Previous Africa Competitions |
Country/Region | Year | Average Award Size | Winners Finalists Entries | Theme |
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| Africa | 2008 | $189,172 | 16 winners 52 finalists 413 entries | Lighting Africa |
| Mozambique | 2007 | $20,000 | 5 winners 22 finalists 125 entries | Information and Communications Technology for Rural Development |
Sudan | 2007 | $20,000 | 13 winners 57 finalists 523 entries | Towards an Inclusive Sudanese Society |
West Africa | 2006 | $29,368 | 32 winners 98 finalists 1800 entries | Drivers of Growth - Innovative Ideas of the West African Entrepreneur |
Ghana | 2005 | $17,095 | 21 winners 50 finalists 1,005 entries | Innovation! Entrepreneurship! Jobs! |
Rwanda | 2005 | $20,000 | 10 winners 30 finalists 423 entries | Business Entrepreneurship |
Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe | 2005 | $17,045 | 22 winners 43 finalists 338 entries | Turning Ideas into Action- Thinking outside the box |
Southern Africa | 2004 | $17,045 | 24 winners 38 finalists 300 entries | HIV/AIDS: Turning Ideas Into Action |
Ethiopia/Sudan | 2003 | $15,417 | 41 winners 113 finalists 1150 entries | Enhancement of community based ingenuity to promote sustainable livelihoods |
Burkina Faso | 2002 | $12,293 | 10 winners 20 finalists 382 entries | Rural Productivity and Artisans in the Fight Against Poverty |