industry experts, young people create tech products that make a difference to the world.