[kictanet] ORANGE AFRICA SOCIAL VENTURE PRIZE 2013

[Kevin]

Dear Listers,

Here is a great opportunity for developers and entrepreneurs in Kenya to
showcase life changing innovations and make a good sum from it. The Orange
Africa Social Venture Prize, an initiative of the Orange Group (Telkom
Kenya Orange). The prize money for the competition is between 10,000 -
25,000 Euros.

Please read through and share with your networks for those who will be
interested.

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*What is the **Orange Africa Social Venture Prize (OASVP)?*

The Prize, a continental platform for entrepreneurs and start-ups to
showcase ICT based solutions that can improve the lives of people living in
Africa, is aligned to Orange’s overall innovation strategy as well as its
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy.

Through the establishment of this Award, Orange is actively supporting
dynamic, young entrepreneurs and start-ups across its footprint in Africa.
The prize aims to offer support to entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas
for promoting social development by using IT and telecommunications
technology, but do not necessarily have the financial or technical
resources to put their ideas into action.

*Who can take part?*

*Any entrepreneur aged 21 or over, or company that has existed for less
than three years at the time of the competition, regardless of nationality,
can enter the awards free of charge.* The projects submitted must have
plans to deploy their service in at least one of the African countries
where Orange is present and make innovative use of information and
communication technologies to contribute to improving the living conditions
of people in those countries.

*The Orange African Social Venture Prize will be awarded to three
entrepreneurs or start-ups that offer solutions based on mobile networks or
IT systems that are designed to address various social and welfare issues
faced by Africans across the continent. Projects may range from banking or
payment services to applications in essential areas such as healthcare,
education and agriculture.*

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*The Award*

The competition shall have three prize winners receive an endowment of
between *10,000 and 25,000 Euros* as well as support from professional
entrepreneurs and ICT experts for a period of six months. In another new
initiative this year, the project submitted by the winner of the first
prize will be patented by Orange in the country where it is deployed.

*How to Register*

Applications should be submitted by *20 September 2013* using the Orange
portal: http://www.starafrica.com.

The 2013 edition of OASVP will see internet users voting online for their
favourite project using the Star Africa portal:
www.StarAfrica.com<http://www.starafrica.com/>.
The project voted “online favourite” will be submitted directly to the jury
along with 10 other finalists’ preselected by the judges.



*For more information or clarification on the Competition, please contact
Rachael Wandia on the following numbers –*

* **+254 20 495 2521 OR  +254 770 428 237. Her email address is: **
rwandia at orange-tkl.co.ke <smedic at orange-tkl.co.ke>*

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Kind regards,

*Kevin Wanjala*
Resource Mobilization, Fundraising,
Partnerships, Social Responsibility & Sustainability
Nairobi, KENYA

Mobile: 0775049920/0710440357 | Email: wanjalak at gmail.com
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