Google Africa supports Africa Connected

Google Africa kicks off a $25,000 competition Africa Connected

Africa Connected Competition kicks off with a $25,000 prize from Google Africa. The platform is for the most inspiring stories established on the continent where the web has played a pivotal role in achieving success. Google is powering a new web initiative known as “Africa Connected”. The aim of establishing a platform to drive the largest collection of inspiring stories about ventures established by Africans using the power of the web.

“Google wants to hear from young, spirited entrepreneurial web adopters in sub-Saharan Africa who have a healthy disregard for the impossible and who are using the web and technology to do cool and extraordinary things to rise above their circumstances, change their world, and achieve success,”  according to Affiong Osuchukwu, head Africa Connected programme. Africa is connected to the web, and amazing things are happening. Lives are changing, communities are benefiting, opportunities are emerging, and the world is taking notice. Explore the inspiring and amazing stories of how people in Africa are making things happen with the help of the web

Africa is one of the biggest emerging market amongst Asia and Latin America. With an estimated population of around one billion people, internet penetration in Africa stands at about 15.6%, less than half of the global average of 34.3%. However, actual internet users are a low as between 5% and 7%.

Google Africa is inviting everyone to join this community. To discuss the amazing things happening with the use of technology and the web across Africa. Do you have an amazing story to tell yourself? Submit it now for a chance to win funding on Africa connected.

Google Africa confirmed that submissions for the competition opened on Tuesday until 11 October 2013. The winners will be announced in February 2014.

Google Africa supports Africa Connected