Meet our Creative Innovation Finalists!

Meet three young changemakers finding new ways to share stories, support emerging voices and respond to the needs of their communities.

Haru Kim | Hong Kong
Through 4HOME, Haru uses food and storytelling to connect people across cultural and social boundaries. Cooking workshops give domestic workers and migrant community members opportunities to share recipes, memories and cultural knowledge with young volunteers, creating space for their experiences and contributions to be recognised.

Explore Haru’s work: https://www.4homehk.com/

Malaika Nawaz | Pakistan
An author and poet writing in Urdu and English, Malaika combines her own creative practice with support for other emerging writers. Through Malaika Publications, she helps with editing, formatting, cover design and distribution, making the journey from a manuscript to a published book more approachable.

Explore her books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0DMKKL3M4
Explore her writing resources: https://malaikanawaz.gumroad.com/

Ogechukwu Idogwu | Nigeria
Conversations with people living with sickle cell disease inspired Ogechukwu to develop WarriorCare. The digital project explores how accessible information and personal tracking tools could help people understand their experiences between appointments and prepare for conversations with healthcare professionals.

Explore the project: https://warriorcare-29393fbc.vercel.app/dashboard

Congratulations to all three finalists, and thank you to everyone who was nominated.

Explore their initiatives, follow their work and leave a message of encouragement below.

The award recipients will be announced during Global Youth Awards Month in November.