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** 🏆 The 2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards Finalists Are Announced!
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Selected from more than 7,000 applications across 170 countries, the Awards Finalists are advancing action for development, climate action and peace.
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The UN SDG Action Campaign ([link removed]) today announced the nine Finalists for the 2026 Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards ([link removed]) . The 9^th edition of the Awards is organized in partnership with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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** 2026 RESILIENCE AWARD FINALISTS
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Turning Green Skills into New Beginnings in Cameroon

Cameroon-based initiative, Solar Bright Future, equips crisis-affected young people with solar-energy skills to build livelihoods, scale up clean energy and power health facilities and rural communities.

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Putting Justice Within Reach for Indigenous Women and Girls in Guatemala
Across Guatemala, Women’s Justice Initiative works with Indigenous women and girls to know and claim their rights, access justice and lead change in their communities.
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Growing Resilience from the Ground Up in Zambia

In Zambia, the Young Emerging Farmers Initiative helps farmers reduce reliance on harmful agricultural inputs and adopt agroecological practices that restore land, strengthen livelihoods and connect sustainable farming with markets and green jobs.

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** 2026 CREATIVITY AWARD FINALISTS
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Turning Traditional Village Gatherings into Pathways for Girls in Rural India
Across rural India, Mothers of Courage are drawing on traditional community gatherings to mobilize entire villages together to keep girls in school, prevent child marriage and expand their choices for the future.
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Bringing Indonesia’s Springs Back to Life

Working with communities in Indonesia, Return Water Home combines local knowledge and technology to restore springs and protect water at its source for generations to come.

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From Buried Stories to a National Movement Against Gender-Based Violence in South Africa

Women for Change leads a nationwide movement turning the long‑silenced reality of gender‑based violenceinto collective power that demands protection, accountability and systemic change for women across South Africa.
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** 2026 CHANGEMAKER AWARD FINALISTS
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Turning a Water Crisis into a Pathway for Peace and Women’s Leadership in Yemen

Ola Alaghbary turns disputes over water into opportunities for dialogue and peace in Yemen, while advancing the role of women and young people as mediators and leaders in their communities.


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Restoring Land and Growing Opportunity in Mali

Using agroforestry to tackle land degradation and create economic opportunities, Malian entrepreneur Rokiatou Traore supports women and smallholder farmers through Herou Alliance to restore land, strengthen livelihoods and build value chains around moringa and other high-value trees.
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Turning Survival into Opportunity for Women and Girls

Drawing on her own experience of displacement, survival and rebuilding, Taban Shoresh supports women and girls affected by conflict in her home country to strengthen their livelihoods, wellbeing and future opportunities.

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** 2026 HONOURABLE MENTION
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UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and Girls: 30 Years of Financing for Change

The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls backs initiatives around the world, demonstrating that violence against women and girls can be systematically addressed, reduced and, with persistence, eliminated.

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** JUDGING PANEL
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The Heroes of Tomorrow: ([link removed]) UN SDG Action Awards ([link removed]) [link removed] will be selected by a high-level panel of judges ([link removed]) comprised of distinguished leaders from around the world, including United Nations officials, government representatives, grassroots activists, civil society leaders, creatives, Olympic and Paralympic athletes and purpose-driven private sector champions.
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** UN SDG ACTION AWARDS CEREMONY: 29 OCTOBER 2026
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Tune in for the live broadcast of the Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony, an evening of inspiration and performances, on 29 October 2026 at 18:00 CET where finalists will be recognized and winners will be announced at a live ceremony in Rome, Italy.
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