SIMA Stories

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Nantume Masturah Impact Story (Uganda)

“In my village, period poverty has been identified as a significant cause of girls missing school, leading to early marriage, teen pregnancy, and school dropouts. Through this project, we aim […]

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Finley Johnston Impact Story (Germany)

“To change peoples’ perspective on water and water waste, we have to change the opinion they have on the environment, as most of them think that the environment is a […]

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Twamsen Danaan Educator Impact Story (Nigeria)

“I believe my student’s learned so much about how they are part of the world and what it means to be connected to everyone everywhere through their shared humanity.” — […]

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Tiffany Key Educator Impact Story (Japan)

“My students greet me every class now with the question: Are we learning more about SDGs today?” — Tiffany Key Tiffany Key is an educator at the Nagisa Koen Elementary […]

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Ranielle Navarro Educator Impact Story (Philippines)

“The task of empowering students to become environmental stewards through experiential learning and raising their awareness of social responsibility is overwhelming for educators. Environmental education can therefore be made more […]

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Rajvi Trivedi Educator Impact Story (India)

“Films can do what textbooks cannot do.” — Rajvi Trivedi Rajvi Trivedi is an educator at the CHRIST University in Bengaluru, India. As part of The SDG Challenge: Advancing Global […]

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Oshan Gunathilake Educator Impact Story (Sri Lanka)

“Participants were able to advance their social emotional skills such as empathy, mindfulness, compassion and critical inquiry.” — Oshan Gunathilake Oshan Gunathilake is an educator and youth leader at the […]

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Novaira Khan Impact Story (Pakistan)

“In a world which is dominated by visual media and social media acts as a communication channel, film is an excellent tool for changing hearts and minds and creating awareness.” […]

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Kashf Shah Impact Story (Pakistan)

“Film has truly played a major role in changing our society. It can be used as an instrument to help people to get rid of obscurantism and also to guide […]

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Janice Sestan and Rachelle Meilleur Educator Impact Story (Japan and Canada)

“Using SIMA Academy as a platform to introduce global and social issues to our students was a fantastic tool for a virtual exchange experience.” — Janice Sestan and Rachelle Meilleur […]

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Iffany Zou Impact Story (China)

“The most important part of creating this project was how my own awareness grew and how my own actions changed.“ — Iffany Zou, SIMA Academy Student Award Winner, 2020 Iffany […]

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Hanna Dudich Impact Story (Ukraine)

“SIMA Films are a powerful tool not only for developing listening and speaking skills and vocabulary, but also a great way to develop students’ global competence, empathy and leadership skills.” […]