Guidelines
Welcome to the “Champions of Quality Education in Africa” collaborative competition. We are building a network of innovative education entrepreneurs who are focused on improving the learning of African students. We are looking for entrepreneurial African educators and organizations who are working to ensure that pupils in Africa are learning the reading, writing, math, and critical thinking skills that they need to succeed. If you are a successful and innovative teacher, administrator, or education organization, we invite you to apply.
We are focused on learning and effectiveness. We are also looking for models that can help improve national educational systems. If you use unique instructional methods, materials, or curricula, we want to know about it. And we will encourage you to take your work to the next level, to reach more students with your innovative methods.
For more information on entering the competition, how entries are reviewed online, the voting process, and prizes, please view the competition criteria and timeline below or contact us at championsofeducation@changemakers.net
Eligibility Criteria
The competition is open to individuals and organizations (charitable organizations, private companies, or public entities) from all countries. We will consider all entries that:
- Reflect the theme of the competition: Champions of Quality Education in Africa. Entries should demonstrate innovative educational approaches to improving learning outcomes in primary and/or secondary education. We are especially looking for innovations that focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and/or critical thinking.
- Are located in or have operations in Africa. We are looking for individuals or organizations that are operating in Africa, particularly those whose roots are in Africa. Individuals or organizations from non-African countries must have local operations or African partners on the ground.
- Indicate progress beyond the stage of idea, concept, or research. We are looking for programs that have had a demonstrated impact on learning. At a minimum, entries should be at the demonstration stage and indicate success. Judges are only able to evaluate programs that are beyond the conceptual stage and have demonstrated impact, even at small scale.
- Are submitted in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
Please complete the entire entry form and submit before the deadline.
Assessment Criteria
The winners of this Changemakers collaborative competition will be those entries that best meet the following criteria:
- Innovation: We are looking for new and innovative ideas for primary and/or secondary education. We will focus on innovations that improve learning in the classroom, but we realize that there are multiple ways to achieve this. For example, an entrant may have developed a unique methodology and materials for teaching reading. Or an organization may have successfully involved the community in supporting its children’s learning. Entrants must explain what makes their models substantially different from current practice in their geographical area.
- Impact: It is important that entrants show potential for positive impact on student learning in Africa. The entry must demonstrate impact on the target population it addresses, such as a classroom or school or community. Some innovations will have proven success at a small level, while others will have grown to engage millions of people. In addition to demonstrating impact (large or small), it is important that the innovation has potential to be implemented more broadly (i.e., “taken to scale”). We are looking for models or examples that can be replicated. This will be judged by considering the innovation's potential for scale, as well as the innovator’s potential to grow and expand.
- Sustainability: For an innovation to be truly effective, there must be a long-term plan for securing financing and community support. Entrants should describe not only how they are currently financing their work, but also how they plan to finance their work in the future. The most successful entrants describe a business plan, going well beyond discussing whether or not they will charge for services. Entrants should also demonstrate that they have strong partnerships and support networks in place to support their current work and to aid in scalability and technical and financial sustainability.
Competition Deadlines, Procedures, and Rules
Online competition submissions will be accepted until June 3, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time. If you submit your entry early, you may get comments, questions, and insights from the Changemakers community, which you can use to improve your entry before the final deadline.
There are three main phases in the competition:
- Entry Stage, March 18 – June 3, 2009: Entries can be submitted until 6:00 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time on June 3, 2009. During the Entry Stage, anyone can participate in the online review discussion with the entrants. To encourage early entries, the best entry submitted by 6:00 p.m. EST, April 13, 2009, will win a camcorder and digital camera (equal value of USD $1,000).
- Online Review and Judging, June 3 – June 30, 2009: Online review and discussion continue during this phase. Simultaneously, a panel of expert judges and a team of Ashoka staff will select the competition finalists. Finalists are announced on July 6, 2009.
- Voting, July 8 – July 22, 2009: The Changemakers community votes online to select the three award-winners from the slate of finalists. The three finalists who receive the most votes—the Changemakers Collaborative Competition winners—will be announced on July 27, 2009. Each one will receive a cash prize of USD $5,000.
Participation in the competition provides the opportunity to receive feedback on your entry from fellow entrants, Changemakers, and The Hewlett Foundation staff, judges, and the Changemakers community. Showcasing your program advises potential funders about how best to maximize the strategic impact and effectiveness of future funding.
Prizes
Early Entry Prize: The best entry submitted by 6:00 p.m. EST, April 13, 2009, will win a mobile phone and digital camera . Being an Early Entry Prize winner does not preclude in any way you from winning the competition, nor does it guarantee finalist status. All entries will be equally evaluated according to the Changemakers criteria at the completion of the entry period.
Competition Winners: After the judges select the 10-15 finalists from the entire field of entries, the Changemakers online community will vote for 3 winners from the slate of finalists. The top three entries will win USD $5,000 each.
