Support a Student Innovator Ines Anjum -GENIUS Olympiad 2025

Ja sam Ines Anjum. Rođena sam u Sarajevu, gradu koji, posebno zimi, često bude među najzagađenijima na svijetu. Drugi sam razred srednje škole.

Obzirom da sam još kao dijete oboljela od plućne astme, i sama sam osjetila posljedice problema zagađenja zraka. To me natjeralo da se zapitam:

Šta ako bismo mogli zaustaviti zagađenje baš na njegovom izvoru?

Iz te ideje nastao je PM2.5 TRAP – elektrostatički filter za dimnjake koji hvata 76,64% PM2.5 čestica, koje su među najopasnijima za ljudski organizam.

Ovaj projekt mi je donio zlatnu medalju na nacionalnoj naučnoj olimpijadi BOSEPO, a sada je izabran među 498 finalista od 2.723 projekta za prestižnu GENIUS olimpijadu na RIT Univerzitetu u New Yorku.

Ovo nije samo takmičenje za mene – ovo je prvi korak ka rješenju globalnog problema koji počinje upravo ovdje, u mom gradu.

Zato pokrećem ovu kampanju.

Ukupni troškovi su oko 7.000 KM (3.000 funti) – uključujući doradu prototipa, kotizaciju, putne troškove, smještaj, hranu, vizu i slanje prototipa u Ameriku.

Prema posljednjim statistikama, zagađenje zraka uzrokuje 1 od 8 smrtnih slučajeva širom svijeta.

Ali, ne pate samo ljudi, već i životinje i biljke.

Zemlju smo dobili da je štitimo – ne da je uništavamo , i vjerujem da svi imamo svoju ulogu u tome.

Nema doprinosa koji je premali.

Hvala što ste dio moje priče!

-Ines ❤️

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My name is Ines Anjum. I was born and raised in Sarajevo, a city that, during winter, often ranks as the most polluted city in the world. I’m a second-year high school student, and every day I breathe the consequences of air pollution.

That daily reality pushed me to ask: What if we could stop the pollution right at its source - the chimney?

From that idea, I created the PM2.5 TRAP - an electrostatic filter that captures 76.64% of fine PM2.5 particles from chimney smoke, which are among the deadliest components of polluted air.

This project earned me a gold medal at the national science olympiad BOSEPO, and now it has been selected among 498 finalists out of 2,723 projects worldwide for the prestigious GENIUS Olympiad, held this June at RIT University in New York.

This is not just a competition for me - it’s my first real step toward solving a global problem that starts right here, in my hometown.

That’s why I’m opening this campaign.

The total costs I need to cover are around £3,000 - including further work on the filter to meet international standards, participation fees, multiple flights and bus rides, accommodation in different cities, food, visa application, local transfers, and shipping my prototype.

According to the latest statistics, air pollution causes 1 in 8 deaths worldwide. Not only do humans suffer, but animals and plants as well. We were given this Earth to protect, not to damage it, and I believe everyone has a role to play in that.

No contribution is too small.

Thank you for being a part of my journey!

-Ines ❤️

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