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Home»Search by Region»Africa»Facebook Social Entrepreneurship Award 2018/2019 for One Young World Ambassadors

Facebook Social Entrepreneurship Award 2018/2019 for One Young World Ambassadors

Opportunity DeskOctober 25, 20183 Mins Read
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Deadline: November 21, 2018

Applications are open for the Facebook Social Entrepreneurship Award 2018/2019. In line with Facebook’s mission, the award will present a prize to 10 non-profit or for-profit entrepreneurs with advertising credits and Facebook mentors who will share digital marketing expertise.

Facebook is the world’s largest social network and connects over 2 billion people monthly. To better support cause-driven businesses, Facebook has partnered with One Young World for the second year in a row to launch the Facebook Social Entrepreneurship Award. As part of its mission to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, it connects people on the platform with over 70 million businesses. Facebook not only helps businesses get discovered and find customers, but also helps people develop meaningful connections to products and causes.

Awards

  • There will be 10 regional Awards: 2 from LATAM, 2 from North America, 2 from Europe, 2 from MEA and 2 from APAC.
  • Each regional winner will receive:
    • A regional mentor
    • A marketing consultant
    • USD$5,000 in ad credits
  • ​Out of the 10 regional Award recipient, 1 Grand Prize Awardee will be selected to receive an additional USD$50,000 in ad credits and an additional mentor.

Eligibility

  • Open for One Young World Delegates and Ambassadors exclusively. Ambassadors can apply as individuals or teams in groups (up to 5 individuals);
  • Those who operate businesses or a non-profit charity that address a major social and/or economic issue in their region and empowers their community;
  • The Participant and each team member (if any) must lead or be employed by a non-profit charity or a for-profit business legal entity, which is registered and/or formed under applicable laws in their jurisdiction;
  • Ambassadors must live and operate enterprises within Facebook’s 5 regions: Latin America (LATAM), Europe (EUR), the Middle East and Africa (MEA), North America (NA), and Asia Pacific (APAC);
  • Government officials, political figures and businesses politically affiliated (all as determined by Facebook and One Young World in its sole discretion) are not eligible to participate in the Contest;
  • You are not eligible to participate in this Contest if you are a national or legal resident of those countries in which the United States has embargoed goods (including, without limitation, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, and Syria).

Selection Criteria

Candidates will be assessed based on:

  • Probability of increased impact following ad credit investment – 40%
  • Evidence of social impact – 30%
  • Innovation/originality – 30%

Application

Click here to apply

For more information, visit OYW Facebook Award.

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