Mentor Matches
In the past, Teens Dream has provided winners of the Video Challenge with access to mentors in line with his or her video topic and area of interest. The goal for the teen is to become more informed, supported, and to explore avenues for furthering his or her dream. For the mentor, we hope the vision put forth by each teen winner will shed light on the issue area from the perspective of a young dreamer and that assisting a young person in the pursuit of his or her passions will be a rewarding experience. In the future mentors are experienced in each of the SDG Hubs which we hope submitters will join!
Teens Dream Co Lab Mentorship Expectations can be found here along with release forms.
Examples of mentor matches with some of their photos and videos below include winner AJ Tabura having his video on the stigma of mental illness featured by the National Association of Mental Illness through its social media communications, grand prize winner and rapper Jayo Onyeka from London meeting with radio and recording industry representatives and getting his music aired on 95.5, meeting with local documentary film makers and science experts at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
Annual Video Competition on the SDGs
Every Teens Dream submitter is asked to align his or her video with one or more of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. If you are an individual or organization with expertise in any of the policy areas defined by the SDGs who would like to have a direct impact on the next generation of change makers, please contact us at info@teensdreamcolab.org.