Goodwall

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Goodwall is a personal and professional development network for students that allows them to celebrate their achievements and connect with students and universities from around the world. Students are prompted to build a professional and visually appealing profile that shows off who they are and what they have achieved in their young lives.The platform is centered around the creation of achievements on the Goodwall app, which is available on both iOS and Android.

Goodwall was founded by brothers, Omar and Taha Bawa and was launched as a website in January 2014. In 2015, it was developed into a mobile-first platform with the release of the iOS app. Goodwall SA, the company behind the platform, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Partnerships

Goodwall works with universities, companies and organizations in 4 continents. This allows students on the Goodwall platform to speak directly with the admissions teams of partner universities. Moreover, partner companies and organizations offer scholarships and exclusive opportunities to the students on Goodwall.

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Growth

As of 2017, Goodwall has grown to over 1 million students in a 150 countries. With its growth and positive mission, Goodwall has been mentioned in, among others, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc Magazine, The Next Web and the University Herald.

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History

The idea for Goodwall originated from End Ignorance, a blog that was created by Omar Bawa in 2012 with the goal of highlighting the various crises occurring around the world. Wanting to encourage positive deeds in response to these crises, the Bawa brothers expanded the blog into the social network that became Goodwall.

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References

• Herald, University (August 24, 2016). "The Social Network Where High School Students Can Get Noticed By Universities And Win Scholarships". University Herald. Retrieved December 7, 2016. 
• Bahou, Alexandra (September 19, 2016). "Goodwall app helps high school students tout achievements, get noticed by universities". WXYZ. Retrieved December 7, 2016. 
• Billings, Mike (December 28, 2015). "The Daily Startup: Goodwall Seeded for Social Network for Students". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2016.  (subscription required)

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