Deadline: December 1, 2025
Applications are open for the GenAI for Good Challenge 2025. Powered by IEEE’s and ITU’s global reach, the GenAI for Good Challenge helps technologists and innovators team up with international partners, secure funding, connect with global networks, and build AI solutions with measurable impact on pressing global challenges.
Innovators are invited to:
- Tackle urgent global challenges in health, agriculture, and climate with AI that improves lives. Work on challenges that directly impact communities, creating opportunities for meaningful, human-centered outcomes.
- Build alongside IEEE HT, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and global partners to develop responsible AI solutions with global impact. Collaborate with internationally trusted institutions leading the way in inclusive and globally impactful AI development.
- Advance your innovation through a structured process built for deployment and impact. Deploy your solution in partnership with organizations offering local and thematic expertise to support real-world implementation.
Focus Areas
- Lesotho – Agriculture Extension Chatbot: A mobile-friendly AI chatbot offering farmers and extension workers in Lesotho real-time agriculture advice, crop alerts, and market guidance—via voice, text, and basic phones.
- The Gambia – Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Prevention Chatbot: A multilingual AI chatbot delivering evidence-based, personalization guidance to help Gambians prevent and manage chronic health risks like hypertension and tobacco use.
- Bangladesh – Extreme Weather Advisor: An AI-powered assistant that helps Bangladeshi farmers prepare for droughts with localized weather alerts, water-saving tips, and crop-specific risk guidance.
Prizes
- Up to $25,000 funding for winning teams.
Eligibility
- Open to innovators and changemakers
- They are looking for teams ready to put their AI expertise to work—where it’s needed most. The challenge centers on three real-world use cases, each tied to a UN Sustainable Development Goal and shaped by the needs of local priorities.
Application
The challenge will run in two phases. Phase One invites applicants to submit narrative proposals outlining their solution design, implementation approach, expected impact, and the innovations they bring to the baseline framework. Phase Two requires finalists to build functional prototypes in dedicated cloud environments provided by the organizers. All submissions and resulting solutions must be open-sourced, promoting transparency and collaborative innovation.
For more information, visit GenAI for Good Challenge.
