iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE 2022_1

Since 2017, iF Design has been sponsoring outstanding social initiatives worldwide with an EUR 100,000 in funding each year.
In the first half of 2022, we received more than 480 applications from NGOs, foundations, social entrepreneurs, and other public and private initiatives from 75 countries. 12 of them have now received the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE and a total of EUR 50,000 in prize money in the first round.

The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE will continue to be awarded twice a year to projects that address the pressing challenges facing our society. The award winners are published on the iF Design website at ifdesign.com/if-social-impact-prize. The categories of the international competition are based on the official sustainability goals of the UN - from the fight against hunger and poverty and the promotion of sustainable agriculture to the observance of human rights and the promotion of education.

>> These 12 projects will be supported with a total of EUR 50,000:

• Hybrid Home Program | Affordable Housing in Guatemala

• SUYO Colombia - Land titling and resilient communities against violence in Kolumbien

• Cluster Learning Uganda | Refugee Education in Uganda

• Women's Water Leadership Initiative | Sustainable water access initiative

• Solarkiosk | Solar energy, off-grid, worldwide

• Flavours and Wings | A food truck for vulnerable chefs in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Myanmar

• #myTreeCampaign | Social Forest Conservation in Malaysia

• One Million Trees | Community Reforestation in Indonesia

• Daily Feeding Program | Program against Hunger, Poverty, malnutrition in India

• HopeBox Vietnam | Inititiative against gender-based violence in Vietnam

• Buildher | Empower Women in Construction across Kenya

• Izzistrit Platform | Offer accessible routes to PWD in Brazil

Download the press information to learn more about each project!

iF Managing Director Uwe Cremering is enthusiastic about the enormous diversity and creativity of the projects entered: "The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE is an opportunity close to our hearts. Together with our young talent award, the iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD, it is our contribution to the common good around the world. The focus is on people and their commitment. It's also important for us to show what role design can play in solving urgent social tasks."

With the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE, iF International Forum Design GmbH launched a prize in 2017 that promotes projects and initiatives that creatively solve our social problems and challenges. Each year, iF Design awards a total of EUR 100,000 in prize money, which goes directly to the initiatives. An international iF team decides which eligible activities to support. To date, 94 worldwide initiatives and institutions have been supported. Success stories are published in the iF Magazine on the iF Design website. They can be found here.