Award

We found our winners!
Thank you to all participants, to our partners and supporters for promoting the award!
11 promising enterprises have emerged from the massive pool of 800 award submissions from 86 countries. After a thorough evaluation, we're proud to be able to present epA2019 winners!
The finalists will then battled it out for the top 3 slots at the Award Ceremony in Cairo on July 11, 2019.
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Prizes
Main winners: 50,000 Euros, 30,000 Euros, 20,000 Euros
Runners-up: 7 x 10,000 Euros each
Special WASH Award supported by Knorr Bremse Global Care: 20,000 Euros
Community Prize: 10,000 Euros
Additional benefits: All winners gain from a long-term membership in empowering people. Network that offers various support opportunities plus the solutions will be endorsed in the online Solutions Database to bring them under an international spotlight enhancing scope and impact.
Criteria
Technology: Technical functionality and feasibility, Environmental performance
Social impact: Potential to help solve basic supply problems, Income generation, job and training opportunities
Business: Business model and financial resource, Proof of Concept, Financial planning and scaling options
Team: Team competence and experience, organizational structure
Supporting Partners
We're happy to be supported by three wonderful organizations for empowering people. Award 2019. They are not only supporting us with their extensive network but also with their expertise, experience and knowledge! A very special thank you to...
Engineering For Change - MIT Development Lab - Technology Exchange Lab