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D-Prize is on a mission to provide the world's best poverty solutions to those in need. We give up to $20,000 to anyone who can solve this challenge.
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08/27/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, RoadAwareCameroon (RAC)!

Road accidents are a leading cause of preventable death in urban Africa, yet passengers often have no way to flag unsafe driving while it is happening.

RoadAwareCameroon is tackling this challenge by giving taxi passengers a way to report unsafe driving through stickers, QR and SMS feedback systems, while rewarding safer behavior.

Led by Stephen Kome Fondzenyuy, Steffel Ludivin Feudjio Tezong, and Tevoh Ndingwan Lordswill, RAC will equip 300 taxis across Yaoundé, Cameroon with its passenger-driven road safety system, including visible accountability stickers, directly reaching 2,500 beneficiaries.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/roadawarecameroon

Our next competition isn't open yet. Keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/24/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, Worth Alliance!

For people living in extreme poverty, access to capital can be a major barrier to building a better livelihood. But capital alone isn't enough without training, mentorship, and market access.

Led by Eva Barasa, Solomon Wambua Nduti, Kevin Yerry Dome, and Augustine Wangila, Worth Alliance provides women and youth farmers in Busia County, Kenya, with capital, practical agriculture and financial training, field mentorship, and market-access support through its Building Resilience in Kenya (BRiK) package.

In Busia County, the pilot will directly reach 30 farmers in extreme poverty within three months, with an estimated 150 household members benefiting indirectly.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/worth-alliance

Our next competition isn't open yet. Keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/20/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, Phindu Enterprise!

Right after harvest, smallholder farmers often face a difficult choice: sell immediately at low prices to meet urgent cash needs, or hold onto their crops and hope for better prices later. For many farmers, waiting isn't an option.

Phindu Enterprise is tackling this challenge. Led by Aaron Bryce Chawiya and Constance Kalikwembe, the team provides post-harvest cash advances secured against farmers' crops, then stores and collectively markets that produce when prices are higher.

Launching in Dowa District, Malawi, the pilot will directly reach 150 smallholder farmers within three months, distributing 300 PICS bags and 150 cash advances.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/phindu-enterprise

Our next competition isn't open yet. Keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/19/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, Imbuto Initiative!

Postpartum hemorrhage is one of the leading causes of maternal death worldwide, and the risk is even higher for mothers who give birth at home without access to emergency care. Prevention exists, but getting it to the mothers who need it most remains a challenge.

Imbuto Initiative is building that system. Led by Egide Ahishakiye, the team equips Community Health Workers (CHWs) to provide misoprostol for unavoidable home births, while connecting mothers to follow-up care, rapid labor response, emergency referrals, and maternal savings support.

A USSD-based alert system allows mothers or family members to notify CHWs when labor begins or an emergency arises, integrating prevention, emergency response, and financial preparedness into a single coordinated system.

Across Huye and Nyagatare districts in Rwanda, the pilot will directly enroll and support 250 high-risk pregnant women.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/imbuto-initiative

Our next competition isn't open yet. Keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/18/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, Readers Hub!

Presbyopia, the age-related loss of near vision, affects millions of adults over 40 across Nigeria, making it harder to read, work, or run a small business. Reading glasses are an affordable solution, but getting them to the people who need them is the challenge.

Readers Hub is tackling that last-mile gap. Led by Daniel Ayodele Femi and Clinton Okechukwu, the team distributes affordable reading glasses through trained Vision Agents and mobile RH Carts in high-footfall community locations, including markets, pharmacies, churches, and retail shops.

Launching in Ibadan, Nigeria, the pilot will train 25 Vision Agents and distribute 1,500 pairs of reading glasses to adults aged 40+ within three months.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/readers-hub

Our next competition isn't open yet. Keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/17/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, OxySure!

Oxygen concentrators save lives. But in under-resourced hospitals, broken machines can leave patients without access to vital oxygen.

Led by Achong Emmanuel and Nassolo Jessica, OxySure is tackling this challenge by building a district-level maintenance system in Eastern Uganda, with trained biomedical technicians providing preventive care and rapid repairs to keep oxygen concentrators running.

By the end of their pilot, OxySure will have reached 1,710 people and restored and maintained 25+ oxygen concentrators across three hospitals in Namisindwa District.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/oxysure

Our next competition isn't open yet. Keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/11/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, Synchora Health!

Missed vaccinations often happen because caregivers don’t get reminded in time, while health workers don’t know a dose was missed until it’s too late to catch up.

Synchora Health is tackling both gaps at once. Led by Shadrach Tetteh Boyetey, Ekins Kuuzie, Richard Winner Duvor, and Osumanu Ra-Is Silbaway, the team combines voice and SMS reminders for caregivers with point-of-care tracking tools for frontline health workers.

Their pilot will reach at least 300 children across three facilities in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, with the model designed to scale to 30 clinics in its first year.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/synchora-health

Our next competition isn't open yet. Keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/07/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, Niora, Inc.!

Medicine shortages in hospitals aren't always caused by a lack of medicine. Payment volatility and coordination challenges between hospitals and suppliers can make procurement unpredictable.

Niora is tackling this challenge by helping hospitals and suppliers coordinate medicine procurement, forecasting, and payments through a centralized platform. Led by Adeline Liao, Sylvester Denyoh, and Dan Poku, the team is launching its pilot in Accra, Ghana.

By the end of their pilot, Niora will have reached 5,000 patients through 100 procurement transactions, demonstrating a model for making pharmaceutical purchasing more reliable.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/niora

Our next competition isn't open yet. Keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/06/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, SafeStart Global Inc.!

Unsafe drinking water remains one of the leading causes of preventable illness and death for children under five. Point-of-use chlorination is a proven way to make water safer, but many families still lack consistent access.

SafeStart is working to change that. Led by Elisa Maria Maffioli and Grant Edmond, the team is bringing safe water treatment closer to families in rural Kano State, Nigeria, by pairing behavior change activities with reliable last-mile distribution through trusted local points.

By the end of their pilot, SafeStart will have reached 139,000 people with safe water treatment through point-of-use chlorination, demonstrating a model that could help expand access to safe drinking water at scale.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/safestart

Our next competition isn't open yet, but keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

08/05/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 D-Prize winner, Let Our Children See (LOCS)!

Presbyopia, the age-related loss of near vision, affects millions of working-age adults across Kenya, quietly stripping away their ability to read, sew, farm, or run a small business. The fix is often as simple as a pair of reading glasses. But for most people, that simple fix is out of reach.

LOCS is changing that. Led by Shadrack Muma and Mercy Viola, the team is integrating affordable reading glass distribution directly into Kenya's national health system, training a network of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to screen and equip people where they already are.

In just three months, LOCS will screen 7,500 presbyopes and distribute 2,500 reading glasses, using a network of 50 trained CHVs to demonstrate a scalable model for tackling one of the most overlooked barriers to productivity in low-income communities.

Learn more about their work: https://d-prize.org/winners/profiles/locs

Our next competition isn't open yet, but keep an eye on https://d-prize.org/ for when applications launch.

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