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SOLVE GLOBAL CHALLENGES
THE PROBLEM
GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES





0 MILLION people live in extreme poverty.
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0 IN 10 PEOPLE lack access to safely managed drinking water services.





0 IN 10 PEOPLE lack access to safely managed drinking water services.
0 CHILDREN die each day from preventable diseases such as measles and tuberculosis.
Rural women are 0x MORE LIKELY to die while giving birth than women in urban centers.

SOCIAL IMPACT

FROM FAST FASHION TO SUSTAINABLE FASHION

Big Question: 
How can communities tackle the impact of fashion clothing production to the environment in a sustainable way?

Social Impact:
- Creating sustainable ecosystems by promoting sustainable designed clothing
- Raising awareness of the affects of fast fashion

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NGO FUNDRAISING

Big Question:
What are the fundraising strategies and tactics available to non-profits?

Social Impact
Hosting a fundraising event for Shanghai Sunrise
- Raising awareness of Shanghai’s urban poor to pursue higher education 

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SOCIAL IMPACT

SOCIAL IMPACT

ORGANIC RICE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP


Big Question: 

How can specialty agriculture products drive economic growth in rural China?


Social Impact:

- Raising awareness of organic rice

- Creating an effective marketing campaign to promote organic rice for the local partner, Laojia

 
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EXPLORING INTERNATIONAL TRADE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE COMMERCE

Big Question: 
How can sustainable economic growth happen by connecting with international buyers?

Social Impact
- Promote and execute an effective marketing campaign for wild berries from Longjiamai Food
- Create a business development plan and sales strategy for local partners
 
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SOCIAL IMPACT

SOCIAL IMPACT

CLEAN WATER FOR LIFE
 
Big Question: 
How can we better improve the water quality in developing areas?

Social Impact
- Setting up water monitoring of Langshi
- Tackling wastewater produced in rural China
- Conducting water tests and producing reports and a water education plan for local partner, Laojia.

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TIMELESS TULOUS: SUSTAINING COMMUNITY-BASED ARCHITECTURE

Big Question: 
How can a rural village develop its cultural assets to support the development of sustainable tourism?

Social Impact:
- Creating a documentation of cultural history and assets of Hekeng
- Promoting sustainable development in the local community
- Understanding the importance of cultural and architectural preservation for Hekeng village
 
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SOCIAL IMPACT

SOCIAL IMPACT

AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
 

Big Question: 

How to maintain and increase the yield of rice fields through innovative agricultural technology?


Social Impact:

Assisting the local partner by using technology devices to monitor rice plants

Innovating technology-based solutions to increase and maintain organic farming yields


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BIODIVERSITY & HABITAT PRESERVATION: SNUB-NOSED MONKEY PROJECT


Big Question: How can we raise awareness of the importance of Yunnan Snub-nosed monkey preservation?


Social Impact:

Investigating the effects of climate change and human activities on the Yunnan Snub-nosed monkeys

- Raising awareness of the monkey’s current situation

Developing an outreach plan for Snub-nosed habitat preservation

 
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SOCIAL IMPACT

SOCIAL IMPACT

PUBLIC HEALTH ENRICHMENT
 

Big Question: 

How can we improve the health education and awareness of people in rural areas?


Social Impact:

Utilizing various data analysis tools and interview techniques to do analytical research

- Developing a research report on public health and execute a health-based workshop prototype for CWEF


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TIBETAN CULTURAL PRESERVATION THROUGH ECOTOURISM


Big Question: 

How can eco-tourism be utilized as a a means for cultural preservation?


Social Impact:

Creating a mini-video documentary to highlight ecotourism features in Zhonglu

- Promoting its culture through research, photography, filmography and marketing 

 
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SOCIAL IMPACT

SOCIAL IMPACT

RESILIENCE & MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN


Big Question: 

How can we promote public and mental health in Rural China?


Social Impact:

Organizing a mental health workshop

- Joining a resilience camp with the local children

- Executing lesson plans as well as delivering resilience training to help Shining Star improve their curriculum

 
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GANSU GROTTOES: ARCHAEOLOGY HERITAGE SURVEY MAPPING

Big Question: 
How can we raise awareness and draw attention to the importance of cultural preservation?

Social Impact:
- Conducting cave research by going to unrecorded archeological sites in Gansu province 
- Running face-to-face interviews with local people to provide a foundation for oral histories within these site areas


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SOCIAL IMPACT

SOCIAL IMPACT

EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TEAM SPORTS


Big Question: 

How can we promote and preserve the local sports culture in remote areas?


Social Impact:

Working collaboratively to create a sports education curriculum for local children in Sichuan Qiaoqi Tibetan School

- Gaining awareness of the local customs and traditions 

 
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