Global winners
The winners of the global 2025 Seeds of Hope for a Better Future competition come from schools in France, the UK, Gambia, Haiti, and Kenya.
The competition encouraged schools to work with partners and for young people worldwide to share compelling stories and create global Seeds of Hope pathways to highlight the impact of climate change. The competition is organised under the umbrella of the UNESCO UK Associated Schools Programme Network (ASPnet) Arts & Culture for Peace Initiative launched in 2022. ASPnet connects more than 10,000 educational institutions in around 180 countries and brings together schools of all ages and at all levels.
In the 2025 competition young people were encouraged to research seeds of their choice from the themes identified, which inspired them to create and illustrate their own seed story or other artwork.
The winners share a prize fund of £5,000 which is supported by The Hochhauser Foundation, in honour of the late Graham Marchant OBE, and Prestel Publishing has donated a newly published book Seeds to each of the 2025 participating schools.
