The Geneva Challenge 2017

The Challenges of Employment

Geneva Challenge 2017 - Awards Ceremony

The 2017 edition of the contest was on the challenges of employment. The three teams selected publicly defended their projects on 31 October in front of a jury chaired by Ambassador Jenö Staehelin and composed of Azita Berar Awad, Maria Luisa Silva, Misan Rewane, and Florian Schatz. Ambassador Jenö Staehelin and Mr Kofi Annan presented the prizes to the teams.

Interview with the team

First prize

 

Umvuzo - A skills-centred mobile learning solution for the South African labour market

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Umvuzo

The project

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Interview with the team

Second Prize

 

NetworkEffect: Creating sustainable jobs in the Pacific through sharing economy tourism

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Network Effect

The project

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Interview with the team

Third Prize

 

Mitigating Urban Youth Unemployment through Information Technology: Delala - the Work Connector

Delala
Delala

The project

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