Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World

With a US$25,000 Grand Prize and US$10,000 Runner-Up Prize on offer to make their idea a reality, Project Inspire 2015 will take on the theme of ‘Technology or Design for Economic Empowerment’. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate how they use design or technology as a tool in the work they are doing to enable and empower women economically throughout Asia, the Pacific, Middle East & Africa.

The Project

Project Inspire presents participants with a 5-minute platform to pitch their inspired idea relating to a project to empower women through entrepreneurship and business literacy, and win a US$25,000 grant.

• The project must show creativity and demonstrate the potential to make a sustainable impact on the empowerment of women. To qualify, the project must meet the following requirements:
•  The project must be designed to empower disadvantaged women and girls through entrepreneurship and business literacy.
•  The project must be based on an existing initiative.
• The beneficiaries of the project must be women or girls in Asia/Pacific, Middle East or Africa.
• The proposed project must not propagate any political views or religious doctrines.
• The project must be designed to be implemented with a budget of US$25,000.

The Participants 

• The competition is open to both males and females.
• Participants may submit entries as an individual or as a team of up to three members.
• If submitting as an individual, you must be between the ages of 18-35. You will be considered as the team leader for the purpose of this competition.
• If submitting as a team, at least one member of the team must be between the ages of 18- 35. A team leader must be chosen and will be between the ages of 18-35.
• The team leader will travel to Singapore to represent your project in the finals. The team leader must attend the entire duration of the finals.

Grand Prize