In August 2013, the first Google Impact Challenge which was launched on August 2013 in India, for inviting Indian non-profits to propose how they would make India and the world a better place using technology has revealed the list of top 10 finalists. Among these winners, four will be awarded Rs.3-crore Global Impact Award and mentoring from Google to deliver on their project.
Ram Shriram, Judge and Google Board Member, added, The 10 non-profit finalists that were announced today each have the potential to build positive change in India. They only need support to do so. I am delighted to join Google and celebrate all of these innovative ideas, and I can’t wait to see which will be brought to life with the public support.
The list of the 10 finalists includes Agastya which launched a network of motorbike science labs to address the lack of science equipment and digital resources for rural children.
Breakthrough launched a data-driven digital toolkit to enable anyone to launch an effective campaign to reduce gender-based violence.
Chintan Environmental Research & Action Group developed a mobile app to organize waste pickers and address the growing problem of trash in Delhi.
Online knowledge platform, Digital Green helps farmers gain agricultural skills they need to lower their costs and increase their productivity. Going to School Fund creates open-source mobile games to teach critical entrepreneurship skills to India’s children.
Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship & Democracy creates online and mobile apps to connect citizens to their government representatives in urban India.
Pratham Books built an open platform that lets people share, translate and create children’s e-books to provide kids with easy access to language-appropriate reading materials.
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