Startupper of the year by Total Challenge 2018/2019 for young African Entrepreneurs

Application Deadline: November 13th 2018

Startupper of the year by Total Challenge aim to support good ideas and projects that help address a widespread problem affecting communities in your country. It could be about providing educational opportunities, reducing child mortality, improving public health, developing access to electricity in rural areas, improving road safety on the roads or building houses with eco-friendly materials — in fact, anything that could make life better in your country.

Tell us how your project will help more and more people over time, at home or even abroad. Tell us how it empowers people, improves living conditions, and contributes to overall economic well-being.

Anyone can change the world — teenagers or graduates, men or women. As long as you believe in your project and want to make things better, take this opportunity to participate. You could be the next Startupper of the Year or the Top Female Entrepreneur!
After the success of the first Challenge in 34 African countries, this year’s has been extended to a total of 55 countries around the world.

This year, a Top Female Entrepreneur category has been introduced. During the first Challenge, women accounted for almost 25% of the winners, even though they only made up 13% of the applicants. With this special award this year, we hope to give the women entrepreneurs an extra push to take part. It is also aligned with other Total initiatives for women.

Selection Criteria:

  • The project or business owner must not be more than 35 years old.Nationality
    The participant must be a citizen of the country where he/she participates.Project age
    The project can be an idea or a start-up created within the last two years.Social and community impact
    The project should offer a practical way of addressing a public health, safety, education, accessibility or other issue affecting local communities.

    Innovation
    Innovation isn’t necessarily revolutionary, involving something brand new or a total transformation. It can be incremental as well, improving an existing technology, product or service, or even just the way things are done.

    Potential and feasibility
    Projects that demonstrate feasibility and have the potential to benefit a broader public.

Benefits:
  • 3 winners from each country will receive financial support, extensive publicity and coaching. From among these 3 winners per country, we will select grand winners by region, who will be offered additional support.
  • 3 Winners
    • Financial support
    • Heightened exposure (Media, PR, networking)
    • Coaching
    6 Grand Regional Winners
    The first-place winner from each country will then compete for one of the six “Grand Regional Winner” awards!
Top Female
Entrepreneur
• Networking
• Coaching/MentoringDuring the first Challenge, women accounted for almost 25% of the winners, even though they only made up 13% of the applicants. With this special award this year, we hope to give the women entrepreneurs an extra push to take part. It is also aligned with other Total initiatives for women.
Startup
for better energy
Possible partnership with the Total affiliate in the country*

 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Startupper of the year by Total Challenge 2018

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5 comments

Yvan October 9, 2018 - 4:07 pm
Comment faire pour s'enregistrer afin de pouvoir participer ??
Guantai October 29, 2018 - 9:22 am
am interested in the challenge what is procedure of submitting my propasal
Theobald makundi November 12, 2018 - 4:46 am
Am from TANZANIA one of challage it SAFETY AND CLEAN WATER especially in rural area Most of people in village are got lack of water due to have bad infrastructure Way fwrd.. i prefer if we got same savaye so as we can arrange the project of drilling water in rural areas...
ENGINEER LUUL KIDANE November 30, 2018 - 9:10 am
it is good start in Eritrea
Alam Jenesta January 28, 2019 - 7:04 am
Hello, I am selected among the top 15 finalists for the project BIOENERGY DAMODARA FARM from Mauritius. Also, it is mentioned that we should send an e-mail by 30 January but which I am not able to do for the past few days. Please kindly let me know how to proceed. Thank You. Kind Regards, Alam Jenesta
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