Limited Opportunity— Build A World of Play Challenge (Lever for Change and LEGO Foundation)

This opportunity is limited but available to many teams at ASU. The sponsor's limitation allows for one application from each department/ school within ASU. To ensure ASU complies with the limitations, interested applicants should submit via the internal application site. 

Internal Deadline: March 23, 2022

Sponsor Deadline to register: April 7, 2022

Sponsor Deadline to submit: May 17, 2022

The Obstacle

• The LEGO Foundation CEO stated, “We are currently facing the biggest global early childhood emergency that
  the world has ever seen… We must start building a world that puts the youngest in society first: building cities,
  education systems, healthcare systems and solutions to save our planet, at the forefront.”
• Between March 2020 and February 2021, 167 million children in 196 countries lost access to early childhood care
  and education services. Pre-primary students were the least likely to have access to remote learning, resulting in
  120 million children. Between 2018 and 2020, an average of between 290,000 and 340,000 children were born
  into a refugee life per year, which means nearly a million children were born as refugees.

Overview

• The LEGO Foundation introduced the Build a World of Play Challenge, a global $143M competition, to address the organization’s concern for a loss of access to services and support for children from birth to age six.
• The ongoing crisis faced by young children touches various areas such as: access to quality early childhood education and care, adequate nutrition, eradication of toxic stress in homes and communities, reduction of violence in homes and communities, protection from pollution, and supporting the social and emotional well-being of the whole family. Solutions should make a substantial contribution to the lives of children from birth to six years old, and spark a global movement to prioritize early years development.

Awards

•  $143 million in funds will be distributed among 10 finalists and 5 winners (selected from the finalists).
• Grants will be awarded to those exploring evidence-based innovative solutions to the biggest problems of today such as access to quality early childhood education and care, adequate nutrition, eradication of toxic stress in homes and communities, reduction of violence in homes and communities, protection from pollution, and supporting the social and emotional well-being of the whole family.
• Factors that will determine the winners include, among other things, how impactful, feasible, community-centered, and sustainable their applications are.

Sponsor Information:

https://www.leverforchange.org/library/news-blogs/lego-foundation-launches-143-million-global-competition/

https://learningthroughplay.com/build-a-world-of-play/the-challenge/