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Welcome to the “Champions of Quality Education in Africa” collaborative competition. We are building a network of innovative education entrepreneurs who are focused on improving the learning of African students. We are looking for entrepreneurial African educators and organizations who are working to ensure that pupils in Africa are learning the reading, writing, math, and critical thinking skills that they need to succeed. If you are a successful and innovative teacher, administrator, or education organization, we invite you to apply.
We are focused on learning and effectiveness. We are also looking for models that can help improve national educational systems. If you use unique instructional methods, materials, or curricula, we want to know about it. And we will encourage you to take your work to the next level, to reach more students with your innovative methods.
For more information on entering the competition, how entries are reviewed online, the voting process, and prizes, please view the competition criteria and timeline below or contact us at championsofeducation@changemakers.net
Eligibility Criteria
The competition is open to individuals and organizations (charitable organizations, private companies, or public entities) from all countries. We will consider all entries that:
- Reflect the theme of the competition: Champions of Quality Education in Africa. Entries should demonstrate innovative educational approaches to improving learning outcomes in primary and/or secondary education. We are especially looking for innovations that focus on reading, writing, mathematics, and/or critical thinking.
- Are located in or have operations in Africa. We are looking for individuals or organizations that are operating in Africa, particularly those whose roots are in Africa. Individuals or organizations from non-African countries must have local operations or African partners on the ground.
- Indicate progress beyond the stage of idea, concept, or research. We are looking for programs that have had a demonstrated impact on learning. At a minimum, entries should be at the demonstration stage and indicate success. Judges are only able to evaluate programs that are beyond the conceptual stage and have demonstrated impact, even at small scale.
- Are submitted in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
Please complete the entire entry form and submit before the deadline.
Assessment Criteria
The winners of this Changemakers collaborative competition will be those entries that best meet the following criteria:
- Innovation: We are looking for new and innovative ideas for primary and/or secondary education. We will focus on innovations that improve learning in the classroom, but we realize that there are multiple ways to achieve this. For example, an entrant may have developed a unique methodology and materials for teaching reading. Or an organization may have successfully involved the community in supporting its children’s learning. Entrants must explain what makes their models substantially different from current practice in their geographical area.
- Impact: It is important that entrants show potential for positive impact on student learning in Africa. The entry must demonstrate impact on the target population it addresses, such as a classroom or school or community. Some innovations will have proven success at a small level, while others will have grown to engage millions of people. In addition to demonstrating impact (large or small), it is important that the innovation has potential to be implemented more broadly (i.e., “taken to scale”). We are looking for models or examples that can be replicated. This will be judged by considering the innovation's potential for scale, as well as the innovator’s potential to grow and expand.
- Sustainability: For an innovation to be truly effective, there must be a long-term plan for securing financing and community support. Entrants should describe not only how they are currently financing their work, but also how they plan to finance their work in the future. The most successful entrants describe a business plan, going well beyond discussing whether or not they will charge for services. Entrants should also demonstrate that they have strong partnerships and support networks in place to support their current work and to aid in scalability and technical and financial sustainability.
Competition Deadlines, Procedures, and Rules
Online competition submissions will be accepted until June 3, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time. If you submit your entry early, you may get comments, questions, and insights from the Changemakers community, which you can use to improve your entry before the final deadline.
There are three main phases in the competition:
- Entry Stage, March 18 – June 3, 2009: Entries can be submitted until 6:00 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time on June 3, 2009. During the Entry Stage, anyone can participate in the online review discussion with the entrants. To encourage early entries, the best entry submitted by 6:00 p.m. EST, April 13, 2009, will win a camcorder and digital camera (equal value of USD $1,000).
- Online Review and Judging, June 3 – June 30, 2009: Online review and discussion continue during this phase. Simultaneously, a panel of expert judges and a team of Ashoka staff will select the competition finalists. Finalists are announced on July 6, 2009.
- Voting, July 8 – July 22, 2009: The Changemakers community votes online to select the three award-winners from the slate of finalists. The three finalists who receive the most votes—the Changemakers Collaborative Competition winners—will be announced on July 27, 2009. Each one will receive a cash prize of USD $5,000.
Participation in the competition provides the opportunity to receive feedback on your entry from fellow entrants, Changemakers, and The Hewlett Foundation staff, judges, and the Changemakers community. Showcasing your program advises potential funders about how best to maximize the strategic impact and effectiveness of future funding.
Prizes
Early Entry Prize: The best entry submitted by 6:00 p.m. EST, April 13, 2009, will win a mobile phone and digital camera . Being an Early Entry Prize winner does not preclude in any way you from winning the competition, nor does it guarantee finalist status. All entries will be equally evaluated according to the Changemakers criteria at the completion of the entry period.
Competition Winners: After the judges select the 10-15 finalists from the entire field of entries, the Changemakers online community will vote for 3 winners from the slate of finalists. The top three entries will win USD $5,000 each.
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