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U.K. innovators use technology to make the world better, faster
June 3, 2013
In March, we launched the
U.K. Global Impact Challenge
, asking British nonprofits to tell us how they’d use technology to change the world. Today, after evaluating hundreds of creative and visionary projects and narrowing the stack down to just 10 finalists, we’re announcing four inspiring Global Impact Awardees.
Three Awardees were selected by a panel of judges including Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Sir Richard Branson and Jilly Forster. Ultimately, the three recipients were selected for their unique application of technology to solve a big challenge and their ambitious but attainable vision:
SolarAid
will enable widespread access to low-cost, safe solar lighting in off-grid African communities currently reliant on kerosene lighting.
Integrity Action
will improve public infrastructure and services in war-torn countries through an online and mobile platform for citizens to report on development projects.
CDI Apps For Good
will revolutionize computing education by engaging youth in the hands-on creation of apps.
We also asked the public to help us choose one additional fan favorite to receive a £500,000 Global Impact Award. Hundreds of thousands of votes were cast between May 17-31. It was neck and neck, but the
Zoological Society of London
won for its plan to equip next generation camera traps with automated sensors, improving the protection of threatened wildlife.
SolarAid, CDI Apps for Good, Integrity Action and Zoological Society of London
Each of the four nonprofits will receive a £500,000 Global Impact Award and support from Google volunteers to make their project a reality. We believe technology can change the world, and entrepreneurial nonprofits are a big part of that equation. So to help the six additional finalists further develop and kick-start their projects, we’ve provided each with £100,000 in seed funding.
We look forward to the impact these incredible organizations will have on the ground, and we applaud all of the nonprofits in the U.K. and around the globe that are using technology to make the world better, faster. Who knows where we’ll take the Challenge next?
Posted by Jacquelline Fuller, Director, Google Giving
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