AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Play & Learning
GOALS
Balance Human & Artificial Intelligence
KEYWORDS
education, Empowerment, women
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
Frima Studio. The game is executive produced by Games for Change, a non-profit that catalyzes social impact through digital games, and all its revenue is directed to charitable causes.
WEBSITE
http://www.gamesforchange.org/play/half-the-sky-movement-the-game/
Half the Sky Movement: The Game
THE POWER OF GAMING USED TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND WOMEN.
Game for Change puts the power of gaming in service of the world and catalyzes social impact through digital games. Game for Change is the main hub, driver and developer of social games. and have established social gaming as ongoing part of Tribeca Film Festival. Game for Change offers free games about global challenges such as water, economics, crises, war etc. The nomination comprises the organization and it’s Facebook game Half the Sky Movement. The players move through a series of quests and stories related to real-world challenges that women and girls face as well as issue-specific solutions provided by non-profit organizations: The Fistula Foundation, GEMS, Heifer International, ONE, Room to Read, UN Foundation, and World Vision.