Asia Social Impact Challenge 2025
The Primary & Secondary School category of the Asia Social Impact Challenge invites students from junior and senior high schools across Asia to take the lead in creating innovative solutions for real-life challenges in their communities. Each participating team consists of a group of students (2 to 3 individuals) accompanied by a teacher-mentor who supports and guides the team throughout the challenge.
Participants are encouraged to identify pressing issues in their surroundings—such as environmental concerns, health habits, digital literacy, and social behavior—and turn small ideas into impactful actions. The journey includes problem identification, solution design, implementation, and reflection.
Through this process, students will enhance future-ready skills such as empathy, creativity, collaboration, and leadership, while teachers also gain exposure to practical, project-based learning methods. Selected top teams will have the opportunity to present their projects to an international audience and may be showcased at the Global Entrepreneurship Education Meeting (GEEM) 2025.
This category fosters early exposure to entrepreneurship and social innovation, empowering students and educators alike to become proactive changemakers and responsible global citizens.
The idea responds to a real need or challenge in the school or surrounding community, grounded in students’ lived experience.
Demonstrates strong student involvement in identifying the issue and designing the solution.
Shows unique, age-appropriate, and innovative thinking using available resources.
Involves peers, teachers, parents, or the wider community to support and co-create the solution.
The idea is practical for a school setting and has potential to be continued or improved over time.
Promotes empathy, respect, collaboration, and inclusivity, without any form of bias or harm.