CDL E-GENERATION CHALLENGE 2021


The 2021 and 2020 editions of the CDL E-Generation Challenge were combined due to COVID, and participants submitted their thoughts about the effects of deforestation, and proposed possible solutions to curb the trend. Winners of the challenge were then invited to go on a trip to visit the Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania in 2022! Watch the video above to hear from them as they share stories of their travels, and their remarkable interactions with Dr Jane Goodall herself.

Winners:

  1. Darel Seow, an Illustrator and Educator; who works with museums and cultural institutions worldwide, encouraging learning through the power of imagination and play. His multi-disciplinary practice explores man’s changing relationship with nature through picture books, murals and workshops by telling and re-telling uniquely Singaporean stories.
  2. Nithiya Laila, Culinary Anthropologist; who has dedicated a decade to educating people of all ages on the importance of culturally diverse diets and quality farm to table artisanal produce, while preserving biodiversity and ensuring longevity of the planet’s resources.
  3. Shawn Ang, an environmental and climate activist, as well as an undergraduate student studying environmental science and political science at NTU.

The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI)

JGI is a global nonprofit focused on inspiring individual action to improve the understanding, welfare and conservation of the environment, its wildlife and to safeguard the planet we all share. It was founded in 1997 by Dr Jane Goodall, Scientist, Conservationist, Peacemaker and Mentor. She redefined what it means to be human and set the standard for how behavioral studies are conducted through her work with wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania.

When she discovered that the survival of their species was threatened by habitat destruction and illegal trafficking, she developed a breakthrough approach to species conservation that improves the lives of people, animals and the environment by honoring their connectedness to each other. JGI Singapore was later founded in 2007 to continue Dr. Goodall’s work in Singapore, to improve the understanding, welfare, and conservation of the environment and its wildlife.

Contest information can be found in the eDM below.