The voting phase for Nickelodeon's Together For Good campaign is now live, so it's time to select your winner!
The brilliant campaign, supported by child rights organisation Plan International, is engaging, celebrating and awarding inspiring children who are making a difference in their communities.
CHANGE MAKERS
Children around the world have been motivated by the stories of others who are already making a change in their communities since the campaign kicked off in July. As a result, children have been engaging in activities and challenges to make an impact – big or small.
In August, children aged 6 to 17 years were invited to visit good.nickelodeon.tv to upload photos and videos of themselves making a difference in their communities.
Submissions poured in from around the world and 4 finalists from each region have now been selected by a panel from Nickelodeon International and Plan International.
CHOOSE YOUR WINNER
To find out more about each of the finalists, just head to the 'vote' section of good.nickelodeon.tv, then once you've decided on your winner, hit the big orange button!
Voting closes on Wednesday 30th September 2015, so it's now or never!
Once voting closes and each regional winner is announced, they will be featured and celebrated on their regional Nickelodeon channel. They will also qualify for the chance to win the ultimate prize, an all-expense-paid trip to the USA to attend a exclusive Nickelodeon event, such as the Nickelodeon HALO Awards 2015, as a VIP guest!
The Together For Good campaign is Nickelodeon International's new initiative to empower children to make positive changes in the world around them.
Together For Good serves as Nickelodeon's international platform to inspire its audiences to get involved in their communities, provide the resources and education to get the job done and celebrate the impact they're making to the world every day.
Find out more via the Together For Good website and follow the latest news using the hashtag #TogetherForGood!
Below is a list of amazing kids who are creatively making a stand-out impact in their community:
Africa:
Name: Deogratius
Age: 17
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Project: Street children
Name: Keegan
Age: 7
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Project: Munsieville Squater Camp
Name: Lesedi
Age: 11
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Project: Agang Sechaba (community development project)
Name: Proxima
Age: 12
Location: Hazyview, South Africa
Project: Saving the environment
Latin America (América Latina):
Argentina / Paraguay / Uruguay:
Name: Agostina
Age: 12
Location: San Miguel De Tucuman, Argentina
Project: Protecting animals
Name: Franco
Age: 10
Location: General Cabrera, Argentina
Project: Keeping the environment clean and tidy
Name: Nair
Age: 12
Location: Monte Grande, Argentina
Project: Teaching children maths and dance skills
Name: Tomás
Age: 17
Location: Godoy Cruz, Argentina
Project: Teaching students about climate change and how to protect the Earth.
México:
Name: Alondra
Age: 13
Location: Torreon Coahuila, México
Project: Solar-powered microwave
Name: Hector Emilio
Age: 17
Location: Cuernavaca Morelos, Mèxico
Project: Metal recycling to reduce water pollution and protect the forest
Name: Martina
Age: 10
Location: México Distrito Federal, México
Project: Recycling
Name: Vania
Age: 9
Location: Guadalajara, México
Project: Helping people in need in the Santa Elena province of Sitio Nuevo
Other Latin American countries:
Name: Abner Borbor
Age: 17
Location: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Project: Helping people in need
Name: Esteban
Age: 8
Location: Guatemala, Guatemala
Project: Medical volunteer
Name: Kisblely
Age: 17
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Project: Local talent and creativity promoter
Name: Silvana
Age: 13
Location: Barranquilla, Colombia
Project: Mauxiporunmundoverde.com, a blog where students can interact and learn about caring for the environment through activities.
Asia:
Name: Andrew
Age: 9
Location: Hong Kong
Project: Saving and helping a Dog in Need
Name: Jacob
Age: 6
Location: Bulacan, Philippines
Project: Food in a pot - Growing veggies in a pot for poor families in the local community.
Name: Yusuf
Age: 13
Location: Hong Kong
Project: Using recycled materials to build Hong Kong's tourist spots to help promote Hong Kong's tourism.
Name: Zackari
Age: 6
Location: Paranaque City, Philippines
Project: Selling toys to raise money to buy school supplies and clothes for local children, making new friends along the way.
Australia And New Zealand:
Name: Ella
Age: 9
Location: NSW, Australia
Project: Running a bake stall to raise money for charity.
Name: Kyah
Age:
Location: Coffs Harbour, Australia
Project: Dolphins Matter - Raising awareness about the inhumane practice of Dolphin killing in Japan.
Name: Ruby
Age: 10
Location: Ballarat, Australia
Project: Orang-utan Day - Raising money to educate people how the use of palm oil is causing a Orang-utan population decrease.
Denmark (Danmark), Norway (Norge): and Sweden (Sverige):
Name: Asia
Age: 9
Location: København, Danmark
Project: Selling unwanted toys to raise money for poor people in Africa to buy food and drink.
Name: Maria
Age: 10
Location: Oslo, Norge
Project: Prosjekt redd barna. Selling cake to help save children.
Name: Matylda
Age: 12
Location: Ystad, Sverige
Project: Loom Bomb - Raising money for children around the world by selling Loom Bands.
Name: Shapinaa
Age: 12
Location: Skanderborg, Danmark
Project: Collecting discarded bottles and cans around the city to raise money for Plan International.
Germany (Deutschland):
Name: Alexandra
Age: 10
Location: Frankfurt (Oder), Deutschland
Project: Selling self-grown fruit and vegetables for kindergartens and schools, and donating fruit and veggies to the poor and orphans.
Name: Lieselotte
Age: 7
Location: Wien, Österreich
Project: Planting Plants to protect the environment.
