Two apps, websites or services in each category will receive an Impact Award prize in the amount of $50,000.
This follows the success of Facebook’s Internet.org Innovation Challenge in India, an award designed to recognise people making the internet more relevant for women, students, farmers and migrant workers in India
Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in
Africa, with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are
using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic
health in their communities.
This follows the success of Facebook’s Internet.org Innovation Challenge in India, an award designed to recognise people making the internet more relevant for women, students, farmers and migrant workers in India
Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in
Africa, with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are
using the internet to improve the standard of education and economic
health in their communities.
Developers across Africa are invited to enter the challenge.
Facebook will present an Innovation Challenge Award of US $150,000
to the app, website or service judged to be the best in two categories:
learning/education and economic empowerment.
Each Innovation Challenge Award winner will also receive a package
of tools and services worth up to $60,000 from Facebook’s FbStart
programme.
Two apps, websites or services in each category will receive an Impact Award prize in the amount of $50,000.
This follows the success of Facebook’s Internet.org Innovation
Challenge in India, an award designed to recognise people making the
internet more relevant for women, students, farmers and migrant workers
in India.
Facebook awarded prizes to services working on these challenges in
India, where it was inspiring to see the range of entrepreneurship
devoted to improving people’s lives.
“The Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa supports our
vision of a connected world by recognizing those who are working on
solutions that aim to improve education and economic health of
communities in Africa,” says Ime Archibong, director of strategic
partnerships at Facebook.
“We’re looking forward to seeing how African developers are
providing real value for their communities. By connecting people and
empowering them with access to services and information, we can help
them achieve extraordinary things and help them to enhance their lives.”
The awards are open to developers of apps, websites and online
services that provide real value to African communities under the
following pillars:
Learning/education (apps, websites or online services that make use of technology to inspire and deliver learning)
Economic empowerment (apps, websites or online services that help to advance the economic strength and ability of communities)
All entries must be received by May 1, 2016.
Winners will be announced in August/September 2016.
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