Junior Changemaker Category
Act Now: A Green Future Starts with You
Welcome to the FLES 2025 Video Competition!
Showcase your creativity and raise awareness about critical sustainability issues in a 2-minute video for a chance to win one year of tuition bursaries for up to RM 20,000!
Who can join?
If you are an upper secondary or pre-university student, this category is for you!
(Form 4 and Form 5/ Year 10 and Year 11)
Ready to be What’s Next? Let’s get rolling, your journey starts now!
Important Dates
Keep in touch with event dates
May 2025
Submission period
8 June, 2025 (11:59 PM)
Submission deadline
June 28, 2025
FLES 2025’s Call to Action: Final Pitching & Winner announcement
Time: 8 AM - 2 PM
Venue: UCSI University KL Campus
Winners and prizes
Top five winners prizes (tuition fee bursaries for a year per member)
Champion
RM 20,000 Bursary
+
E-certificate
Honored for groundbreaking excellence
1st Runner-Up
RM 10,000 Bursary
+
E-certificate
Recognized for outstanding ingenuity
2nd Runner-Up
RM 8,000 Bursary
+
E-certificate
Celebrated for remarkable achievement
4th Place
RM 5,000 Bursary
+
E-certificate
Distinguished for creative excellence
5th Place
RM 2,000 Bursary
+
E-certificate
Acknowledged for impressive innovation
Topic Scope
Tackle real-world sustainability challenges with innovative solutions
Toward Zero Waste in Life
In Malaysia, waste generation and inefficient resource management remain growing concerns in everyday life. From excessive plastic packaging and food waste to unnecessary energy consumption and improper waste disposal, these issues are present in homes, neighborhoods, tuition centres, recreational spaces, schools and public areas where students spend their daily lives.
Despite existing waste management systems, lack of awareness, limited sustainable habits, and inefficient practices continue to contribute to environmental challenges.
As a secondary school student, you can
- Identify a waste-related challenge in your daily environment:
Whether at home, in your neighborhood, a tuition centre, or other spaces you frequently visit. - And create an engaging and impactful video to
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Showcase a real issue related to waste management, food or plastic waste, energy conservation,
or resource efficiency.
(You may use real images or footage from your chosen environment to highlight the problem) - Propose creative & practical strategies that can contribute to a more sustainable future— such as reducing plastic waste at home, encouraging better sustainable habits in the neighborhood, minimizing food waste in daily routines, or optimizing energy use in shared spaces.
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Showcase a real issue related to waste management, food or plastic waste, energy conservation,
or resource efficiency.
Show how small, mindful changes can create a lasting impact and inspire others to adopt more sustainable habits.
How to Join?
Everything you need to know to participate successfully
STEP 1
Form your Group, Choose a Topic Direction & Create Your Video
Gather a team of 3-5 members and choose a topic
The team will decide and choose ONE direction to work for the video competition after reading the problem statement of sustainability-related challenges (e.g zero waste).
Create a 2 minute video
The team will need to create or film a video (Documentary, Newsreel, Slides presentation, Role-play acting or Animation etc.) that includes the following main content:
- Intro - Overview of the chosen sustainability challenge
- Problem Statement – Explain the issue & its impact
- Solutions – Present effective strategies to solve it
- Call to Action – Encourage viewers to take part in the solution
STEP 2
Post on your Social Media & Submit the Video
Post your video on Instagram or Facebook and follow these requirements
- Upload & Account Settings
- Only one team representative should upload and submit the video.
- The representative's account must be set to public.
- Use These Hashtags:
- Tag These Accounts:
Instagram:
Facebook:
- Send a Collaboration Request
- On Instagram, request to collaborate with
- Caption Guidelines:
- Team name and name of members
- Headline (Tagline for the video)
- Project Summary: A brief explanation of your idea.
- A short summary of your project
Submit your entry by June 8, 2025 at 11.59 PM
We're excited to see your ideas!
Marking Rubrics
Entries will be judged based on the following criteria
01
Presentation Creativity & Social Media Engagement
40%
- Visually captivating video using creative storytelling (e.g., animation, role-play, interactive elements).
- Good technical effects (visual effects, editing, transitions).
- Viewers Engagement: Strong audience interaction (likes, views, and shares on social media).
02
Problem Solving
30%
- Innovation: Proposes new solutions OR improvements on existing ideas.
- Practicability: Actionable and applicable solutions in real life (individual, surroundings, or community level).
- Stakeholder Engagement: Involvement and benefit of various community stakeholders.
03
Relevance to Sustainability & Potential Impact
20%
- Connects the content to sustainability principles and SDGs by addressing relevant concepts with the associated challenges and solutions.
- Shows potential impact (inspiration, raises awareness, behaviour change, etc.) on the sustainability challenge.
04
Overall Content Structure & Relevance
10%
Features a clear, organized content flow that includes:
- Introduction: A well-defined opening that outlines the chosen sustainability issue.
- Problem Identification: Clearly states the sustainability challenge with supporting evidence such as data, case studies, or pictures.
- Solution Relevance: Strategies that are directly linked to the identified problem and sustainability direction.
- Call to Action: A compelling, motivated conclusion.