2018 Google Impact Challenge South Africa for nonprofits and social enterprises ($250,000 grant and training from Google)

Your community. Your ideas to make it better. For the first time, the Google Impact Challenge is coming to South Africa! The Challenge asks local innovators how they would make their community–and beyond–an even better place. The public and a panel of local Judges vote for the ideas with the most potential, and Google.org pairs each winner with a package of strategic support, funding and Google volunteers.

The Google Impact Challenge South Africa is an open invitation to nonprofits, social enterprises and businesses in South Africa to share their vision for innovative ways to make our community stronger and create social impact, with a specific focus on increasing economic opportunity. We call on the public to vote from among 12 selected finalists for the project they believe will have the greatest potential for impact in the community. Winning organizations receive grant funding and Google training to help turn their ideas into reality.

Criteria:

How it Works:

• Organizations Apply

  Eligible nonprofits and social enterprises submit their proposals to create economic opportunity in South Africa.

• Finalists Selected

  Google and our partners will review applications and select 12 finalists.

• Public Votes

  From the 12 finalists, the public will have three weeks to vote for their favorite idea.

• Final Event and Winners Announced

  All 12 finalists are invited to pitch their ideas to our panel of Judges at a final event. The Judges will select three Challenge winners from these finalists, and also announce the people’s choice winner.

• Training and Support

  Each of the four winners will receive a $250 000 grant and training from Google. The remaining 8 finalists will receive a $125 000 grant.