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4 POSSIBLE CHALLENGES

These are examples of possible challenges that could be tackled in the Global
Goals Jam 2017. To ensure that the teams will design solutions relevant to your
community, consider adapting the challenges to your local context (eg. Goal 1 -
Challenge 1: “marginalized and vulnerable groups of local communities” - could
be elderly in one community, young mothers in another). You and the
members of your community are the expert on the local challenges around
you!

You are very welcome to formulate your own challenges, but make sure they
relate clearly to 1 of the goals and enable the teams to design as concrete
solutions as possible. The formulation “How can we design a solution...” is a
helpful way to frame your challenge in an effective way.

Additionally, we are aiming to work on real life challenges. To make this as effective
as possible, it is advisable to involve local businesses and organisations from your
network to provide you with input on challenges from their professional context –
this also ensures a relevant output in the end!
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End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Challenge 1
How can we design a solution that empowers marginalized and vulnerable groups
of local communities in order to be better integrated into society and allow them
to be self sustainable?

Challenge 2
How can we design a solution that uses local or digital currencies (such as
blockchain technology) to reduce poverty?
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End hunger, achieve food security and

improved nutrition and promote
sustainable agriculture
Challenge 1
How can we design a solution that uses circular food systems to ensure zero food waste
and decrease global hunger?

Challenge 2
How can we design a solution that makes use of new and future sources of food to
decrease global hunger?
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Ensure healthy lives and promote well-

being for all at all ages


Challenge 1
How can we design a solution that distributes good health and well-being globally
including geographical remote locations?

Challenge 2
How can we design a solution that prepares society for a focus on well-being and health
in a digital age?
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Ensure inclusive and equitable education

and promote lifelong learning
opportunities


Challenge 1
How can we design a solution that makes digital education available for non-internet
spaces?

Challenge 2
How can we design a solution that ensures that local knowledge and cultural heritage is
passed down to new generations and is not lost?
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Make cities and human settlements

inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable


Challenge 1
How can we design a solution that prepares communities and cities for local challenges
due to climate changes and its impact on local environments?

Challenge 2
How can we design a solution that uses the sharing economy as a way to increase
sustainability in local communities?