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Rezan Tofeeq , team 4, kurdistan iraq
sustainable development goal (14)
life below water
as a species the human race is treating the oceans terribly from ( plastic pollution  fish population collapse acidification ocean warming ,
the ocean under threat like never before , dead zones are rising at alarming . we must made a change  .
i chose this goal to help organismes under the water .
for the solution there is two different thinking .. firstly preventing the increase of more pollution and issues
secondly cleaning up the pollution and issues that we´ve already caused.

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Team 1
Andy Vy
Central Georgia Technical College

Children need access to quality education because more than a basic understanding is needed to solve complex problems of today. All facets of society improve as the average level of education increases.

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Justice, Accountable and Inclusive Institution

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Justice, Accountable and Inclusive Institution

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Esonye Ifeanyi
Central Georgia Technical College

The intense subjection of women and children to forced labor and prostitution can be widely seen in Nigeria and this trafficking trend has been manipulated into different modules even with the monitoring of international community. The Nigerian wave of immigration to Europe had already begun in the 80s, when mostly women saw a possibility of economic improvement by leaving Africa and moving to Europe. many of them travelled with false documents and became prostitutes in European cities as finding regular jobs were difficult without legal status in the country Tereza Ciupkova 2022.

Trafficking of children sprung up on Nigeria’s government watchlist in the 90s with the constant kidnapping of children between the ages of 7-14, and these children were never heard of nor seen till date. With the fast acquisition of visas to Europe back then, the abductors of these children were able to get them out of the country while some used sea or land means of transportation which were longer and dangerous. Now, the trafficking trend has gone beyond slavery, labor and prostitution, receding into ritual killings and other fetish purposes.

Millions of children around the globe face different forms of exploitation and impeding effect of this sort of injustice around the world, as situations has worsened with the outbreak of the pandemic UN SDG. 2020. Increased child trafficking has tested, weakened and shattered many countries’ system of rights and protection. This increased risk is due to effect of the pandemic, vulnerability of security system and economic distress. Globally, one in three trafficking victims detected in 2018 were children; in low-income countries, the share was one half. Girls are primarily victims of sexual exploitation (72 percent labor (66 percent of detected boy victims) UN SDG. 2020.

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Team 1, Briana Rumph Instructor Wilson-Young Engl 1101 Ensuring Healthy Lives  

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Team 1, Briana Rumph Instructor Wilson-Young Engl 1101 Ensuring Healthy Lives  

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Our world as we all now it has been flipped upside down, because of Covid-19. It has affected people all over the world and of all ages. The pandemic haltered our health and shortened life expectancy. People who never had any health problems are ending up with problems all because of covid-19. They are having long term breathing problems, heart complications, strokes and many more health issues. To ensure people live healthy lives has been put at a stand still all because of Covid.

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The aim is to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all. In my society young people are suffering to find a suitable job or even they  don't. Individuals who are unemployed are often more susceptible to several challenges, including difficulty in finding future employment and decreased income. Unemployment also impacts society and the economy as a whole. The longer a person is unemployed, the more likely they are to experience potential negative effects and contribute to the multiplier effect that unemployment has on the community.

Solution statement:

Providing youth the best opportunity to transition to a decent job calls for investing in education and training of the highest possible quality, providing youth with skills that match labour market demands, giving them access to social protection and basic services regard less of their contract type, as well as levelling the playing field so that all aspiring youth can attain. productive employment regardless of their gender, income level or socio-eco nomic background.
Governments can work to build dynamic, sustainable, innovative and people-centred economies, promoting youth employment and women's economic empowerment, in particular, and decent work for all.

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Moath, Neveen, Mohammad, ASAC, Jordan, Team3

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“Poverty is the worst form of violence”. – Mahatma Gandhi.

Poverty is defined as a situation in which a family's fundamental necessities, such as food, housing, clothes, and education, are not met. It can lead to additional issues such as low literacy, unemployment, and starvation, among others. Due to a lack of money, a poor person is unable to receive an education and hence remains unemployed. Unemployed people are unable to provide sufficient and healthy food for their families, and their health suffers as a result. A person who is weak lacks the necessary energy for the work. A unemployed individual will always be impoverished. As a result, we might claim that poverty is the basis of all other issues.

Solution Statement

Poverty is a problem that has proven solutions, and giving plays a crucial role in combating extreme poverty,
Donations will help Eradicate poverty by breaking the cycle for the world’s neediest people, not every donation needs to be monetary . You can donate clothing, food, and even gently used household items that you no longer need. When it comes to helping others, every donation, large or small, counts.

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Team  7: Good Health and Well Being- Kirkwood Community College in Iowa and Erbil Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

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Team  7: Good Health and Well Being- Kirkwood Community College in Iowa and Erbil Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

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Problem Statement:

The right to health for all people means that everyone should have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without suffering financial hardship. No one should get sick and die just because they are poor, or because they cannot access the health services they need. This is even important in today’s world with the pandemic.

Solution statement:

Student volunteering can help hospitals and clinics in Kurdistan and Iowa to provide services during the pandemic and distribute medicine and vaccines to nursing homes and other areas of need.

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Team 13: University of Garmian, Kurdistan, Iraq & Riverside City College, California, United States

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Team 13: University of Garmian, Kurdistan, Iraq & Riverside City College, California, United States

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Addressing the inequity between social and economic classes in terms of quality of education is paramount to closing the divides that exist in our global societies today.
The extra tax dollars diverted toward programs for low income students, including providing school supplies, food, transportation, and tutoring, helps students who want to succeed in education by providing more accessibility and stability for those disadvantaged students.

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Shanyar Motaia , team 4 , university of garmian , kurdistan region from Iraq .

Sustainable Development Goal 3, regarding "Good Health and Well-being", is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015.
_I have noticed that  (Good  health and well -being  ) has neglected in our country and well- being  is a state of being healthy , happy and comfortable  which means to be in a good state mentally ,  physically and socially .  In my country people are jeopardizing their life by eating a lot  sweets in particular , watching tv for long time , not exercising   and  sleeping late  .  Generally people are divided into three types one is that they do not have any information about how to be healthy and they are not aware of any thing , second they know every thing but they are no interested being healthy , third type which is limited are  those who know about it and have a healthy lifestyle   .  Good healthy has a lot of benefits like being productive , feeling better mentally  , regular exercise can lift your mood and help you feel better.
saving money ,eating junk food, smoking, and drinking sugary drinks or alcohol are all expensive habits.
fewer health problems living a healthier lifestyle means a lower risk of developing many illnesses.
And  if people start exercising our country eventually  become a better place because the number of  (Diseases )  decrease  . Therefor we should provide a good plan to solve this problem by motivating people and publishing articles about the subject or motivating people to go to Gym for free for one month to make it routine .

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Didar, Team 4, Garmin university, Iraqi Kurdistan, SDG 4, quality education. 

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Didar, Team 4, Garmin university, Iraqi Kurdistan, SDG 4, quality education. 

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Didar Radha Salih
Quality education has always been and still is a huge problem in the entire world, and especially poorer places like Kurdistan. the sad part is that there are no formal and trustworthy statistics on the matter, and little to nothing is being done.

Problem statement:
Education is present, but the quality is the problem. Not any type of education can produce the results needed in order to produce an educated and active generations, so strict measures should be taken to solve that.

Solution statement:
The first step to solve this problem is to apply what works for countries that have successful education system, such as shorter working and studying hours, less homework, more activities, teaching essential skills and nurturing talents in students is shown to pay off really well.
Another more important aspect is paying and treating the teachers well, a teacher that's more comfortable and doesn't have to worry about their financial state is going to be less stressed and more productive, thus providing a better class environment and education for their students.

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Paiwand othman , team 4 , university of Garmian , Kurdistan , iraq 

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Paiwand othman , team 4 , university of Garmian , Kurdistan , iraq 

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Surely we all know what's feels like when we don't have something to and poverty isn't just about a meal it's about not affording a basic needs of a normal human being like clothes , food , good shelter , and water
There is poverty even in rich countries , so it means that is a global problem we need to think about it and finding a solution for it .

Solutions

1 government make better decisions , and providing good jobs for their citizens .

