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Google.org Impact Challenge India 2013

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Google.org Impact Challenge India 2013

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About the challenge

Four organisations, including the fan favourite, received a Rs 3 crore Global Impact Award and support from Google to help make their vision a reality.

The four winning projects are using technology to tackle the world's toughest problems. Thousands of non-profits entered the Google Impact Challenge, and the awardees were chosen by our panel of judges and a public vote. Inspired by the passion and the projects of each of the finalists, Google decided to award each additional non-profit in the top ten with Rs 1.5 crore in seed funding.

Watch the videos below to discover the projects that made the top ten, watch the video to the left to view the final event, or click here to watch a recap of the Google Impact Challenge in India.

Judges

On 31st October, 10 finalists pitched their projects to our panel of judges who selected three Awardees and unveiled the fan favourite.

  • Anu Aga

    Anu Aga was the Chairperson of Thermax Limited from 1996 to 2004. Since her retirement, she is actively involved in the social sector and her focus is education for the underprivileged.

  • Nikesh Arora

    Nikesh Arora serves as a Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Google Inc. where he helps shape the future of business online. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

  • Jacquelline Fuller

    Jacquelline Fuller leads Google Giving, investing more than $50 million a year in tech innovators creating transformational impact at scale.

  • Ram Shriram

    Ram Shriram is a founding board member of Google Inc. He is also the founder of Sherpalo, a mentor capital firm that supports the development and commercialization of early-stage disruptive new technologies. Ram is on the Board of Trustees at Stanford University.

  • Jayant Sinha

    Jayant Sinha is Managing Director of Omidyar Network India Advisors, one of the world's leading impact investing firms, where he leads overall investment strategy and operations in India.