The Hult Prize Foundation has officially announced the locations and co-hosts of its 2021 Impact Summits. This year’s summits will take place across 50 different cities around the world, each hosting the regional final round of the Hult Prize flagship one-million-dollar startup challenge.
Afrivoices for Climate Change (AFC) has been selected as a co-host for one of the 50 summits happening in March and April. In its 12th year, the Hult Prize Foundation received a record number of city-wide bids from over one-thousand applicants across the world, representing more than 3,000 organizations including private foundations, NGOs, and higher education institutions.
“Ghana is an ideal location to spark innovations among the next millennials and here at Afrivoices for Climate Change (AFC), we couldn’t be more thrilled to be hosting such a prestigious gathering of young people in partnership with the University of Energy and Natural Resources. Moreover, it is affirmative that this year’s theme: Food for Good-Transforming food into a vehicle for change, will support in creating viable food enterprises, stimulate Ghana’s economy to impact a million of lives in the next decade” says Mr. John Baptist Kabo-Bah, Executive Director of AFC.
Mr. Charlemagne Quinitio, Chief Operating Officer at the Hult Prize Foundation credits Afrivoices for Climate Change (AFC) and the University of Energy and Natural Resources commitment to building forward-thinking leaders who put an emphasis on shared value as the main reason the bid committee gave them the nod. “It’s not every day you find a partner organization that feels the exact same you do about the potential of young people to change the world. We are really looking forward to seeing the regional level impact that our Impact Summit at Accra can have.”
Hult Prize Impact Summits have a history of being life-changing experiences for attendees and bring together a community of people with an outlook of changing the world through business. Events are open to college and university students, industry professionals, academic leaders, and non-profit / government executives. Planned programming includes professional networking mixers, social events, inspirational keynote speeches, workshops, and the headline activity of the summit – the regional final demo day of the million-dollar Hult Prize Challenge. More than 200 short-listed entrepreneurs will be pitching startups that solve this year’s UN-issued food challenge. At stake for one lucky team is a golden ticket invitation to attend the award-winning Hult Prize Accelerator program getting them one step closer to winning US$1,000,000 in startup capital.
Registration for the Impact Summits opens on February 27th. Learn more about the Hult Prize by visiting hultprize.org.
About [Co-Host Organization].
Afrivoices for Climate Change (AFC): is a registered not-for-profit organization in Ghana pioneered by dynamic and innovative people that helps demonstrate the uncovering mitigation potential we have as people to contribute to a more sustainable environment and food for the future. We simply inspire, empower, connect and engage food and climate movements for more resilient actions for SDG 2 and SDG 13.
About the Hult Prize Foundation.
The Hult Prize Foundation is the market leader in action-based learning, impact education, and large-scale job creation for youth. Founded in 2009 by impact pioneer, Ahmad Ashkar, the Hult Prize Foundation transforms how young people envision their own possibilities as leaders of change in the world around them. With a network of 3,000 university chapters and international headquarters located on five continents, the organization has been a global force supporting youth everywhere who seek to build their capacities in the world of entrepreneurship and to connect to the world of business. Through a flagship one-million-dollar global entrepreneurship prize, the Hult Prize Foundation has helped launch thousands of startups that actively solve UN SDGs and create new jobs across 121 countries. In partnership with the United Nations Office of Partnerships, EF Education First, and the Hult International Business School, the Hult Prize has brought impact-focused programs and events to millions of people, creating a pathway for youth everywhere to take action to build a better world.
To learn more about the Hult Prize Foundation and how to get involved, visit https://www.hultprize.org/