2 courses for young people to learn a skill and have their own job

3 donate charities organizations by rich people

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Problem statement:
As much as I concerned, Although all of the goals should be taken into consideration but the matter of education can work the best in both the communities since it can be an amazing way to work on the other matters and goals. In my community, the quality of education is not as good as it should be to develop a usable generation as to become the major source of development in the community.

Solution statement:
Finding a sustainable solution to the matter Will not be an easy task since the government is not in our favor, but I think working on developing the idea of bringing foreign institutions and Schools to our country as a way of bringing new ideas and developing the skills that is strange to students in our countries will be a good idea.

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Team 4:  Alyssa, Araceli, Sakina, Arastu

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Team 4:  Alyssa, Araceli, Sakina, Arastu

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Problem Statement:  All children should have an equal and equitable education because it is a civil right that will lead to greater success and growth of the whole child.  The impact of this will be immense.

Solution: The current public school system is based on property taxes. Although taxes differ based on residential areas, the distribution should be the same giving equal amounts to all schools. This will help to focus on equitable spaces because schools will utilize the funds based on student and area needs.

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Bahat, team 4, Iraqi Kurdistan, University of Garmian. Quality Education 

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Bahat, team 4, Iraqi Kurdistan, University of Garmian. Quality Education 

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Education suffers majorly in terms of quality from place to place. Low quality education leads to an ideology that deems education and knowledge useless. It also results in illiteracy to which is a tool of survival nowadays. Education whether provided by parents, family or teachers has to be correct. For example, every person needs a special type of education. Much like illness, you can’t give pills that cure a specific type of illness to every patient that have different conditions.

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Problem statement:
In our country, we have so many issues and they affect the environment in a bad way. For example, excessive water consumption, excessive waste and lack of recycling factories.Meanwhile many people talk about environment but they do not do what they say.

Problem solutions:
1- Presenting many seminars and presentations every year for both students and parents and make "saving the environment "a part of our culture and make people aware of the consequences.
2- Waste segregation.

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Rezan ,Kurdistan Iraq ,University of Garmian, team 4 .'water pollution "
Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities, in such a manner that negatively affects its legitimate uses. First point that causing water pollution in our country is universities lab (Doing experiments and throwing  away the chemical substance that we used it the experiments into a swag .secondly garbage places ( not having a pace for throwing it the plastics and trashes ).thirdly oil the main reason for polluting the water.
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For the solution because the water (clean water)is one  of the most basic needs of humanity.
Extra points for the solution there is two different thinking .. firstly preventing the increase of more pollution and issues
secondly cleaning up the pollution and issues that we´ve already caused. The solution for the first problem  in my opinion,recycling the substance that we used and creating a private place far away from cities and far from damaging the environment  for the those waste substance.  Starting with ourselves  to not damage the environment  and advising others to do the same and having   extra garbage  in public places .Don't overfill fuel tanks – fill to only 90 percent capacity to reduce the chance of spills. Use oil absorbent pads in the bilges of all boats with inboard engines. Regularly inspect through-hull fittings often to reduce the risk of sinking. Recycle used oil and filters.i chose this subject because water is one of the most important in humans ,animals ,plants,....ect life

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Hawkar , Team 4 , Garmian University , Iraqi Kurdistan, SDG 17. (Access to technology)

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Hawkar , Team 4 , Garmian University , Iraqi Kurdistan, SDG 17. (Access to technology)

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No single country, sector, organization, or discipline can solve the global sustainability issues we face today, which is why SDG 17, 'Partnerships for the Goals,' is critical, as it recognizes the need for multi-stakeholder partnerships to share knowledge and expertise in order to achieve global sustainability. Building such alliances is critical for developing countries with limited resources.
In implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders have a historic opportunity to reduce inequality, alleviate poverty, preserve the environment, and promote justice and peace. Any success, or even failure, will be primarily determined by SDG 17, which aspires to revitalize universal development partnerships.

Problem Statement:
In today’s economies and societies, digital connections are crucial – instant communication between individuals, bank transfers, office work, public dissemination of information, or data analysis are only some of the activities that depend on the internet. Regions without fast internet connections have serious social and economic disadvantages in a digitalised world.
Many non-Internet users are also fearful of the technology. There is a general anxiety associated with learning how to use the Internet. Some also describe fear about 21st century threats like, “computer viruses, hacking, surveillance, or identity theft.”

Solution Statement:
The world today is more interconnected than ever before, in part due to digital technology. The SDGs can only be realised with a strong commitment to global partnership and cooperation. Coordinating policies to help developing countries, particularly least-developed countries, is vital to achieving sustainable growth and development. This includes supporting these countries in managing their finances, including debt, as well as promoting investment. by supporting developing countries through official development assistance.

3 ways to provide Internet access to the developing world:

1. Zero rating services:

A lack of disposable income is a major factor that prevents many from gaining Internet access. Users must also pay for data in addition to the cost of a device. Zero rating services circumvent this barrier by providing access to applications that have no associated data costs. For example Wikipedia and Facebook(in Iraq) makes a zero rated version of their app available, which is free to use. This practice has huge potential to provide the benefits of the Internet to all people.

2. Reducing taxes:

Several countries have “connectivity taxes” on mobile and fixed Internet connections. These taxes drive up costs for consumers, which can make the Internet unaffordable for many families. In some cases it also reduces the incentives for Internet Service Providers to make infrastructure investments in underserved areas. Research has shown that reducing these types of taxes can increase the number of Internet users.

3. Diversifying content:

English is the primary language of the Internet. This excludes millions of educated people who could use the Internet if content were available in their native tongue. Expanding the type of content on the Internet would also increase its attractiveness for people around the world.

Fortunately there are a number of options available to governments who seek to mitigate barriers to Internet access for their poorest citizens. New policies are necessary to make sure that all people regardless of the socio-economic status have access to the benefits of the Internet.

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Team 4–Yasin, University of Garmian, Kurdistan region, Iraq. Energy and eco-friendliness

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Problem statement: The scarcity of energy is a major problem in the globe also in our vicinity Kurdistan region. Lacking of energy materializes large number of problems. Demands for energy rises substantially. The fears rise of not meeting the demands. Environmental concerns and demands for energy are clearly on a collision course. Exponential growth of population rates and energy consumption outpaces the nation's capacity to produce sufficient energy from domestic sources.

Solution statement:
Access to modern, affordable, clean and reliable energy is something we wouldn't survive without, that's why it has been put as one of the SDGs. The facts of energy require consideration of both the present and the future. Immediate steps must be taken to obtain sufficient energy to avoid an economic collapse within a decade, to build an energy bridge to the next century, and to find an eternal energy source, or a combination of several sources, to ensure future energy availability. Several courses of action seem to be necessary: energy conservation, development of synthetic fuels from coal, and massive, immediate funding of research for the development of an additional long-lived energy source, such as fusion, sunlight, wind, and geothermal. Energy conservation must become a major concern for these times and perhaps for the remainder of man's life on earth. Historically, energy has been used without regard to environmental consequences and the finite nature of the supply. There are some eco-friendly methods to produce clean energy without any dramatic negative impacts on environment: i) Wind power, wind to produce energy has fewer effects on the environment than many other energy sources. Wind turbines do not release emissions that can pollute the air or water (with rare exceptions), and they do not require water for cooling. ii) Sea-thermal power, it has the potential of being a very clean alternative energy – unique for a firm power source capable of providing massive energy needs.
iii) Solar energy, The sun provides more than enough energy to meet the whole world's energy needs, it is a fact that
every day the sun sheds on the earth a power equivalent to 30,000 times present power needs. iv) Hydropower, It is clean, enewable, reliable, rivers aren't going to stop flowing unless they go dry. Long term costs can be low. While the initial plant and infrastructure is pretty expensive, it requires relatively few workers and upkeep is cheap. So the average cost per unit of energy can be quite low in the long run. Hydropower also produces a number of benefits outside of electricity generation, such as flood control, irrigation support, and water supply. All these methods can serve humanity in eco-friendly ways without putting a single human being at risk but a very few which are inevitable accidents of mother nature.

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Team 10, Christelle, USA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)

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Team 10, Christelle, USA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)

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Title: Old Can Grow Gold

Goal #2 Zero Hunger

Solution statement:
Government-subsidized and landowner-supported initiatives to repurpose abandoned land help youth, farmers, and the general population who want to work and make healthier food choices by making use of unused space to grow healthy vegetables and fruits where these are lacking and provide work opportunities for farmers and the general population, particularly youth.

