APPLY: Smart Village Off-Grid Energy Innovation Challenge for Early Stage West African Entrepreneurs 2016(USD 5000 Prize)

Technological innovations for providing energy to off-grid communities have started to change the energy access landscape across the world, especially in West Africa. Access to affordable new forms of energy opens doors to a whole range of new social enterprises, where the business delivers a positive social impact for the end user.
This competition seeks to find and support early stage off-grid energy entrepreneurs who are running businesses that generate or can be powered by off-grid energy.

WORTH

• Winners will receive free business, legal and financial services and the chance to pitch for up to
  $5000 prize capital.

ELIGIBILITY

• Businesses that generate and supply energy to off-grid communities
• Low-energy appliances, capable of running with little or no electricity
•  Mobile-phone-based businesses
• Innovative methods of food processing or storage, enabled by off-grid energy
• Education and healthcare businesses made possible by off-grid energy

DEADLINE: November 2016

To apply and for more information visit here