To develop cross-cultural empathy and global awareness among students from high-income countries by enabling them to experience life circumstances in developing nations through RealLives simulation. The program aimed to bridge the perspective gap between students from privileged backgrounds and global development challenges while fostering meaningful intercultural dialogue and understanding of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals through experiential learning and structured peer-to-peer exchanges.

RealLives Foundation partnered with ETH Zurich to conduct an innovative cross-cultural empathy program that provided students with deep insights into the United Nations' seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By engaging with the text-based RealLives simulation, Swiss students learned to empathize with people from other parts of the world and gained new perspectives on global development challenges. The program facilitated hands-on experience in discussing SDGs and their real-world implications through direct collaboration with students from developing countries, creating authentic intercultural learning experiences.

The program addressed a key challenge: students from high-income countries like Switzerland often show difficulties relating to global challenges addressed in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The RealLives simulation allowed students to experience life when born at random locations on earth, with each simulated life lasting between 30 to 45 minutes. During the purely text-based gameplay, students encountered real-world data from public databases about their assigned countries, learning about specific SDG challenges. They experienced life unfolding around them until age eight, when they could begin making independent decisions, concluding each simulation by writing reflective obituaries about their lived experiences and life choices.

The program featured a unique partnership with FLAME University in Pune, India, established through Parag Mankeekar's connection. Twenty ETH students experienced life by being born in Pune, India, while twenty Indian students lived simulated lives in Zurich, Switzerland. After completing three lives in their respective assigned cities, the program arranged one-on-one Skype conferences between Swiss and Indian students to share experiences and insights. The success of this perspective transformation was rigorously assessed through recorded interviews with Swiss students, demonstrating measurable changes in their understanding of global development challenges and cross-cultural empathy development.

To develop empathetic global citizens through experiential learning by enabling students at Navamindradhiraj University to experience diverse life circumstances through RealLives simulation, process their emotional responses through structured reflection, and channel their newfound empathy into actionable social business solutions. The comprehensive ChangeMaker Program aimed to bridge the gap between awareness and action while fostering critical thinking about sustainable development goals and global challenges.

RealLives Foundation successfully conducted a comprehensive ChangeMaker Program at Navamindradhiraj University in Bangkok, focusing on sustainable development goals and empathy-driven changemaking. The workshop engaged university students in an immersive educational journey that combined life simulation experiences with structured reflection and entrepreneurial thinking. Participants navigated through the complete RealLives ecosystem, experiencing lives across different socioeconomic backgrounds globally while developing measurable empathy and changemaking competencies through our proprietary assessment tools.

The program utilized our integrated four-step methodology: students first experienced diverse global lives through RealLives simulation, then processed their emotional responses using the Empathy Canvas framework, followed by generating personalized ChangeMaker Index reports analyzing their development across 18 competencies. The workshop concluded with students creating viable social business solutions using our Social Business Canvas, directly addressing challenges they encountered during their simulated life experiences. This experiential learning approach enabled participants to move beyond theoretical understanding of global issues to developing practical, empathy-driven solutions.

The workshop demonstrated significant measurable outcomes in student engagement and empathy development. Participants showed enhanced understanding of global disparities, improved critical thinking about sustainable development challenges, and increased motivation to pursue social impact initiatives. Students created innovative social business proposals targeting issues ranging from educational inequality to sustainable resource management, reflecting their deepened awareness of interconnected global challenges. The success at Navamindradhiraj University reinforces RealLives' effectiveness in transforming academic learning into actionable changemaking capabilities across diverse cultural and educational contexts.

To foster global citizenship and empathy development among Korean university students through experiential learning and cross-cultural understanding. The workshop aimed to expand students' perspectives on global challenges and sustainable development while developing their capacity for empathetic decision-making and changemaking skills through immersive life simulation experiences and structured reflection processes.

RealLives Foundation conducted a comprehensive ChangeMaker workshop at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea, organized by Prof. Dr. Utak Chang, former Director of UNESCO APCEIU (Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding), with assistance from Prof. Ms. Chanmi Kim. The program engaged 30 university students in an immersive educational experience designed to develop global awareness and empathy through the RealLives simulation platform. This collaboration with UNESCO's educational leadership demonstrated RealLives' alignment with international education standards and its effectiveness in promoting intercultural understanding and global citizenship development.

The workshop utilized RealLives' integrated educational approach, enabling students to experience diverse life circumstances across different countries and socioeconomic backgrounds through text-based simulation. Participants navigated multiple lives lasting 30-45 minutes each, encountering real-world data and making critical life decisions that reflected authentic global challenges. The program incorporated structured reflection through the Empathy Canvas framework, allowing students to process their emotional responses and develop deeper understanding of global disparities. Students also generated personalized ChangeMaker Index reports, providing measurable insights into their development across key competencies including empathy, global awareness, and critical thinking skills.

The workshop demonstrated significant engagement from Korean university students, who showed enhanced understanding of global development challenges and increased empathy for people from different cultural and economic backgrounds. Under the expert guidance of UNESCO-affiliated educators, students developed actionable insights into sustainable development goals and their personal roles as global changemakers. The program's success at Kyung Hee University, facilitated by internationally recognized education leaders, reinforces RealLives' effectiveness in diverse academic contexts and its potential for scaling intercultural education initiatives across Asia-Pacific educational institutions.

To develop empathetic global citizens through experiential learning by enabling students at IIT Bombay to experience diverse life circumstances through RealLives simulation, process their emotional responses through structured reflection, and channel their newfound empathy into actionable social business solutions. The comprehensive ChangeMaker Program aimed to bridge the gap between awareness and action while fostering critical thinking about sustainable development goals and global challenges.

RealLives Foundation successfully conducted a comprehensive ChangeMaker Program at IIT Bombay, focusing on sustainable development goals and empathy-driven changemaking. The workshop engaged university students in an immersive educational journey that combined life simulation experiences with structured reflection and entrepreneurial thinking. Participants navigated through the complete RealLives ecosystem, experiencing lives across different socioeconomic backgrounds globally while developing measurable empathy and changemaking competencies through our proprietary assessment tools.

The program utilized our integrated four-step methodology: students first experienced diverse global lives through RealLives simulation, then processed their emotional responses using the Empathy Canvas framework, followed by generating personalized ChangeMaker Index reports analyzing their development across 18 competencies. The workshop concluded with students creating viable social business solutions using our Social Business Canvas, directly addressing challenges they encountered during their simulated life experiences. This experiential learning approach enabled participants to move beyond theoretical understanding of global issues to developing practical, empathy-driven solutions.

The workshop demonstrated significant measurable outcomes in student engagement and empathy development. Participants showed enhanced understanding of global disparities, improved critical thinking about sustainable development challenges, and increased motivation to pursue social impact initiatives. Students created innovative social business proposals targeting issues ranging from educational inequality to sustainable resource management, reflecting their deepened awareness of interconnected global challenges. The success at IIT Bombay reinforces RealLives' effectiveness in transforming academic learning into actionable changemaking capabilities across diverse cultural and educational contexts.