Challenge Slavery Contest
Today, USAID
& challengeslavery.org launch their
new Tech Contest with a Grand Prize of
$5000! The contest is open until January 8!
The Tech Contest is a
call to college and university students worldwide to develop creative
technology solutions for preventing human trafficking, rescuing victims, and
assisting survivors. With traffickers using technology such as cell phones and
social networking to ensnare their victims, the Tech Contest challenges you to
turn the tables on traffickers to use technology positively to combat
trafficking in developing countries.
If you have a
creative vision for using technology to fight traffickers, you could win one of
several cash prizes and showcase your ideas for USAID personnel and their
partners. In addition to the $5,000 Grand Prize, runners-up will receive prizes
of $2,500!
It's easy to enter
the Tech Contest. Join the challengeslavery.org community
and then follow the links to enter. If you're already a community member,
click here to enter the contest.
You can submit your
idea as an individual, with a partner, or in a team -- you can even create a
team by connecting with other members from the community! The technology idea
that you submit may address one of the challenges outlined here OR you may address a
problem related to combating trafficking that you identify yourself. (If you
choose to develop your own problem statement, please make sure to briefly and
clearly articulate it in your submission.)
All submissions must
include the following:
• A 250 word summary
of your idea in English;
• A 150 word
statement on the potential impact of your idea;
• A 150 word
statement about the feasibility of your solution;
• A three-page
concept note describing your idea OR
a short video
of no more than five minutes OR
a website to
illustrate your idea.
The contest will be
accepting submissions from November 28, 2012 to January 8, 2013. To
learn more and to enter the contest, visit the Tech Contest page now.
Good luck, we can't
wait to see your submissions!