This is important because the youth unemployment rate is high in the US and in Lebanon while there are many abandoned lands that could be leveraged to provide jobs for the youth and farmers alike, while making healthier food choices available for the wider population. Also, more produced food can mean less hunger.

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According to the United Nation's report “Concern for Women and Children Caught Up in Ukraine Conflict,” the lives of children are "cut short,” and “women and girls are at risk.” I have found that peace, justice, and strong institutions have not protected the rights of our world yet, especially the rights of innocent children and women. To promote peace, justice, and strong instructions for sustainable development, we must provide all people with access to justice and build success through another seventeen sustainable goals, which include quality education, zero hunger, and good health and well-being. Every nation around the world wants to live in a world that has peace, no fear, a protective government, no war, no corruption, and no conflict in their lives. Children and women need a way to secure their right to protection because they are innocent civilians caught up in a brutal war, force displace, and victim of sexual.

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Effect of the Pandemic on Child Trafficking

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Effect of the Pandemic on Child Trafficking

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Team 1
Ifeanyi Esonye
Central Georgia Technical College

Millions of children around the globe face different forms of exploitation, these include trafficking and child labor. The impeding effect of this sort of injustice around the world has worsen with the outbreak of the pandemic. Increased child trafficking has tested, weakened and shattered many countries’ system of rights and protection. This increased risk is due to effect of the pandemic, vulnerability of security system and economic distress. Globally, one in three trafficking victims detected in 2018 were children; in low-income countries, the share was one half. Girls are primarily victims of sexual exploitation (72 percent labor (66 percent of detected boy victims) UN SDG. 2020.

Most exploited nations are in Asia and Africa due to increased poverty and lack of appropriate security systems. The easy passage of these trafficker away from the affected nations are made possible due to bribery at all highest level. Most cases of child trafficking have been seen to be results of sold-out slavery by family members of victims due to poverty. This act has most times been proven ignorance on the family members with promises from the traffickers that they want to take their children oversees and offer them scholarships or jobs. In Nigeria 2010, it was a common practice how girls from the ages of 16-25 were taken to Libya with promises of getting good jobs and schooling. These traffickers gave the family members money with promises that their ward will become successful, but unfortunately, the children got there and became sexual tools to the make money.

National human rights institutions (NHRIs) are independent bodies that promote and protect human rights. They have played a critical role during the pandemic by examining and monitoring impacts on health and other areas and by highlighting the human rights implications of the crisis. They have also combated the spread of inaccurate and misleading information and worked to protect vulnerable groups.  In 2020, 82 countries had independent NHRIs that successfully achieved compliance with international standards, a 17 per cent improvement from 2015. One in three LDCs now have an internationally compliant NHRI, compared with one in five in 2015. These gains, however, are not enough to meet the 2030 target. Progress has stalled in most regions, where no new independent NHRIs have been recognized or established since 2018. Efforts will need to be redoubled to establish and strengthen NHRIs and ensure broader access to human rights promotion and protection service. UN SDG, 2020.

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Students

Diyar Ghazi Fars

Linda Dlawar

Mohammed Qais

Sara Yassin

Problem Statement

Water covers over 70% of the Earth's surface and is a very important resource for people and the environment.
Water pollution can be caused by a plethora of different contaminants, including toxic waste, petroleum, and disease-causing microorganism
Polluting the water of lakes and rivers with waste causes danger to the lives of the creatures that live in it and is a danger to humans if used . In many countries, pollution of some water resources has become a big problem ٫ That if not treated, it will cause the spread of various transmitted diseases .Some of the rivers and lakes of Kurdistan are not out of this problem ٫ Some of them are even used for drinking by people. To preserve natural biom and to prevent the spread of disease, the water must be cleaned of all pollution.

solution :
solution statement:
1-we can solve this problem by developing a system to convert sewage water into potable water. This system include separating bottles, plastics and plastic bags and then we add chlor to the water in order to purify the water. Next, we filter the water to remove dirty particles and finally we get potable water.
2-we can recycle the plastics in the sewage water by cleanup system that use a machine called interceptor that is created by Boyan Slat(for more detail about the system click the link below). The system include separating the plastics, bottles and plastic bags by using a solar panel present on the machine we can say it is a small factory on ocean we can used for rivers also that recycle the plastics into sunglasses.

https://youtu.be/UTemOTZS9Ag

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Team 32, Marissa Hackett, USA, Solutions for Gender Inequality 

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Gender Equality is a huge issue in today's society from domestic care work falling into women's lap, the lower representation of women in power positions in the work force. As well the high numbers in physical and sexual assault. There is an inequality and the situation needs to be changed. Society needs a way to become educated and recognize when there is a problem because gender inequality has become a social norm and many inequalities go unnoticed.

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Sustainable Development Goal: No Poverty

Rochester is listed #3 out of 10 as the poorest U.S. Metropolitan areas. There has been an increase in people in Rochester, NY that fell into poverty as a result of this year's pandemic. A solution that we come up with is providing a network program for providing jobs and/or health benefits such as insurance or medical/sick leave. This way families have access to preventive precautions and be ensured to be able to provide for each other.

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Team 25 Champaign IL USA: Creating a safer environment against gun violence

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Team 25 Champaign IL USA: Creating a safer environment against gun violence

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Our group came up with a lot of great issues that our community is facing and chose to focus on gun violence and their statement of the problem is: "The community of Champaign needs a way to feel safe from gun violence because it is harmful to mental and emotional well- being." Since the pandemic our city has seen an increasing number of shootings and deaths due to gun use. Our solutions focused on helping the next generation develop better skills at dealing with conflict, mental development, and other coping skills. These solutions involved having more spaces where kids can learn social skills and a safe space to interact, more behavioral intervention programs to help keep kids in school, establishing more gun safety programs etc. The second area we focused on was more social services for people currently involved such as programs to help people get out of gun violence cycle, More community programs to get community involved in helping reduce violence. more hotlines to voice concerns to law enforcement, more referrals to social agencies and access to counselors.

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Diyar Ghazi Fars

Erbil polytechnic University

Problem statment : Air pollution

According to THE UNITED NATIONS International Law of 1974, which defines environmental pollution as human activity that causes new energy pollution to increase the environment, this increase in energy endangers human life, health, welfare and natural resources, whether directly or indirectly. Environmental pollution has many types, one of which is air pollution ,This is due to an increase in the number and rate of gases, dust, and small molecules of gas clothing that harm plants, humans and animals. The work goes back to the smoke of factories (oil industry, boys, cement factory, gach...) natural disasters, especially large storms that occur in the desert and dry hands.
The increase in the number of cars and carbon dioxide gases in the air is a dangerous alarm for air pollution in a different way that will melt the snowy mountains of the North Pole and cause sea water levels to rise .

Solution

1_All giant factories and small ones must have smoke absorbent in the form of Fume hood in laboratories and do not allow smoke to mix with air and taking factories out of cities and preventing forest burning

2_spending the budget to produce electric cars instead of fuel- efficient cars

3_providing the government's annual budget for planting trees in the country

4_Traffic bans will be announced annually for one week until the risk of air pollution decreases

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Ana Ramanujan, Team 32, USA, Solutions for better education 

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Students in Jordan and the US both face challenges with adequate funding for school. In many cases, students cannot be fully prepared for professional environments or higher education because of the faults of primary and secondary schooling systems.

Student and local organizations urging representatives and politicians to address underfunding for schools could help bring attention to the problem, and allocate more resources to such schools. Furthermore, skilled teachers and adequate resources are necessary to learn properly. By bolstering teachers who are skilled at teaching students, we can create a more educated and curious group of young people, who have the skills to then create solutions for our world problems.

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Brittany Barillaro-Team 32: Decent work and economic growth

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Brittany Barillaro-Team 32: Decent work and economic growth

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People all deserve to be treated with respect and shown that they matter. That they are not replaceable once they have passed their window of usefulness.

Nobody wants to work for pennies when it takes dollars to survive. They also do not want to break their back for a boss that will not think twice about replacing them.

