Dell Social Innovation Challenge

Building the next generation of social entrepreneurs depends not just on world-class teaching and training but also on supporting them with opportunities for strategic partnerships and start-up capital. With the goal of bringing visibility and public recognition to thousands of social entrepreneurs worldwide, the RGK Center has partnered with the MFI Foundation and Dell to create the annual Dell Social Innovation Challenge. The international competition attracts more than 1,400 student venture plan submissions, and ultimately awards a $50,000 Grand Prize to the best idea.

The 2012 Dell Social Innovation Challenge launches on January 3. Register today at DellChallenge.org.

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Previous Grand Prize Winners:

2011 - TakaTaka Solutions

2010 - Shining Hope for Communities
Shining Hope for Communities combats intergenerational cycles of poverty and gender inequality by linking tuition-free schools for girls to essential social services in Kenya’s Kibera slum through a holistic, community-driven approach.

2008 - Husk Power Systems
Husk Power Systems provides power to millions of rural Indians in a financially sustainable, scalable, environmentally friendly and profitable manner by creating proprietary technology that cost-effectively converts rice husks into electricity.

2007 - AccessAbility
AccessAbility provides users with pedestrian-scale searchable maps, offering detailed accessibility features such as hill gradients, curb cuts, ramps, automatic door entrances and wheelchair-accessible bathrooms.