Volvo Adventure Competitions

The Volvo Adventure competitions have now been permanently closed and the website is set to close at the end of January 2014.

 

The spirit of Volvo Adventure lives on, but the 2013 finals was the last year for the competitions and event.

We are immensely proud of the projects to date, the work we have achieved with our partners and all the participants who have been part of this fantastic initiative. In the 12 years since our first beginnings, we have awarded prizes for a wide range of initiatives, from 2002 to 2013, engaging with thousands of young participants from all across the globe who have continually inspired us to do more. 

We don’t doubt that this will come as sad news to many, in particular those of you who were planning on entering your ideas for the 2014 competition, but please do check with our project partners - UNEP and the Scouts, who continue to run many great initiatives.

Whilst Volvo Adventure will no longer exist as a competition and annual event, the philosophy lives on in the way we approach sustainability throughout our company every day, from the way we involve and engage multiple stakeholders to the importance we place on contributing to Society.

Thank you for all your support over the years. What an adventure it’s been!

 

 

Kind regards

The Volvo Adventure team.

Volvo Adventure Competition

This is just a friendly reminder that there are less than 48 hours before the deadline for the VA Award (Not Bob’s Cartoon Competition).

The Volvo Adventure

The Volvo Adventure - in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme - is an educational programme that rewards environmental activities and the decision-makers of the future.


To enter, you form a team of 2 to 5 members aged 13 to 16 (at competition opening - July 1st 2012). Perform an environmental project in your local community & submit the project via our online submission tool before the competition deadline, January 31st 2013.


Projects are judged and the best projects are selected for an all expenses paid trip to Göteborg, Sweden where they can win: 1st place = 10,000 USD, 2nd = 6,000 USD and 3rd = 4,000 USD.

Grupo Scout Mangore wins Volvo Adventure for 2012

Paraguay- When an outbreak of a disease claimed the lives of many innocent people, a group of young people launched a campaign to stop the source of the infection.  This team showed that life can be saved by simple action, by preventing the breeding grounds for mosquitos that transmit the infection from open water storages and solid waste.  Within five months, through an inclusive involvement of all society, they managed to significantly reduce the breeding sites and saved many lives.  See more at: http://www.volvoadventure.org/projectsFinalists.aspx?year=2012

The Volvo Adventure in Göteberg, Sweden

The Volvo Adventure - in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme - is an educational programme that rewards environmental activities and the decision-makers of the future.  Young, environmentally-conscious schoolchildren from around the globe competed at the 10th annual event of its kind in Göteberg, Sweden, on the 8th of June 2011 to seek recognition and support for their life-changing ideas. The top three winners are:
1st prize- We DODGE (US $10,000)
The Chinese team an awareness campaiign to ifluence people to change their habits of using disposable chopsticks.

2nd prize- Think Globally, Eat Locally (US $6,000)
The UK team launched a campaign to educate children about the negative effects of importing out-of-season foods.

3rd prize- Every Step Counts! (US $4,000)
The Malaysian team conducted 10 elaborately planned activiteis that resulted in lowering CO2 emissions.