Respect goes both ways, bosses should respect their employees and show that are grateful for the work that they do and pay them a livable wage.

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Mae Timonin, Team 32, America, Tompkins Cortland Community College                                          Greener Travel, Greener Pastures 

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Mae Timonin, Team 32, America, Tompkins Cortland Community College                                          Greener Travel, Greener Pastures 

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Citizens of large cities around the world all need to get from one place to another. Currently, the best way to get from place to place is to own a car and a license. however, large numbers of cars are bad for the environment, and cities built around car ownership can be difficult to manage on foot, especially troublesome for people who can't afford a car.
Having a reliable public transit system can greatly alleviate
many problems. people who don't or can't drive can still travel, and less cars
on the road means less pollution in the long run. with a little more quality
checks on public transit systems like bus and train lines, and a little more
funding to ensure everything keeps running smoothly, we can have much more
sustainable and livable cities.

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Team 22 - Tareq AbuAlNadi, Mutah University, Jordan. (SDG 6)

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Team 22 - Tareq AbuAlNadi, Mutah University, Jordan. (SDG 6)

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Problem statement: Jordan currently suffers from an extreme shortage in water supply and is considered the second most water scarce nation in the world, as reported by the UN.

Solution Statement:

1) Utilizing reclaimed water (water that has been converted from a wastewater form to one that is of use, yet unsafe for drinking) for use in agriculture, which notably exhausted 90% of Jordan's potable water for the past half-century.

2) Setting up more waste water treatment plants supportive of solution 1, especially along the Ghor region where agriculture is heavily based. Moreover, the treated water would certainly reduce the cases of water-borne diseases, such as dysentery, diarrhea and hepatits A that are endemic in that region.

3) At the moment, the Disi Aquifier, in the Southern Jordanian desert is the only source of potable water for Jordan and is not able to fulfill the drinking needs of the entire population and is projected to dry out at the rate that water is being pumped out of it compared to the rainwater it receives. As a result, immediate action needs to be taken in the form of the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Coveyance (RSDSC) megaproject which has been delayed for unnamed reasons in spite of the available allocated funds for it. The RSDSC intends to build a canal/pipeline between the coastal city of Aqaba on the Red Sea and the Dead Sea which would lead to:

a) Available drinking water after desalination

b) Elevating the record-low sea levels of the Dead Sea.

c) Generating clean electricity from hydroelectric power plants

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Is Planting a tree good for the earth? Credit to Mongabay News & Inspiration Nature's Front Line Website-https://youtu.be/0OG8MddO8OM

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Team 14 - Kapiolani Community College, Hawaii

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Team 14 - Kapiolani Community College, Hawaii

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Every year, every day, every hour and every minute, a fire happened around the world from house fires, forest fires and other types of fires.  Our world's atmosphere is threatened and continuing to be in danger.  Our air quality is compromised.  Our lives and our future is severely in danger. Our world's green and lush nature and landscape have changed. Companies keep clearing forests, cutting down trees, clearing fields and build companies, structures, skyscrapers. They changed our landscapes! How can we help protect our health and our future?

Solution:  Everywhere in the world, countries and their communities are working on their own solutions on green climate ideas and put in action in their countries.  The schools everywhere also in the world are teaching children about the environment.  One of the solutions I thought of was to have a unified United Nations day around the world each country to make this one day a year for every person to plant a tree whether is in their backyard, parks, fields, mountains.  There are people and children in schools already doing this and this helps but if we all can do this together in one day every year, we can restore our landscapes and our countries and our planet will benefit from trees that would help our ecosystem filter clean air, rain water to settle in the earth and wildlife to continue to grow.  We need forests, green life around us in order to have clean air and to restore what we lost from  fires.  We need everyone in this world to value our world's air quality. The United Nation have a representative from each country and they can help make this happen. Thank you

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Team 5 Zlekha Mohamed from iraq kurdistan.

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Team 5 Zlekha Mohamed from iraq kurdistan.

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Nepotism problem in iraq kurdistan favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship as in business and politics and in finding a new job , for example as non government schools l sent my CV for them to teach English but they didn't give me a chance to participate in interview because of they choose their relative and many other examples that we can see it and its not fair they aren't choose people and teachers by their ability.

Solutions is making a fair between all peoples and choose people by their ability and caring about the persons ability. and it could be better to test .

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Team 20. United States, Miami and Iraq, Kurdistan (SDG 10)

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Team 20. United States, Miami and Iraq, Kurdistan (SDG 10)

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Problem statement:
Socially and economically disadvantaged people need an equal way to thrive in Iraq and the U.S. societies for a more equitable and just world.

Solution Statement: Transnational open forum programs can help socially and economically disadvantaged communities through collaborative and educational dialogue to narrow inequalities and work towards effective plans for government action on  more sustainable societies.

Nations will be paired based on which issues one have been able to solve and the other haven't.

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Team 8: Rfaai Mohammad                     Public Transportation 

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Team 8: Rfaai Mohammad                     Public Transportation 

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Problem: Most people in the Kurdistan Region rely on their own car to get around due to the limited public transport system. It has led to heavy traffic and a high rate of car accidents. It has also polluted the environment.

Solutions:
1- Encourage the students and employees can have discounts for using public transportation
2- Changing working times to keep the streets from rush hour.

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Team 22/Ru’a Tafesh, Mutah University, Jordan - Inequality

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Team 22/Ru’a Tafesh, Mutah University, Jordan - Inequality

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Problem statement
The inequality and injustice amongst Jordan’s population has grown over the course of the years and had shined, specifically, through Covid’s timeline.

Problem Solution

1- We could first start by focusing on fostering abilities and motivations amongst the community.
2- Redistribution of wealth.
3- No discrimination against ranks and certain families which, unfortunately, through inequality, have been given advantages regardless of whether they’d had the skill and talents
4- Such advantages and equalities should reach and lend a hand to those in need and of disabilities to help them belong in the community

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Team 14 Jennifer, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Team 14 Jennifer, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Problem:

People of Hawaii need a way to fix roads damaged by them because are a safety hazard to all using the road. Due to the weather in Hawaii, there are many potholes that develop on the roads. The potholes cause an inconvenience to all user of the road and often get “quick fixes” that are cost effective, but not long lasting. This is usually due to poor planning, poor quality of work, or all the above. Thanks to these potholes, millions have been spent over the past few years alone, varying from personal damage repairs to road repairs.

Another problem in Hawaii is the lack of recycling done by the people, due to our limited recycling capabilities. The products that are barely recycled include, bottles, cans, glass bottles, and cardboard. The people of Hawaii, need a way to recycle more plastic goods because if not recycled, such items will commonly end up in the trash, contributing to our landfills.

Solution:

In Kenya a woman by the many of Nzambi Matee has developed a method transforming plastic waste, into strong durable bricks. (To learn more please click this link, Meet the woman turning Kenya's plastic waste problem into a building solution: Plastic bricks - CBS News) I propose that Hawaii adopts Nzambi Matee’s way of turning plastic into bricks for two reasons. The first reason is because I believe that we can provide a more semi-permanent solution to fixing our potholes along with allowing us to reuse our plastics that are not being recycled. This allowing us to keep the cost of materials down while at the same time allowing us to recycle plastic materials.

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Team9/ samira khairy&ayham environmental issues in iraq

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Team9/ samira khairy&ayham environmental issues in iraq

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Iraq faces serious environmental problems, ranging from poor water quality, soil salinity, air pollution, and conflict pollution to the deterioration of key ecosystems, climate change impacts and threat of water shortages
Why is Iraq so polluted?

Contributors to poor air quality in Iraq include vehicle emissions, power generators, small fires especially from oil and gas refineries, and war-induced pollution. Available data indicates that Baghdad has consistently high levels of air pollution
How can we stop environment issues?

30 Ways to Protect the Environment

1. Painting your house? Use a latex paint. ...

2. Get a tune-up. Properly maintained vehicles get better gas mileage and emit fewer pollutants.

3. Don't top off your gas tank. ...

4. Conserve energy. ...

5. Don't burn your yard waste. ...

6. Plant a tree. ...

7. Park the car.

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Team #3: Duhok Polytechnic University in Kurdistan, Iraq and Highline College in Seattle, WA.- SDG #4, Quality Education

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Team #3: Duhok Polytechnic University in Kurdistan, Iraq and Highline College in Seattle, WA.- SDG #4, Quality Education

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Problem Statement: Students in Kurdistan need a way to gain skills through education because you cannot get benefits from knowledge without skills to associate with it.

