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This could be your opportunity to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems.
Challenge Works supports smart ideas and ingenious solutions, wherever they come from. We believe inventors can come from any background or sector, so we work to break down barriers, support long-term success and nurture innovation talent every step of the way.
We have worked with thousands of innovator teams and dozens of funders to find solutions to problems, draw attention to societal issues, and bring about real change.
Read on to find out more about our current and past portfolio of challenge prizes.
Fall Armyworm Tech Prize
The prize focused on digital tools and approaches that provide timely, context-specific information that enable smallholder farmers and those who support them to identify, treat, and track incidence of fall armyworm in Africa, avoiding overuse of pesticides which could promote resistance.
Data Driven Farming Prize
Sought tools to source, analyse and translate data into information which farmers can use to improve agricultural productivity in Nepal.
European Social Innovation Competition 2015
Supported individuals and organisations with game-changing ideas for social innovation projects.
European Social Innovation Competition 2016
Supporting creative approaches to realise the potential of refugees and migrants in the EU.
European Social Innovation Competition 2018
Seeking innovative projects to empower young people to participate in a changing economy.
European Social Innovation Competition 2017
Seeking innovations to equip all members of society with skills and opportunities for a changing economy.
European Social Innovation Competition 2019
Tackling the problem of rising plastic waste levels across the world
Legal Access Challenge
The Legal Access Challenge called for legal tech start-ups, law firms, alternative legal providers, advice organisations and law schools to develop ambitious direct-to-user products, services and platforms in order to make legal services more accessible and affordable for individuals, families and small businesses.
Tech to Connect Challenge
Looking to find ways that tech can tackle social isolation and loneliness.
Affordable Credit Challenge
A challenge prize to find innovative technological solutions to increase access to affordable, responsible credit, bringing together community lenders and fintechs in partnership.
Challenge prizes
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