Name: Michael
Age: 15
Location: Graz, Österreich
Project: Kids against ALS - Campaigning to FDA to approve a new drug which could save the lives of ALS sufferers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nsBaFEREzM
Name: Princess
Age: 13
Location: Offenbach, Deutschland
Project: "No Mobbing" ("No Bullying") - An organization to support the victims of bullying.
Spain (Espana):
Name: Manuel
Age: 9
Location: Barcelona, España
Project: Helping to build wells for drinking water in places where there is poverty.
Name: Mélanie
Age: 11
Location: Murcia, España
Project: Saving animals which have been abandoned in her local village.
Name: Natalia
Age: 12
Location: Murcia, España
Project: Natali - Helping make this world a better place and spreading peace throughout the world.
Name: Sofía Ortega
Age: 9
Location: Salamanca, España
Project: Gathering signatures to stop people smoking in public pools, and to stop sexist comments.
France:
Name: Eléna
Age: 14
Location: Olivet, France
Project: FGN (Fairies Guardians of Nature) - A organisation to protect nature and animals. FGN organizes waste pick-ups to clean rivers and forests, fundraisers to finance their actions and their equipment, information stands on animal abuse, and educates people in schools and via their website and social media networks! http://fgn.eklablog.fr
Name: Leïa
Age: 12
Location: Roubaix, France
Project: Leïa's help - Raising money by selling things such as cakes and lemonade to buy items for unhappy children around the world.
Name: Lou-Andrea
Age: 9
Location: Sandillon, France
Project: Using egg shells as a natural fertilizer for growing plants.
Name: Olivia
Age: 16
Location: Messigny, France
Project: Journée Timbre (Stamp Day) - Olivia wants to raise funds for the Malala Foundation.
Italy (Italia):
Name: Flavio
Age: 11
Location: Marina di Camerota, Italia
Project: Campaigning for pure water, soil and air.
Name: Francesca
Age: 10
Location: Prata Sannita, Italia
Project: Making and selling home made biscuits to raise money for the people of Nepal.
Name: Irene
Age: 13
Location: Firenze, Italia
Project: Saving and caring for animals in need, and campaigning to stop animal abandonment, testing and especially the hunt! Animals are "the faithful friends of man" ("i fedeli amici dell'uomo").
Name: Sara
Age: 14
Location: Bergamo, Italia
Project: Un mondo migliore? Si puo'!, a project which talks about the redistribution of food which is discarded everyday and FoodSharing. The project was put into practice in September. Sara volunteers with her father, has taught Italian to foreigners, and fills boxes of food to give to the most in need. Sara also participates at the church in her city.
Netherlands (Nederland):
Name: Emma
Age: 6
Location: sint katelijne waver, België
Project: Emma ' wafels (Emma waffles) - Baking home made waffles for Cancer charity "Kom op tegen kanker".
Name: Farhanaz
Age: 12
Location: Amersfoort, Nederland
Project: Collecting bottles to raise money for children, many affected by ebola, at a orphanage in Sierra Leone.
Name: Noa
Age: 11
Location: Eindhoven, Nederland
Project: A mini-library for children to borrow books.
Name: Sam
Age: 10
Location: Raamsdonksveer, Nederland
Project: Collecting plastic caps to raise money for KIKA.
Poland (Polska):
Name: Julia
Age: 13
Location: Zdzieszowice, Polska
Project: Reducing the number of smokers and helping protect children from smoking.
Name: Kamila
Age: 12
Location: Głowno, Polska
Project: Helping animals in her local shelter and helping Dogs find new homes.
Name: Martyna
Age: 11
Location: Różewo, Polska
Project: Helping abandoned animals.
Name: Weronika
Age: 14
Location: Jaryszów, Polska
Project: To recycle waste paper, cans and plastic to raise money to buy children who are bored or spend too much time on the computer or watching TV.
Russia (Россия):
Name: Дарья (Daria)
Age: 12
Location: Ростов-на-Дону, Россия
Project: Helping people learn about nature by holding a "Неделя природы" ("Week of Nature") on social networking website ВКонтакте (VKontakte)
Name: Баев (Dmitry)
Age: 7
Location: Самара, Россия
Project: Donating items to a charity fair to help raise money for small children suffering from serious illnesses such as cancer.
Name: Кулжабаева (Kulzhabaeva)
Age: 15
Location: Алматы, Казахстан
Project: Raising money for children suffering from serious, sometimes inoperable, diseases by hand making and selling homemade bracelets and earrings made from natural stones.
Name: Ксения (Xenia)
Age: 14
Location: Таганрог, Россия
Project: Helping and donating to disabled children and old people.
UK:
Name: Ayla
Age: 11
Location: Manchester UK
Project: Ayla raised £390 for cancer, run the Race for Life twice and asked people for donations.
Name: Chloe
Age: 11
Location: England, UK
Project: Participated in a sponsored onzie run to raise money for Children in Need.
Name: Emily
Age: 9
Location: Castle Donington, Great Britain
Project: Charlotte's Hearts and Stars - Supporting her best friend Charlotte who has been diagnosed with Lukemia. Together with her Cheerleading and Gymnastics group, Emily is raising money to send Charlotte on her dream holiday to Florida, even by sitting in green slime!
Name: Isabella
Age: 13
Location: London, UK
Project: Isabella has founded the "Kid to Kid" project to improve English speaking skills of children in developing countries.
Global:
Name: Dan Harvin Abel
Age: 6
Location: Port Louis, Maurice
Project: Raising money for and donating clothes to the poor.
Name: Ipek
Age: 10
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Project: Ipek helps stray animals to find new homes.
Name: Joana
Age: 11
Location: Valongo, Portugal
Project: Planting Trees in her neighbourhood, and helping her parents to save money by cutting her allowance.
Good luck to everyone nominated in Nickelodeon's Together For Good campaign!
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