Solution Statement: Well-trained teachers can help students who want to gain good skills.

In other words, we believe that the teacher training system needs to change. Instructors needs better preparation in order to pass on skills that will help students truly advance in life after college.

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Team 15 dagan sellner innovation and infrastructure

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Team 15 dagan sellner innovation and infrastructure

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The infrastructure of the country helps the people that live in it because the economy needs reliable infrastructure to connect supply chains and efficiently move goods and services across borders. Infrastructure also connects households across metropolitan areas to higher quality opportunities for employment, healthcare, and education. These are all severely important because they are some of the main building blocks to a successful country. For the U.S. to improve the infrastructure they will need to apply more time, money and effort into the specific infrastructures.

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Team 7/ kurdstan region / salahaddin university / Rayan

The problem for education here in kurdstan:

Here we have so may problem for teaching and one of them for teachers
I prefer that teachers and lectures that they judges on the test not in daily activity maybe the students are not in good situation on that time that they test…
Also another problem here which is the building for school and university is not that place for educator students, people even the teaching aides are not available in schools in order to understanding well to students that  they need.

The solution:
We can say that the advice for teachers and lecturers not to decide only in monthly exam or any other test because the ability students are not in tests teachers  can decide in any other ways in order to judges their students

The solution for another problem:
The government can do solution for educational purposes and educational buildings they can have a great building that due to the place to educate students

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Ragdah amir nahro , team 7
Kurdistan region
Salahaddin University Of education
( effective education)

The problem statement: The techniques and methods of teachers while teaching students is by far a big problem. Students that are in public schools mostly don’t get educated properly by teachers  not only by devaluing the knowledge but there aren’t any behavioral lessons which causes individuals to grow up in an environment that lacks manners.

The proposed solution: The educational district should start by providing necessary training for teachers regardless of their teaching background to be able handel students in the correct way starting by teaching them norms and standards along side with manners within that culture once teachers have understood the importance of that then training them on how to share their knowledge within the provided curriculum they teach. As well as canceling for students issues within and outside the classroom to cure the issue at core on both teachers and students sides, would be something that will change the direction of the notion that our future generations are facing.

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Team 32, Marwa & Maawa Mousa, Kurdistan-Iraq,University of Kurdistan Hewler, Quality Education-Goal 4.

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Team 32, Marwa & Maawa Mousa, Kurdistan-Iraq,University of Kurdistan Hewler, Quality Education-Goal 4.

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Education system needs to be changed in several sectors. The education system is inferior to most education systems in the world because it has not been updated since decades. And the foundation of the education system in Kurdistan is based on traditional ideologies. The system is not based on actual data and research.
In my opinion, we should train the instructors. That will help us to educate the students in a better way and build a new education system that is supported by international research and information, that provides accurate facts about school system and student mentality.

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A free health check-up day in Jordan hosted by the International Federation of Medical Students Association - Jordan; Mutah University Local Committee in 2020.

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Jenine, Team 22, Mutah University, Jordan; I’ll bring the clinic to you!

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Jenine, Team 22, Mutah University, Jordan; I’ll bring the clinic to you!

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Goal #3; Good health and wellbeing.

Problem Statement:

People in rural areas of Jordan need a way to easily access free healthcare because good health and wellbeing is a right for all residents of Jordan.

Solution:

Despite healthcare being free in Jordan for all it’s residents, not everyone has easy access to a clinic in their area. Providing more free clinics all over Jordan helps residents of rural areas who don’t have easy access to healthcare to get early screening for chronic diseases. There should be an emphasis on both physical and mental health alike; as general wellbeing cannot be achieved without either. The widespread clinics can be supplemented with free check-up days in public areas like parks and shopping centers, with referral to the aforementioned clinics of patients who are at risk of certain diseases.

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Rizgar Qasim Mahmood (Team 7) Iraqi Kurdistan- Salahaddin University

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Rizgar Qasim Mahmood (Team 7) Iraqi Kurdistan- Salahaddin University

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The problem statement: As in both groups (US and Iraqi), we believe that the educational system has the most serious issues that need urgent solutions. One of the main issues is using the old versions and editions of textbooks and neglecting the latest and updated ones. This leads to conveying information that might be inaccurate and causes bigger issues for citizens and local communities.

Solution Statement:
The following solutions have been proposed:
- Teacher training for teacher development
- Train university instructors on syllabus design and choosing suitable textbooks and materials.
- Offering seminars and workshops in order to invite professional trainers to share their ideas and experiences with current local instructors.

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Anthony, USA, Kapi'olani Community College, International Water Clean Up Day

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Anthony, USA, Kapi'olani Community College, International Water Clean Up Day

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My idea for a International Water Clean Up Day will help every living being who wants to remain living by having an international holiday annually to clean our waters, whether they are lakes, rivers or oceans. Money can be generated from the trash that is collected and localized organizations who participate in the International Water Clean Up Day can also fund raise with merchandise like shirts, hats etc. Money can be granted from governments to orchestrate larger objectives and areas of concern. Money can be made in the form of a challenge to clean 50lbs of trash in addition to a donation (similar to the "Ice-Bucket Challenge"). Many more aspects can be developed in this way. Aloha!!!

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Team 24 - Middle East University - Jordan                                              Problem Statement:                                           Millions of people all over the globe need a way feed because their regions suffer from shortage of food.                             

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Team 24 - Middle East University - Jordan                                              Problem Statement:                                           Millions of people all over the globe need a way feed because their regions suffer from shortage of food.                             

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Team 24 - Middle East University - Jordan:
Solution Statement:

The food drying (dehydration) processes and techniques help people from regions that suffer shortages of food, who are need of adequate food for them and their families during famines resulting from natural disasters, such as a long period of drought, flooding, extreme cold, typhoons, insect infestations, or plant disease by reverting to processes that were being used in the per-refrigeration technology era for preserving and storing food for long periods of time to use during famines and bad agriculture seasons, by means of a variety of food processing techniques such as drying and dehydration and the use of salt and natural preservatives. The concept, although historically proven, can be enhanced through effective use of suitable technologies supported by awareness and training programs.

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Ismail Sabah Sahdi. Team 7: kurdistan Region-Iraq. Salahaddin University- Erbil. ( Quality of Education)

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Ismail Sabah Sahdi. Team 7: kurdistan Region-Iraq. Salahaddin University- Erbil. ( Quality of Education)

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Problem Statement:

Generally, in kurdistan the students need to be taught in a way to be comprehensible not just in a way memorize the lessons in order to receive high marks. Because they have to learn what they have received comprehensibly not just like studying for receiving marks without teaching.

Solution Statement:

The teachers should concentrate more on teaching effectively so that they can deliver their knowledge in a powerful way for the purpose of learning rather than grades. For that reason they can take a teacher training course.

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Zeina, Jordan. Al-Balqa Applied University

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Zeina, Jordan. Al-Balqa Applied University

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Problem Statement:
Unemployed people in Jordan need a way to secure jobs because their lives depend on it.

Solution Statement:
Renewing university majors and encouraging young people to enroll in vocational training helps young people in Jordan who need work, by helping them to find the required jobs that are in line with the requirements of the labor market, thus reducing the number of students who graduate and are unable to find work because their majors are no longer required right now.

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Few steps are needed to save it !

Problem statement:
Jordan today is witnessing an environmental disaster,as  in addition to the lack of water resources, the country  is also losing the existing resources due to their dryness !

Solution Statment
Proper Education for younger AND older generation on climate change should be a must to help them be more aware of this catastrophic situation by allowing them to find solutions and organize campaigns.Them witnessing the results will keep them more motivated to move forward and be leaders of tomorrow.
I think this is such an important solution because the seed for a better healthy life for all is "Education"

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Problem Statement:
The deaf and hard of hearing population need adequate access to health care so they can be fully integrated into society.

