20 August 2025
BeChangeMaker 2025 top five teams revealed
The finalists will pitch their social business ideas in October before a live audience and judges at WorldSkills General Assembly 2025 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The countdown to the BeChangeMaker 2025 finals has begun! From hundreds of applications and weeks of skill-building, mentoring, and collaboration, five exceptional teams have been selected to pitch their ideas live at WorldSkills General Assembly 2025 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
BeChangeMaker is a global online training programme that supports young people with the skills, tools, and network to transform their entrepreneurial ideas into solutions that tackle global challenges. Powered by WorldSkills and the HP Foundation, it is supported by UNESCO-UNEVOC, along with partners UNIDO, PEN Worldwide, the Yunus Environment Hub, and YMCA Worldwide.
The top five were selected during the second online pitch on 13 August, standing out for their creativity, project viability, and potential for lasting community impact.
Meet the top five finalists of BeChangeMaker 2025:
AstMask
Denmark
Child-friendly asthma mask that simplifies inhaler use
EduGoals ai
United States
AI coach helping underserved rural students with their exams
Glovatrix
India
AI powered sign language interpreter
PaperPods
Indonesia
Creating seed-embedded paper from waste crafted by retired Balinese women
Youth Re:Linked
Canada
Empowering communities to thrive through culture, care, and local leadership
Over the next two months, the teams will continue working with their coaches and mentors to refine their ideas ahead of the final pitch on 14 October. A specialized jury, as well as participants of the WorldSkills Croatia Conference 2025, will select the BeChangeMaker 2025 winner.