UN Global Goals

To start their project, students chose one of the Global Goals. In-depth research and analysis of their chosen goal helped the students to identify an appropriate target audience, and importantly, their needs. Additional research on products that would inspire their solution resulted in a final design brief, summarising what their challenge is, who they will be designing for, and why. Watch some of the examples, and follow this site for the next steps: ideation, creating the solution, and final presentation.

emily.mp4

Clean water and sanitation

Each year, more than 5 million people die from unsafe drinking water. This student aims to design a product that will tackle this issue, focusing on the population of Eritrea.

Turtles.mov

Life below Water

This student's chosen target audience is wildlife preserves and nature enthusiasts who want to make an impact, small or big, by protecting life underwater, especially the flatback turtle, an endangered species.

Felicia.MP4

Good health and well-being

With the target audience of females in rural India, this student aims to develop personal hygiene products, to better the health and well-being of these women.

Here are 3 design concepts of how specific UN Global goals could be reached. The students proofed their creativity and understanding of the needs of the target audience:

lisa 9v.mov

Climate Action: The add-home tree planter

quality education.mov

Quality Education: A Guide to Sex Ed