The 4th seasons participants

The 4th season of Future Heroes brought together 60 girls from all over Estonia. The 47 bravest Heroes made it to the final pitch after working on their projects for 4 months. This year's girls stood out for the courage to ask very bold questions. Even more for the determination to work on their projects even after then the workshop was officially over.

We are happy to introduce you to the 4th season's teams and the projects that make our society a better place:

(Team members: Kirke Kupits, Laura Tekla Mežule, Laura-Liis Väljar, Riin Voolaid, Ingrid Veermäe. Mentor: Maarja Ojamaa)

1. Team Yaku is creating a positive impact by helping homeless people living in a shelter. Their goal is to team up with companies and use their help to get the homeless products they would like to have but they can't afford.

2. Team ZeroHero is trying to change people's lifestyles by recommending waste-free life. Their plan is to create a program and possibly develop an app for learning zero-waste lifestyle

(Team members: Lotta Laura Orav, Heliis-Alexandra Kägo, Kerstin Trei, Inger Helmi Saar, Krstina Konoreva. Mentor: Heleriin Adelbert)

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(Team members: Sofia Farbtuh, Melissa Toomela, Laura Mihkelson, Mariliis Randma, Grethel Grün. Mentor: Anna-Liisa Reinson)

3. Team BPT which stands for Bring People Together wants to solve the problem of lack of communication among youngsters by organizing the events which will help teenagers to become more confident and teach about the basics of public speaking.

4. Team Chic But Conscious is trying to decrease the amount of clothing bought and produced by creating a platform for renting quality clothes.

(Team members: Malin Heir, Madli Liis Teuli, Nora Uurimäe, Ann Katriin Abel. Mentor: Mario Karu)

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(Team members: Lizette Kaljas, Kerttu Leibenau, Matilde Sigijane, Pauliine Heero, Liisi Voitra. Mentors: Tatjana Bojarina, Irina Kuzina)

5. Team WOTM which stands for Wonder Of The Mind creates a positive impact by making people more acknowledged about mental health and its issues. Their goal is to help people who struggle with mental health get help more easily.

6. Team 1+1 creates a positive impact on the future by making merch and pins to spread their word against school bullying, to make future schools safer and friendlier

(Team members: Maia Golubeva, Polina Bargan, Lenna Lehtsaar. Mentor: Madis Kass)

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8. Team StepH helps people with skin imperfections by creating organic hand- made skin masks.

(Team members: Stefania Grati, Viola Viidemaa, Helis Lisette Kähari, Migle Rudauskaite, Iti -Triin Matt. Mentor: Teet Tiisvelt)

7. Team CAIB which stands for Cancer Awareness In a Bottle is about raising awareness of cervical cancer in Estonia. They create a positive impact by selling reusable water bottles which contain some informative elements about cervical cancer to help them with raising awareness.

(Team members: Subhrajyoti Dash, Marta Jansone, Sedef Kaya, Veera Heinonen, Hedvig Kaing, Laura Hegarty. Mentor: Marju Sokman)

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(Team members: Dominika Pankova, Anni Olm, Nele Kukk, Joanna Maria Kärk, Adele Zubov. Mentor: Reimo Raja)

9. Team Suunalind helps students figure out what kind of choices they have in the future by creating innovative videos with Karjääristuudio which talk about different professions.

Written by Jana Ogorodnik