Solution Statement

The platform, website or mobile application, such as google translator, will help communication between the deaf and hard of hearing and hearing community enabling full integration into society. Our translator would convert the sign language to a text and audio or the reverse.  The translator would work with all languages both sign and spoken language. The translator would be easily accessible to all who need the service.

Seeing as in our modern world, most of us have phones and devices that we carry with us at all times.

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Huda, Jordan, Al-Balqa Applied University.

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Huda, Jordan, Al-Balqa Applied University.

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Problem statement :
Unemployed people in Jordan need a way to secure jobs because their lives depend on it.

Solution statement :
Industrial technology change
The technology of production must match the needs and means of the state.
It is necessary to encourage labor-intensive technology instead of capital-intensive technology.
Also, we can reduce the wages and salaries of employees with high salaries that are not commensurate with their work effort, and exploiting this part of the Salary in another field contributes to reducing the unemployment problem.

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Team 9 - Duhok Polytechnic University in Kurdistan region - Iraq; Owensboro Community and Technical College U.S.

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Team 9 - Duhok Polytechnic University in Kurdistan region - Iraq; Owensboro Community and Technical College U.S.

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Problem Statement:
Students in Kentucky, U.S. and Kurdistan-Iraq deserve to attend adequately funded schools so that they can obtain the quality education all students deserve.
Solution Statement:
Educational Exchange helps students in Kurdistan and Kentucky obtain a better education by connecting those students and their schools with online sites that provide funds for the basic needs of education and online sites that provide a platform for discussing issues of sustainability.

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Zayn, Jordan, Al-Balqa Applied university 

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Zayn, Jordan, Al-Balqa Applied university 

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Problem statement

Unemployed people in Jordan need a way to secure jobs because their lives depend

on it .

Solution statement

Cutting nepotism.

help us to put the right person on the right job, and that can’t be achieved without the government putting more effort on the censoring process, we need more censorship in order to cut these kind of deeds.

we need these institutions to oversight the hiring procedure closely and to look more through it .

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Rama , Jordan, Al-balqaa applied university 

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Rama , Jordan, Al-balqaa applied university 

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Problem statement
Unemployed people in Jordan need a way to secure jobs because their lives depend on it.
Solution statement
Families and people around can help young people who want to get jobs by rejecting dependency of their children, encouraging and supporting them to work in any available job even if it doesn’t suit their desires and educational certificates , spreading awareness at schools, universities about the culture of defect.
This topic is important to me because the culture of defect is starting to limit the ability of society , especially Jordanian society to be effective and it is limiting the possibilities of providing services to citizens and reduce employment.

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Nofal, jordan - mutah uni                                           reduce water shortage

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Nofal, jordan - mutah uni                                           reduce water shortage

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Problem:
Parts of the Middle East could become uninhabitable by 2050 because of climate change. Jordan is one of the countries most affected by rising temperatures – and it's predicted to get worse. The Dead Sea is shrinking, and many houses only get up to 24 hours of water a week.

Solution:

we can save water in so many ways,
one of them is using a bucket instead of a continuous water flow from a hose while cleaning a car!
According to the Department of Environment, Maryland, USA, a 100 gallon car wash reduces to 30 gallons in such an arrangement.
so start using a bucket !

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Clean Water and Sanitation - Reem Alzubaidi

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Clean Water and Sanitation - Reem Alzubaidi

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Today I’m going to share something about the water sanitation issue in Iraq. This is a problem that has been around for many years and does not seem to ever plan on stopping. Iraq has many issues like every country out there, but one thing that causes many people to get sick or stay thirsty, is the terrible conditions of the water sources here. People tend to dispose of their trash on the floor, and most of it ends up in waters. When we go on picnics, and we see a lake next to us, usually you’d think that the water is drinkable, but then your parents tell you to stay out of it because you don’t know what is in there. Even water coolers at other places, whether it was a house or a business building, are hard to trust. I remember once during my high school years, a bunch of students got sick and the administration later found out that the boxes of water bottles they brought in have been left out in the sun for too long and ended up giving the water itself a bad taste. The school got rid of the water bottles and did not bring any more in for a few weeks, so students had to bring their own in case they got thirsty. What needs to be done is that not only the government, but the entire country ensures that the waters remain clean and free of any debris that gets tossed in. it is important to do because this way, there will be water available for drinking everywhere, especially for the homeless or poor people.

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Problem:
Low income families in Arizona need access to more access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy food options because of the  increase in prices and work disruption that has resulted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Solution:
The donation of food by restaurants, communities, and stores help low income communities in Arizona who want to alleviate the hunger problem by making food more available through the use of food waste that come from restaurants, stores, and other communities and distribute them through Arizona to meet the needs of families going hungry.

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Basil, Jordan, Mutah University .....All YOU NEED IS AN EMPTY BUCKET!

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Basil, Jordan, Mutah University .....All YOU NEED IS AN EMPTY BUCKET!

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Problem:

Jordan is the second most water scarce country in the world. Jordan's annual renewable water resources are less than 100 m3 per person, significantly below the threshold of 500 m3 per person which defines severe water scarcity.

Solution:
I propose placing in every sink an empty bucket this will allow us to reuse clean water in other chores eg: watering the plants. There was no  accurate testing to the exact amount of water saved by this method but it was estimated that it may save up to 50 Liters per day which significantly equals to 1500 Liter per month. It is actually quite significant amount of water that can be saved.  Plenty of other methods can be used to save more water.  The accumulative effect of multiple methods is much better but any change matters in spite of the amount of water saved. The lack of appreciation of our precious limited resources and our unsustainable lifestyles are driving the destruction of our planet!

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Problem Statement
Any nation is most successful when it can maximize the potential of its citizens to contribute to the greater good of society but higher education is unaffordable for many Americans. In an increasingly globally competitive marketplace, a highly educated workforce is essential for continued economic success, especially as an increasing number of lower-skilled jobs shift to other countries and robotics combined with A.I. continue to replace human workers. The problem is not so much the cost of tuition, which in community colleges can be covered by State and Federal Student Aid grants, as it is the cost of living. Due to the well-publicized fact that many college graduates struggle for most of their working lives (some even into retirement) to pay off their student loans, some new students are unwilling to apply for student loans to subsidize the gap between their low income and ever-increasing living expenses, which are especially high in large cities where many colleges and universities are located. When students have to work full-time and are stressed about finances, their odds of success in full-time coursework are diminished.

Solution Statement
Our proposed solution is a Universal Basic Income (UBI), similar to the one popularized by millionaire businessman and philanthropist, Andrew Yang during his 2019 presidential campaign. Unlike raising the minimum wage, which increases business costs and thus leads to inflation, a UBI would be paid directly to all citizen households, earning less than a determined income ceiling, by the U.S. government. This income would replace most existing welfare programs, and though it would be insufficient to completely cover the living expenses of these households, it would assist them in paying enough of the basic living expenses that they could afford to work part-time while attending college full-time, or allow them to afford to pay off existing student loans (rendering unnecessary, proposals that the federal government forgives all existing student loans), or allow at least one parent to spend more time at home to assist in their children’s primary education. Because this allows citizens to choose how to spend what is then their own money, those who chose to spend it affording higher education will place a greater value on that opportunity, thus working harder to be successful in college.

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Team 4, Paul, United States of America, California State University Sacramento

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Team 4, Paul, United States of America, California State University Sacramento

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Seeding the Next Generation

Problem Statement

Low-income parents need assistance with paying for childcare because without it their economic and financial improvement is hindered. With regards to its importance to me, the plight of the poor, especially poor children, is a significant moral issue for me, one that pierces my heart like a lance. The thought of anyone being forced to run on this financial treadmill, where you have to work three jobs to stay in place, is intolerable to me, as I believe it is to all of us.

Solution Statement

Subsidies for childcare help single and low-to-moderate income parents who want to make sure their child is cared for while they are not around by enabling them to afford professional childcare without undue financial difficulty. In addition, this will allow childcare centers to raise wages to attract workers without unduly squeezing their profit margins (it is impossible to maintain service while both raising costs and lowering prices), potentially helping break even more people out of the poverty trap.

