Apps4Africa Recap

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Recapping the successes of Appfrica's Apps4Africa competitive funding program.

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The Apps4Africa competition began in late 2009 as an annual program that aimed to support African entrepreneurs using technology to solve societal problems.

Through this program, to date, we’ve been able to offer funding to fifteen participants from nine countries.

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 $120,000  in  funding  awarded  

to  15  teams  from  9  African  countries!  Over  

500  entries  from  3,000  participants  at  

30+  events  held  in  15  countries.

PROGRESS TO DATE

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RECAP

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East  Africa

KenyaUganda

Southern  Africa

Zimbabwe

West/Central

SenegalNigeriaDRCGhana

Countries  Visited

Other  Events:  DEMO  Africa  (Kenya),  OECD  Technology  Foresight  Forum  (France)

2012: THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE

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KenyaUgandaZimbabwe  DRC  

Events  held  in  8  countries

Zambia  Ghana  Senegal  Nigeria

2012: THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE

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2011 RECAP

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East  Africa

KenyaUgandaEthiopiaRwandaTanzania

Southern  Africa

South  AfricaBotswanaMadagascarZimbabweMozambique

West/Central

SenegalNigeriaDRCGhanaMali

Events  held  in  15+  countries!

Other  Events:  COP17  (South  Africa),  TEDxAccra  2012  (Ghana),  Africa  Gathering  London  2012  (UK)

2011: THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE

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East  Africa

The  Grainy  Bunch(Tanzania)Mkulima  Bora  (Kenya)Agro  Universe(Uganda)

Southern  Africa

MyHealth  (Botswana)Service  Anti-­‐Cyclone  (Madagascar)UnsApp  (Zimbabwe)

West/Central

Hospital  Manager  (Nigeria)Ecofund  Forum  (Senegal)Farmerline  (Ghana)

9  Winners

2011: THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE

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2010 RECAP

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KenyaUgandaRwanda

Events  held  in  3  countries

2010: THE CIVIC CHALLENGE

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3  Winners

iCow  (Kenya)Not  In  My  Country  (Uganda)Mamakiba  (Kenya)

2010: THE CIVIC CHALLENGE

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Jon  Gosier  ([email protected])Bahiyah  Robinson  ([email protected])

URL  -­‐  http://apps4africa.orgEmail  -­‐  [email protected]  -­‐  @apps4africa  and  @appfrica