Launching Global—A Tale from Al-Ahsa

On a quiet Al-Ahsa evening, five students gathered around a small table crowded with sketches, lab notes, and a half-finished prototype. Their idea was larger than the room itself: to carry their projects—virtually—to Singapore’s World Invention 2025, where the world was meeting under the banner: “Together, we shape the future.”

This wasn’t just a contest; it was a journey. Sparked by the Abdulmonem Al-Rashed Humanitarian Foundation, in partnership with Al-Ahsa Education, the initiative opened a door to the global stage for any student willing to pair original thinking with rigorous method—and to tell their story with clarity and grace.

From the first day, the girls chose the beautiful, difficult path:
turn an idea into evidence, test it in the lab, read the results with honesty, then distill the whole arc into an elegant poster and a three-minute video. Three minutes to convince an international jury that their work deserved to be seen.

Nights blurred into each other—rerunning experiments, catching small errors before they grew, refining the innovation step by step. They learned that originality is proven, not proclaimed; that intellectual property isn’t an afterthought but a shelter for a hard-won dream. And when English felt like a wall, they practiced until it became a bridge.

When July arrived—the 7th through the 15th, 2025—everything was ready: the link, the files, the posters, and those three minutes they knew by heart. A trembling cursor hovered over “Submit,” clicked, and the projects left the room—suddenly the small space felt wider than continents.

During the evaluation days, they discovered how loudly good science speaks: the language of precision, integrity, and data. And when the results were announced, it felt as if all of Al-Ahsa exhaled at once:
Sakina Al-Mousa earned the Gold Medal—a clear, steady light beside her name, quietly saying it was worth it.
Alongside her, four shared smiles and silvered triumphs: Khadijah Al-Humaidi, Fatimah Al-Bensaleh, Jana Al-Marri, and Rinad Al-Doughan—each with a Silver Medal, each medal a mirror reflecting late nights and the sweetness of arrival.

But medals were never the end; they were a milepost. The girls carried home a deeper lesson: innovation isn’t an event—it’s a habit. Think bravely. Test honestly. Tell the story well. The world, no matter how distant, draws closer when we draw nearer to method, ethics, and belief in our ideas.

This tale says smart partnerships make smarter futures: a foundation that empowers, an education system that shelters growth, and a community big enough for expanding dreams. It also says three minutes can hold years of passion—when spoken with truth.

From Al-Ahsa to Singapore. From a small screen to a global stage. Five students walked forward and showed that the path to “global” begins with an authentic idea—built well, tested well, and safeguarded well.

And because the theme was “Together, we shape the future,” they didn’t just echo it.
They lived it—together.