Success Stories

More than 40 mln. tons of electronic waste are produced every year. But maybe there is a simple way we can transform old stuff into something brand new? A group of students saw this idea as a potential solution to the aforementioned problem.

As Lukrecija claims, her journey as a social innovator has started when she was a curious and active girl at school. By that time, being an 8th-grader, she got interested in political and social activities. These activities have shown this girl that you should always choose a way which makes you happy and feel free to realize even the craziest ideas.

Elif Bilgin was always aware of environmental problems, such as climate change and pollution, which is usual on a daily basis. When Elif just found out about bioplastics, she got a brilliant idea — to use bananas as a potential material.

Darius Burzgulis, an aviator and, as he describes himself - a creator, is a good example of how practical experience and curiosity are important in developing a change-maker spirit from an early age.

A 9 year old girl Sammie Vance heard about an idea of a “buddy bench” and wanted it to come true in her school. In her words, “if someone is lonely they can go sit on the bench and others know to go up and ask them to play”.

Oyon Ganguli, being just 9 years old understood that every drop of water counts. What he did impressed everyone — this boy has invented a prototype of a water saving device which he called “The Cleaner”

When Lily Born noticed her grandfather, who has Parkinson’s disease, is having trouble drinking from regular cups without spilling his beverages, a girl promised herself to make his life easier.

“We measure our happiness in the way we help others.” These are the words, which were told by grandfather of Olivia Hallisey, a young girl from Greenwich, Connecticut, wishing to be a doctor and medical researcher, just like him.

Karolis became a young engineer at the early childhood when building bridges from straws and constructing Lego projects was the biggest entertainment. And guess who a young inventor has became now?

Sometimes entrepreneurial skills are in your veins without even knowing it. But how to discover it? It’s simple — just go where your heart leads you and all opportunities will come to you naturally.