Google Commits $6m In Grants To Non-Profits Organisations In Nigeria, Kenya And South Africa

One of the few things that Google CEO, Sundar Pichai announced during his visit to Nigeria last July, through its philanthropy arm — Google.org (and a huge steps has been taken to ensure that the promises are kept and they sure have kept to it) was the Google impact challenge. Through the launch of the Google Impact Challenge Africa in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa—where it will award $6 million to selected registered non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and social enterprises in the three selected countries.


Speaking at the Nigeria launch event in Lagos today, Google Nigeria Head of Marketing, Affiong Osuchukwu said that:The funding will be split over the three countries ($2 million each) and then further split into four winners and eight runners-up from each country.


“This is the first time we are running a GIC in Africa. Many African non -profits are doing great work with real impact, and we are keen to shine a light on them and give a financial boost to innovative projects and ideas.


“We believe technology can help local and national organisations to reach their goals better and solve some of the continent’s most pressing challenges.

“We are eager to back people who are using technology in new ways to make a positive difference in their communities. We also want to highlight the healthy state of social enterprise in Nigeria today and encourage non-profits to consider how technology can help them to reach their goals.” she added.

“The winners will receive $250 000 each, and the runners-up will get $125 000. And the applications for nonprofits to apply opens today for parts of this funding. Winners will be announced by the end of the year, explains Abiodun Adepoju, Product Marketing Manager at Google.




[caption id="attachment_11550" align="aligncenter" width="768"]      Some of the Nigerian judges [/caption]

The Nigerian judging panel is made up of top level policy targeters and influencers within the tech market. They are nine of them and their names are:



  • Chairman/CEO Channels Media Group, John Momoh,

  • Chairman/CEO, Zinox Technologies, Leo-Stan Ekeh,

  • CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Parminder Vir,

  • Rapper and CEO of Chocolate City Music Group, MI Abaga,

  • Philanthropist and Executive Director of Nigeria Network of NGOs, Oluseyi Oyebisi,

  • Philanthropist and Media entrepreneur, Mo Abudu,

  • Ex-footballer and founder of the Kanu Heart Foundation, Kanu Nwankwo,

  • Managing General Partner, EchoVC Partners, Eghosa Omoigui and

  • Google Country Director, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor.

How to apply for the Google impact challenge.


Applications into the Google Impact Challenge Africa are now available in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.


The application portals will be open for a month, after which the judge selections , then a public voting take place over the following four months.

To apply for the funding, non-profits need to submit an idea that will improve the lives of people in their country and provide economic opportunities to people through innovative use of technology.


However, the technology involved does not have to be hi-tech, as Google says it could be as simple as a text message system that sends helpful information to people. Applicants from each country have to be based in that country, as Google says it really wants the winners to be hands-on with the community.

For candidates to be eligible to apply, interested organisations/solutions must have a community impact, must be registered non-profit organization in their country of operation, and must have the potential to scale directly or to serve as a model for other communities. And finally, must have a well thought-out plan and well-equipped team to execute.

The final winner selection / award ceremonies will be held November 26th in Lagos, Johannesburg and Nairobi respectively. To apply for the African Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria (apply here), Kenya (apply here) and South Africa (apply here). Applications close on the 4th of July, 2018.

- https://www.techbooky.com/google-impact-challenge-africa/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How is Technology Changing Our Definition of What It Means to Be a Human?

Image
The addition of the technology in the life of the humans has affected their lives in more ways than humans can imagine. Now the humans find it hard to even imagine their lives without the existence of the technology. Spectrum Plans are loved by the majority of the residents of the United States because of the good and consistent quality at affordable rates. Where the use of the technology has changed many things about the humans, the public is wondering how the addition of the technology in everyday life of the humans has changed the definition of humans. The debate has been going on different social media platforms for a long time now. Here are some highlights of this hot debate. Connection and Freedom of the Speech With the help of the social media platforms, the majority of the individuals are connected to each other now even if they are living hundreds of miles away. The connection provides humans a chance to speak and share their ideologies and beliefs openly in front of the world
Read more

Microsoft Improves Office 365 Device Limits For Subscribers

Image
Microsoft’s Office 365 service has been a great deal for a long time, and it’s eventually getting better— Soon, Office 365 Home will let six users install an unlimited number of Office applications. In an announcement , recently made by Microsoft, currently the improvement for Office 365 users in which the Office 365 Home allows up to five users but now, what’s new is that Microsoft is raising this limit to six, so each Office 365 Home account gets an additional user. Office 365 is essentially a Microsoft Office subscription. While the family plan, named Office 365 Home, costs $100 per year. For that price, five (soon six) people can install the latest versions of Microsoft Office on their PCs, Macs, tablets, and phones. Each person gets 1TB of OneDrive storage too. Microsoft has made a few account changes that are taking effect immediately. After signing up for Office 365, all user accounts in your Microsoft Family will be automatically given access. You can manage your subscription
Read more

Instagram Adds Emoji Shortcuts For Quicker Comments

Image
If you can"t post comments without tossing in at least one emoji to make your feelings clear, you"ll be glad to know that Instagram has your back. After months of testing, Instagram has introduced an emoji shortcut bar on Android and iOS that offers quick access to your most-used icons when wading into a post"s comments. You won"t have to sift through your phone keyboard emoji selection when you want to send someone a heart touching emoji or tell them their new look is fire. The new shortcut bar is available in a post"s comments section. While typing a comment, you will be shown the set of your most-used emoji. Only the most-used emoji will be available in the shortcut bar. If you want to use a new emoji, you will have to sift through the keyboard manually. Now, you will also have new Superzoom effects to add to your Instagram stories. The new set includes a heart-filled fog with music, paparazzi camera flashes, fire with rock music in the background, a big re
Read more