The Global Good Awards is the leading independent international award scheme that recognises all businesses, non-government organisations, charities and social enterprises that drive positive social and environmental change. The COVID-19 Crisis Champions category, in which Limitless won Silver, celebrates organisations that have gone above and beyond to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
Innovation competitions have historically been the go-to activity to source solutions for the world’s most pressing issues. However, such competitions are nearly always configured to produce a very small number of winning “solutions”. With the range of challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the world’s largest humanitarian network, took a different approach. We launched a global innovation academy that creates a network of youth innovation champions around the world. Today, the academy supports the ongoing development of over 1000 youth volunteers in 72 countries and 333 initiatives have been implemented.