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Team 6: Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Salahaddin University- Erbil.(SDG 4: Quality Education)

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Team 6: Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Salahaddin University- Erbil.(SDG 4: Quality Education)

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The Problem Statement:

‘’Teachers and students in the public universities in Erbil/Iraq need a way to providing standard equipments in their classrooms (viz. data projector, PCs, Whiteboards, Wi-Fi, audio speakers, desks, chairs and tables, air conditioners and continuous electricity supply), because the lack of these equipments in classrooms result in complicating working conditions for teachers and worsening students’ performance.’’

The Solution Statement:

Based on our data analysis, the total annual fee of the students in one of the departments of college of education/ Salahaddin university is approximately 2,933,333.33$. Spending %10 of this amount of a single year will help students and teachers in supplying their classrooms with standard equipment, providing a student friendly and motivating class environment.

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Team 26 Batool (Jordan) BAU -Unemployment 

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Team 26 Batool (Jordan) BAU -Unemployment 

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Problem Statement:

Unemployed people in Jordan need a way to secure jobs because their lives depend on it.

Solution Statement:

An Employee Affairs Unit (EAU) helps unemployed people in Jordan who want to get a job by making the domestic jobs more desirable so that they don't stay unemployed or go job-seeking abroad for better opportunities; and this is achieved by ensuring the preservation of their human rights, providing a suitable environment to work in, looking after the physical and mental conditions in which they work, and improving the benefits of the job such as; the salary, the health insurance, and annual leaves and days off.

Bringing up this issue and solving it is important to me because people around me and those who are close to me are suffering from this. Moreover, I am one of those whose future careers are threatened by unemployment as I am a student in Jordan who is approaching graduation.

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A graph showing the disparity between Illinois's standards of education and the reality of how students in less funded schools are performing.

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Hunter, U.S.A., College of Dupage (Team 6)

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Hunter, U.S.A., College of Dupage (Team 6)

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Equal Access, Equal Opportunity

Problem: Students attending Chicago Public Schools (CPS) need to have more access to quality education resources in order to create equal opportunity in all CPS, because lower-end schools in Chicago often lack basic resources, such as access to textbooks and technology.
Solution: Open Educational Resources help CPS schools who want to increase access and equity by removing the cost barriers to accessing textbooks and other learning resources. By eliminating any differences in the quality of learning materials school-by-school, we can further eliminate the unequal opportunities and outcomes students currently experience in the CPS system.

This topic was very important to my group members and I because we were able to identify with the issue. While not all of us had poor educational opportunities, we were all able to recognize the consequences of a lack of equitable resources, and how it can be tied into many of the UN's sustainable development goals.

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Ena'am Domi, team 22 Jordan ...... NO HUNGER.

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Ena'am Domi, team 22 Jordan ...... NO HUNGER.

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problem statement
poor hungry people need a way to have available food because they have no access to good healthy food on daily basis.

solution statement
street food fridges will help hungry families who cant afford good healthy food by making that available. these food fridges will allow people who want to help to make benefit of their excess food instead of throwing them out.

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Problem statement :
Unemployed people in Jordan need a way to secure jobs because their lives depend on it
Solution statement :
Internship companies help students who graduated recently and didn’t find any job because they lack of experience by giving them the parctice and experience they need

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Team 32: Sipan, Iraq, University of Kurdistan Hewler - Youth Employment

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Team 32: Sipan, Iraq, University of Kurdistan Hewler - Youth Employment

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Problem Statement: Young people in Kurdistan need a way to find work easily after graduation because they have a hard time finding work after completing university.

Due to the lack of experience in the career that they wish to pursue, companies often refrain from hiring younger people, especially ones who have just graduated from university.

Solution: The instating of organizations, whether they be funded by the government or privately owned, that offer work positions and/or programs designed to help the youth gain the experience needed for better hiring prospects. These programs could also help them apply the theoretical concepts they were taught in real life, along with gaining general skills that are needed in the work environment such as communication, self-management, teamwork, and efficiency.

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Mona Duah-Elwis, Bergen Community College, USA

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TEAM 13: Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water 

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TEAM 13: Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water 

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Problem Statement
A minority of the people of Kurdistan, Iraq need a source
of clean water because they do not have access to it, given under-developed infrastructure.

Solution Statement
The building of a dam helps the people of Kurdistan, Iraq who need a supply of clean water by helping them to get daily access to water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and  living overall healthy lives.

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Team 7: California, USA- Quality Education (Goal 4) 

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Team 7: California, USA- Quality Education (Goal 4) 

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Problems statement:

Issues we found in both Kurdistan and the USA were having a lack of resources, not being taught how to deal with real-world problems or everyday things and having better curriculum training, teachers focusing more on students getting good grades rather than learning the material, and assuring that everyone has an equal learning opportunity. Kurdistan found that they needed better syllabus design and assuring that their textbooks are chosen by experts/scientific committees. The USA found they needed an overall change from the subjects they were being taught (little to no real courses that teach needed knowledge including but not limited to; how to do taxes, sex ed., applying for jobs, etc.)

Solutions:

A way to solve the issue of lack of resources would be revisiting the way money is redistributed now and finding a new way to try and even it out more. If not possible then allow fundraisers and donations to be made. This would also help solve the issue of lack of funding for materials that need to be updated such as textbooks, technology, desks, etc. Lack of courses on common life duties can be solved by reevaluating the basic needs of educational learning (math, science, history, English) and replacing the unnecessary ones with ones that will teach students how to pay bills, get a job, pay taxes, apply for health insurance, etc. All of which could be taught as one course to not remove too many of the educational classes. A big thing we found was that teachers and parents are usually more worried about grades than if the students are actually learning and properly storing information. Having teachers assure we are learning what they are teaching and not just tiny bits of information that will assure we pass but we will forget for future reference along with giving teachers proper training on how to react to feedback from students appropriately regardless of it being negative or positive. A way to solve this issue is making sure teachers teach at a pace where everyone can follow and using tests as a self-evaluation on how the way they are teaching is making sure that students have access to learn the material whatever their learning type might be.

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Problem statement: The Rochester community needs to take action on climate change and make small steps toward reducing our energy usage, because the actions we take now versus later can lead to reversing the damage we've done to our planet and lead us to live better lives not only for ourselves, but for the future generations.

Solution: In order to reduce our energy usage, we can make even the smallest change of switching from regular lightbulbs to LED lightbulbs. This switch alone not only will save money on electric bills, but will cut down on energy usage collectively as a community. A common misconception is that LED bulbs are more expensive, when it's actually cheaper for LED, and their "lifetime" is much longer than that of a regular lightbulb. Making this known will hopefully get people to be more open to the idea of making the switch, and it's just one tiny change toward climate change and "un-doing" what we have done to our planet. We only get one planet and one life to lead, we should be making the best of what we've got and be taking care of something so precious!

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Title: Your Guide to Talking With Kids of All Ages About Climate Change | NRDC

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Problem Statement:
Children all over the world need improved access to educational services.

Solution Statement:
A combined effort from local, regional, and national participants is needed to secure proper facilities, staff, and materials. Legislation, fundraising, and improved benefits for teachers would all be components of improving the educational world. No single entity can fix the problem, so increasing broad public awareness on the need to help as many children as possible is a feasible first step. The more we can rally together behind a cause, the better the chances of enacting lasting change.

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Team 32, Asmaa Shahrazad: Kurdistan region - Iraq.    University of Kurdistan- Erbil.   Goal 13 (Climate Action).

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Team 32, Asmaa Shahrazad: Kurdistan region - Iraq.    University of Kurdistan- Erbil.   Goal 13 (Climate Action).

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In the 21st century, the world faces many significant issues that cause plenty of damages and distract the environment. However, the Kurdistan- Iraq region has massive impactions on it depending on utilizing overuse of resources. For instance, solid waste management, pollution due to automobiles, water pollution, cement industry, air pollution, and oil refineries. In addition, the most primary point is air pollution that induces toxic air, climate change, unhealthy generations, more and different types of diseases such as cancer, effect on animals and trees, and..........Etc.
Therefore, we have opportunities and more alternatives to overcome the air pollution issues depending on the usage of resources we have; for example, we can restrict the usage of gas, electricity, water, and solids when we do not need them. Also, we can walk, ride a bike, or use public transportation instead of individual cars, so it causes to reduce the crowds on roads, use less fuel for vehicles, and get a better breath for the earth. On the other hand, pollution depended on increasing cement production, which indicated an overall increased level of pollution by 13.78 times between 2004 and 2010. That is attributed to an increase in cement production by the same proportion during this period.
To conclude, people should reduce the side effects that bring humanity and earth to danger and explosion. Also, we have to keep an eye on making the world better to save our lives and future generations.

