Africa Prize 2010-2011

The Salesforce.com Africa Prize is for businesses that will be basing their operations on the African continent. If you are applying for these prizes, you should include at a paragraph detailing where you plan to locate, and how your business will support the local community.

This prize has a $1,000 cash award for the top entrant, who will also be given an pick from the In-Kind Prize pool. 

Africa Prize 2009-2010

The Salesforce.com Africa Prize is for businesses that will be basing their operations on the African continent. If you are applying for these prizes, you should include at a paragraph detailing where you plan to locate, and how your business will support the local community. This prize has a $1,000 cash award for the top entrant, who will also be given an honorable mention prize slot.

This prize is sponsored by Salesforce.com, a leader in CRM and cloud computing. The Salesforce Foundation supports nonprofits worldwide through volunteerism, grant giving, and CRM license donations. Get Salesforce CRM for better donor contact management and powerful nonprofit fundraising.

The top teams for 2009-2010 are: 

1. Nuru Energy. ($1,000 + 1 pick from the In-Kind Prize Basket)
   Nuru Energy seeks to replace the use of expensive, dangerous, and unhealthy kerosene in rural Rwandan households by introducing a cheap, safe, and clean lighting solution, known as the Nuru Light.
2. Runner-Up: EGG-energy