The Skills Upload Jr Challenge is an initiative of the Vodafone Foundation's European program, Skills Upload Jr. Its goal is to equip young people with the tools they need to confidently and safely navigate today's digital world, through challenges focused on current global issues.
Join us for the second Skills Upload Jr Challenge!
The challenge is open to students aged between 11 and 16 from Albania, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, The Netherlands, and Greece.
Participants are invited to dive into the challenges of digital wellbeing and explore how technology can strengthen our human connections, presenting their own proposals or solutions to real-world issues.
Digital resources, training, and materials are provided to teachers and students to enhance the benefits and learnings acquired throughout the process, enabling them to apply their new skills effectively.
Theme
Achieving a more balanced and conscious use of technology is essential in today’s digital world. That’s why the main theme of the 25/26 SUJ Challenge is: ‘Technology as an ally: Promoting digital wellbeing by using technology thoughtfully’.
Digital wellbeing
Artificial intelligence
Connecting through technology
This Challenge wants to highlight how, when used thoughtfully, technology can be a great ally for wellbeing and for strengthening human bonds, even through a screen.
Listening to European Youth on Digital Wellbeing
Young people are at the forefront of digital culture, making their role crucial in shaping a healthier online environment.
As digital natives, they possess unique insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by technology.
Their involvement ensures that solutions are relevant, effective, and tailored to the needs of their generation.
Each team will be supervised by a teacher, and the Vodafone Foundation will provide training to these educators to help them guide their teams in achieving the Challenge objectives.
How it works:
The methodology for this challenge is based on design-thinking.
These are the steps to follow:
The SUJ Challenge has two phases:
Local phase:
International phase:
Ways to implement
Each country will choose how to address this challenge in one of the following ways…
Competition
Hackathon
The Award
The local winners will have the opportunity to present their proposals or solutions in an international online final.
The international winner team will have the recognition of the international jury and an international experience organised by Vodafone Foundation.
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