#African Vibes Magazine has partnered with #Keller Graduate School of Management, a subsidiary of #Devry University to present an Ideas #Contest. The contest offers African Vibes Magazine subscribers, Keller Graduate School of Management/Devry University students and alumni across the country, the opportunity to play an active role in influencing Africa’s development by offering creative, innovative proposals that will answer the question: “What can you do with $1000 to help fight #poverty in Africa?” African Vibes Magazine will award $1000 to the winner to fund his/her idea. All proposals submitted for this contest should answer the following questions:

• Where will the idea be implemented?
• Why is it a good idea?
• How will the idea be sustained?
• How will the $1000 be used to implement the idea?
• How does this idea address poverty in Africa?
• Who will benefit from this idea?

Submission Deadline

Submission Deadline has been extended until April 10th #2010.

Proposals entered by the deadline will be reviewed and the winner will be selected by a panel of judges.

How it works

• Submit your idea through our online submissions form below by April 10th 2010. Your idea should be submitted in the format of a word document/pdf (2 pages max) or Video (5 minutes max).
• On April 16th 2010, check our website www.africanvibes.com/wordpressnew for the winner. The winner will have the opportunity to share their winning idea at the African Vibes Magazine #4th Anniversary Event on April 24th 2010.

Judging Criteria

• Reach: How many people would this idea affect?
• Depth: How deeply are people impacted? How urgent is the need?
• Attainability: Can this idea be implemented within a year or two?
• Efficiency: How simple and cost-effective is the idea?
• Longevity: How long will the idea’s impact last?
• Feasibility: Can the Idea be implemented within the specified budget of $1000
• Relevance: Is the idea relevant to the contest topic?
• Sustainability: Can the idea sustain itself or will it always require a new investment to be sustained?

Contest Prize

African Vibes Magazine will offer the Winner an Award for their innovation and $1,000 to fund their idea

Who can apply

Must be an African Vibes Magazine Subscriber or Keller Graduate School/Devry University Student or Alumni to be considered for the award

Submission Form