The world population reached 8 billion in November 2022. Through the World of 8 Billion student video contest, middle and high schoolers are given a platform to think critically about global challenges related to population and share what they think we should do to fix it.

1. The Goal: Students explain how population growth impacts one of the following global topics and offer an idea for a sustainable solution. The global topics are: climate migration, invasive species, and health.
2. Deadline: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
3. Classroom Project: A detailed lesson plan for teachers, and an interactive digital project organizer for students, makes creating a World of 8 Billion video an easy and authentic learning opportunity.
4. Awards: Over 80 students will be awarded cash prizes of up to $1,200. 
5. Narrow Your Focus: Students should narrow their focus by concentrating on a subtheme within their topic. The strongest videos don’t try to tackle an entire global challenge. Possible subthemes include:

• Climate Migration - Displaced people, coastal communities, natural disasters, urbanization, disease spread, migrating plants and animals, etc.
• Invasive Species - Biodiversity loss, climate change, impact on agriculture, globalization, spreading disease, economic and social impacts, etc.
• Health - Maternal health, child health, access to health care, health inequities, infectious disease, hunger and food security, mental health, etc.

1. Key Contest Requirements

• The maximum video length is 60 seconds.
• All videos must be in English or, if in another language, include English subtitles.
• See the Rules and Guidelines for more details