D-Prize Challenge for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Worldwide (Up to $20,000 USD)
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Applications
are now open for D-Prize Challenge for Aspiring
Entrepreneurs Worldwide
Deadline:
November 8, 2020
The D-Prize Challenge 2020 is now open. The world has
already invented products and services to end poverty. Yet millions of people
still don’t have access.
Can
you design a business or NGO that solves one of the Distribution
Challenges below?
D-Prize supports new entrepreneurs who can distribute
proven poverty interventions. They will award the most promising teams with up
to $20,000 USD to launch a pilot version of your new organization wherever
extreme poverty exists.
D-Prize
Challenges
Water,
Sanitation, and Hygiene
Chlorine Dispenser Challenge: 400 million people in
sub-Saharan Africa lack
access to improved water. Chlorine dispensers at
community water sources
treat water and lower the occurrence of waterborne
disease like diarrhea. Can
you distribute community chlorine dispensers and teach
people to use them?
Girl’s
Education
Sugar Daddy Awareness Challenge: 14 million unintended
teen pregnancies
occur annually in sub-Saharan Africa, and girls are 5x
more likely to be infected
with HIV. A one-hour “sugar daddy awareness” class
reduces these risks 28%.
Can you teach “sugar daddy awareness” classes to girls
in need?
Agriculture
Quality Inputs Challenge: Increasing the productivity
of sub-Saharan African
smallholder farms have potential to lift millions of
people out of extreme
poverty. High quality seeds and microdosing of
fertilizer are cost-effective
ways
to ensure higher crop yield. Can you distribute a
bundle of proven agricultural
inputs and teach farmers to use them to grow more?
Custom Agriculture Challenge: D-Prize is specifically
interested in distributing
proven agriculture interventions to smallholder
farmers. If you know of a
highly-effective intervention that is backed by
credible evidence, we want to
hear your plan to increase its distribution.
Energy
Solar Lamp Challenge: 600 million people in
sub-Saharan Africa use kerosene
lanterns to light their homes. Pico solar lamps are
cheaper, cleaner, create cost
savings, and increase household incomes by 30%. Can
you sell solar lights to
rural or slum-dwelling households in need?
Global
Health
Self-injectable Contraceptive Challenge: Over 200M
women globally lack access
to family planning products. Sayana® Press is a
self-injectable contraceptive in
a single-use package. Since the product is simple
enough for recipients
themselves to administer, it may be particularly
valuable for women who
prefer injectable contraceptives but do not have
regular access to health
facilities. Can distribute Sayana® Press to
underserved women through a
private health network?
Patient identification Challenge: Obstetric fistula,
cervical cancer, club foot, and
cataracts all have effective treatments. Yet
identifying patients among large
populations are difficult. Can you create a way to
identify patients and connect
them to early treatment solutions?
Maternal Health Challenge: Misoprostol is a $3 drug
that could prevent 100,000
maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhaging. Can you
develop an
organization to train birth attendants to administer
misoprostol?
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Challenge: The
incidence of new HIV
infections in many countries in Eastern and Southern
Africa remains high.
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) can
substantially reduce the risk
of HIV acquisition for men, and can also reduce the
risk of transmission of
high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) to the men’s
partners. Can you develop
an organization to identify candidates for VMMC and
connect them to health
facilities?
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Challenge:
HIV can be transmitted
from pregnant women to their infants. A short round of
antiretroviral therapy
(ART) can substantially reduce the risk of
mother-to-child transmission. Can
you prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of
HIV by helping HIV positive pregnant women adhere to an ART regimen?
Child Immunization Challenge: Millions of infants in
developing countries do
not receive the routine immunizations recommended by
the World Health
Organization. Increased immunization rates in
low-coverage areas could
prevent a large number of childhood deaths from
preventable diseases. Can
you direct 500 caregivers (parents or other guardians)
to bring their infants to
health facilities for routine immunizations that
otherwise would not occur?
Education
Teaching at the Right Level Challenge: In many
resource-limited countries over
50% of Grade 2 students are unable to read a single
word of a short text or
perform two-digit subtraction. Teaching at the Right
Level (TaRL) is an
education program that tailors instruction to the
learning level of the child,
rather than their age. The result is that basic
literacy and numeracy are
achieved by students before they finish primary
school. Can you implement an
effective TaRL program to teach students in a
resource-limited classroom?
Governance and Infrastructure
Government Transparency Challenge: Public services in
developing countries
are rife with corruption. Public reporting and
scorecards creates real
accountability. Can you improve transparency and
report data on the public
service performance?
Custom
Propose Your Own Challenge: Propose your own
challenge! If you know of
another proven intervention in need of greater
distribution, we would like to
hear it. The only requirements are to choose an
already proven poverty
solution that is in need of distribution to more
people in the developing world.
Benefits
Up to $20,000 USD will be awarded to selected
applicants to launch a pilot version of their
new organization in any region where extreme poverty
exists.
Eligibility
- D-Prize is for aspiring entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world, of any age, and any
- background.
- D-Prize is also open to any business model (for profit, non-profit and everything in
- between).
- They will consider funding existing organizations only if: you are piloting a new distribution focused initiative, and you need high risk capital.
Application
Round 1 – Submit your concept note and
resume(s). We generally receive 1800 submissions
a competition.
Round 2 – Top 5% of entrepreneurs are invited to
submit a full 10 page proposal. You will
have four weeks to draft and submit.
Final Round – Top entrepreneurs interview via phone
and email. The top 1-2% will receive
up to $20,000 to launch.
Launch – You will spend the next three months using
your talent to start a venture that can
grow and help millions of people.
Deadline:
Early Submission Deadline: October 18th, 2020 at
midnight PT (pacific time)
Regular Submission Deadline: November 8th, 2020 at
midnight PT (pacific time)
Extension Deadline (limited to 200 people who
register): November 29th, 2020 at midnight
PT (pacific time)
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