* Reference for second point: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330957571_Pollution_Issues_in_Iraqi_Kurdistan_Region

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Team 22: Frdos Kasem, Rochester NY, Problem statement. Education system. 

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Team 22: Frdos Kasem, Rochester NY, Problem statement. Education system. 

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City schools in Rochester need more teachers and teacher assistance to help students because city schools have large population of students and they do not have the same opportunities and a attention as urban schools. Few solutions are build more programs that will help students with hw and planning for their future. Divide the classes in half so each teacher could give students more attention. lastly, schools need to open computer lab after school for students who don't have technology device or wi-fi at home.

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Team 32, Shwan, Kurdistan Region in Iraq, University  of Kurdistan, Quality Education; Goal 4.

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Team 32, Shwan, Kurdistan Region in Iraq, University  of Kurdistan, Quality Education; Goal 4.

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Students in Iraq need several ways to develop their learning skills because sticking to only one obscure method of education will cause failure.
With the dynamic situation of the modern world and with the increasing expectations, education that is received from normal schools might not be helpful and specifically in Iraq. Therefore, students in Iraq might unfortunately not be able to keep up with the latest international academic and career trends. In my opinion, Iraqi students should work on learning the latest useful skills that are not taught at schools. The highly recommended skills are digital literacy, communication skills, emotional intelligence, and problem solving skills.

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Team32, Nooralhuda, Iraq, University of Kurdistan; Sustainable Environment 

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Team32, Nooralhuda, Iraq, University of Kurdistan; Sustainable Environment 

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Iraq has a resource-rich country, and it used to have one of the most advanced transport infrastructures in the region. When the Iraqi war occurred in 2003 most road networks has damaged which led to has significantly affected mobility, particularly for the poor, and especially in rural areas.  Most of the population is inadequately serviced by unpaved roads with the impact falling disproportionately on low-income groups.  The government is responsible to determine and evaluate the road network issues to rebuild it that make people roam freely without transportation issues.

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Problem Statement:
Young adults are not as aware about the impact of waste on our cities and waterways.

Solution:
A social media site that helps young adults who want to learn and impact clean up by posting information about impact of waste and plastics on our cities and waterways and how our celebrities, businesses and society is helping in the effort to clean up.

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Clean Up the World Weekend will be a little different this year ...

In the midst of a global pandemic, the planet still needs us to care. Clean Up the World unites people every September to take action on waste. But this year will be a little different. We can't all come together in large groups, so let's do whatever we can to care for the planet.

Register any positive action you can take:

Small, local clean ups, planting trees, reducing, re-using or recycling waste, or educating others.

Every small action makes a world of difference.

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Clean Up The World - Local environmental action making a world of difference.

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Clean Up The World inspires and works with communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. We support local environmental action to make a world of difference. Register and organize a volunteer clean up event anywhere in the world.

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Team 12 - Kurdistan, Dilan Khaleel, Gender Equality. 

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Team 12 - Kurdistan, Dilan Khaleel, Gender Equality. 

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problem statement: gender inequality is a problem all across the world but some areas are affected more than others. it is a problem because it causes women to be exploited, abused, and killed.

solution statement: the newer generation is our biggest hope to break generational stigmas against women, educating the younger generation will give us the ability to slowly create a society that is more safe and protective of women. revolutions and speaking up has done a lot for women in these past years that's why we should teach women about their rights in order for them to know when to speak up for themselves against a society.

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Energy generations problems in Kurdistan region 

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Team 12- Kurdistan region, Iraq, Vanya Alshekh , energy generation issue 

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Team 12- Kurdistan region, Iraq, Vanya Alshekh , energy generation issue 

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Problem: The issue I’ve chosen to focus on is energy generation and this is because the energy that we use contributes to the pollution of our environment and is very harmful to us. The energy process that we’re now using is burning fossil fuels for energy which causes greenhouse gas emissions. The SDG’s that are concerned with this issue are climate change, affordable and clean energy, and also education because awareness is important and people need to know more about the risks of the energy process we’re currently using.

Solution: We have to find alternative energy uses that are renewable and more sustainable such as solar energy to generate power for our communities instead of the nonrenewable fossil fuel energy that we are using currently.

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Team 15, USA, Kirkwood. Brandon, Emily, 

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Team 15, USA, Kirkwood. Brandon, Emily, 

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Problem Statement:
Malnourished people need a means to achieve fundamental health needs and education to have sustanable access to basic health need (Clean air, clean water, shelter, food.

Solution Statement:
In finding a solution you must focus on the  problem of corruption and greed.  This starts with politices. With this set aside,  find a common ground for wealth distirbution, technology and natural resourcses.

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Team 7 - Nikolai (College of the Desert)

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Team 7 - Nikolai (College of the Desert)

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How to establish a Kurdish state.

To establish the long desired state of Kurdistan, the kurdish people need to be aware of the principle of Neutrality. I would act like President George Washington, who was all about this principle, and warned for political parties. It is not necessary, that Kurdistan shall be working as a "Western Democracy". Rather, it is important to know, that all humans cannot be able to always share the same values. The Kurds need To be aware of learning from each other, instead of fighting each other, like parties of another countries do. Everyone deserves the personal freedom and liberties with the additional and basic príncipe of Neutrality with others. We, as voters for the united Nations need to make all the states, who are today on the geographical and historic region of Kurdistan, aware of the principe of Neutrality. And as long as we work together just with these encountering four countries (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria) , The Chance will be high for agreement and understandment.

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Team 22: Csenge Tokar, Rochester, NY - Financial Inequality

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Team 22: Csenge Tokar, Rochester, NY - Financial Inequality

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Problem: I think we need to take action on financial inequality and inequality as a whole and make small steps towards more awareness. Making things more available: food, good education, health care, etc.

Solution: Following other countries in free health care would help tremendously here in the U.S.  Public education: Increasing the supply of skilled labor and reducing income inequality due to education differentials. Progressive taxation: The rich are taxed proportionally more than the poor, reducing the amount of income inequality in society. Minimum wage legislation: Raising the income of the poorest workers. Just to list a few ideas.

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Problem: The City of Rochester needs a way to remove the fear of the using the healthcare system because there are many who need medical attention at any given time and are not willing to utilize it.

Solution: Educating patients on the healthcare system and how to navigate it, while giving medical providers the opportunity to empathize and communicate, will allow societies to be happier and healthier, ensuring the greater success of the system as a whole.

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Children need access to quality education because more than a basic understanding is needed to solve the complex problems of today. All facets of society improve as the average level of education increases.

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Group 15: Problem Statement - Clean Energy

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Group 15: Problem Statement - Clean Energy

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Factories in China emit a ton of pollutants into the surrounding air, they need a new alternative source of energy. One way to do it would be to get rid of waste and convert it into methane for energy production.

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The government People of United States needs a way to repair improve, or replace bridges, canals, sewage, and other infrastructures because if not, in the end it could and will costs lives and money.
infrastructures- basic facilities and installations that help a government or community run. EX: Roads, Bridges, Canals, Sewage
Roads- potholes and bad road conditions. need to be fixed because it can cost lives and money if not fixed in the right time and way.
Bridges-overused bridges, bridges with ancient engineering, and bridges that have overstayed the growth of the community. do not want to risk lives and the money/time needed if they were to collapse.
Canals-old canals falling apart, and increased risk of ships getting into accidents and people dying.
Sewage-public systems fail and can cost households billions. some households have private septic tanks and sewage systems. If those systems were to fail That is devastating and can cause damage on a socioeconomic and public health scale.

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Problem Statement: Men and Women need a way to have the same opportunities, rights, and obligations because in societies where men and women are equal, they are safer and healthier.

Solution Statement: Gender Equality helps men and women who want to be treated equally by getting the same chances for jobs and pay

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Jordan (SDG 8):
The youth of Jordan need a better job opportunities for a strong economic growth.

States (SDG 1):
The homeless in Porterville need a way to find shelter because shelter provides protection from environmental risks.