Calling all changemakers!
Are you 18-30 years?
Do you have a project that is solving a problem and improving the lives of others? Enter the challenge for the chance to win cash prizes, mentoring, tailored training, access to more funding, honorary membership in an exclusive network and much more.
The OD Impact Challenge seeks to recognize and support the efforts of young change-makers working to bring positive change to their communities while projecting and highlighting the impact opportunitydesk.org is making in the lives of people worldwide.
Deadline: December 8, 2025
The competition is simple, it challenges participants to answer three main questions in 60 seconds:
- What are you doing to bring positive change to your community? Tell us the problem you are solving and how it is making a difference.
- How is OD making an impact in your life?
- How will the prizes help you if you win?
Step 1: Make a 60-second video telling us:
- your name and country;
- what you are doing to bring positive change to your community;
- How winning the challenge will help you and your project
You don’t need a sophisticated camera to do this. You can use your smartphone in landscape mode. Just ensure we can see and hear you clearly. Be creative too.
Step 2: Post your video to your social media page: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn etc. using the hashtags: #ODImpactChallenge #ODIC2025. Make sure your page and link is publicly accessible.
Step 3: Complete the online application here before December 8, 2025.
Step 4: Prepare for voting. Top 12 finalists will be contacted and provided with a link to the voting page.
Winners will be selected based on the Judge’s criteria and support from OD users.
1st Place
– Cash prize of $500
– Certificate of recognition
– Fully-funded access to Global Changemakers’ Project Management course (valued at $150) with the opportunity to compete for Seed Grants.
– Automatic acceptance into the Savvy Fellowship Program.
– An article spotlight (for each finalist) on the Savvy platform.
– Four (4) 1-hour one-on-one mentorship sessions (for each finalist) with the Founder of Savvy, Chidi Nwaogu.
– Exclusive media feature as OD Young Person of the Month
– Access to High tier courses within the Ideation Hub’s Social Innovation School
– Exclusive ticket access to Ideation Hub’s The Development Dialogue
– Personalised mentoring.
– Media feature across OD partner networks
2nd Place
– Cash prize of $300
– Certificate of recognition
– Fully-funded access to Global Changemakers’ Project Management course (valued at $150) with the opportunity to compete for Seed Grants.
– Automatic acceptance into the Savvy Fellowship Program.
– An article spotlight (for each finalist) on the Savvy platform.
– Four (4) 1-hour one-on-one mentorship sessions (for each finalist) with the Founder of Savvy, Chidi Nwaogu.
– Exclusive media feature as OD Young Person of the Month
– Access to High tier courses within the Ideation Hub’s Social Innovation School
– Exclusive ticket access to Ideation Hub’s The Development Dialogue
– Personalised mentoring.
– Media feature across OD partner networks
3rd Place
– Cash prize of $200
– Certificate of recognition
– Fully-funded access to Global Changemakers’ Project Management course (valued at $150) with the opportunity to compete for Seed Grants.
– Automatic acceptance into the Savvy Fellowship Program.
– An article spotlight (for each finalist) on the Savvy platform.
– Four (4) 1-hour one-on-one mentorship sessions (for each finalist) with the Founder of Savvy, Chidi Nwaogu.
– Exclusive media feature as OD Young Person of the Month
– Access to High tier courses within the Ideation Hub’s Social Innovation School
– Exclusive ticket access to Ideation Hub’s The Development Dialogue
– Personalised mentoring.
– Media feature across OD partner networks
Top 12
– Certificate of recognition
– Fully-funded access to Global Changemakers’ Project Management course (valued at $150) with the opportunity to compete for Seed Grants.
– Automatic acceptance into the Savvy Fellowship Program.
– An article spotlight (for each finalist) on the Savvy platform.
– Exclusive media feature as OD Young Person of the Month
– Access to High tier courses within the Ideation Hub’s Social Innovation School
– Exclusive ticket access to Ideation Hub’s The Development Dialogue
– Personalised mentoring.
– Media feature across OD partner networks
Top 30 Under 30
Automatic acceptance into the Savvy Fellowship Program.
Exclusive Listing as OD Impact Challenge 30 under 30 Changemakers
Certificate of recognition
Who can apply?
This global competition is open to changemakers around the world between 18 and 30 years who are actively solving a problem and improving the lives of others in their community.
- Be between 18 and 30 years from any nationality
- Be an active Opportunity Desk user.
- Follow OD on all social media pages: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and Telegram and be subscribed to our Newsletter.
- Be actively engaged in your community and have at least 1 year track record of impact either as an individual, employee or entrepreneur.
- Opportunity Desk takes no responsibility in applications incorrectly submitted.
The OD Impact Challenge is a global competition that seeks to recognize and support efforts of young changemakers working to bring positive change to their communities, while projecting and highlighting the impact OpportunityDesk.org (OD) is making in the lives of people worldwide. This year’s challenge is organized in partnership with Vantage Migration and media partners.
The competition is simple – ODIC challenges participants to answer two main questions in 60 seconds:
- What are you doing to bring positive change to your community? Tell us the problem you are solving and how it is making a difference.
- How is OD making an impact in your life?
The top three winners will share a cash prize of $1000 in addition to:
– Fully-funded access to Global Changemakers’ Project Management course (valued at $150) with the opportunity to compete for Seed Grant.
– Automatic acceptance into the Savvy Fellowship Program.
– An article spotlight (for each finalist) on the Savvy platform.
– Four (4) 1-hour one-on-one mentorship sessions (for each finalist) with the Founder of Savvy, Chidi Nwaogu.
– Exclusive media feature as OD Young Person of the Month
– Exclusive access to the Development Dialogue Conference
– Access to High tier courses within the Social Innovation School
– Personalised mentoring
– Media feature across OD partner networks
– Top 30 winners will be featured as OD Impact Challenge 30 Under 30 Changemakers, receive a certificate of recognition and be featured on our website, social media pages and our partners’ websites.
This global competition is open to changemakers around the world between 18 and 30 years who are actively solving a problem and improving the lives of others in their community.
– Participants between 18 and 30 years from any nationality are welcomed to apply.
– Participants should be active Opportunity Desk users:- You are a fan or follower on our social media pages:- Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and Telegram and you must be subscribed to our Newsletter.
– You are actively engaged in your community and you have at least 1 year track record of impact either as an individual, employee or entrepreneur.
– There is no entry fee.
– OD partners, mentors, staff, and past winners (top 3 winners) are not eligible to apply.
Opportunity Desk takes no responsibility in applications incorrectly submitted.
The jury, made up of social change leaders and impact drivers will carefully select finalists and winners based on the following criteria:
1. Innovation
2. Project Impact in Community
3. Sustainability
– There is no entry fee
– Video submissions must be original, unpublished work by the contestant and cannot infringe upon any copyright laws. The contestant must be the sole author of all entries and hold full rights to them. Videos that have won awards in other competitions are not eligible to enter;
– Videos can be made in any language. However, non-English videos must be subtitled in English Language.
– By entering the contest, video submitters are deemed to have agreed to the use of their videos in OD promotional material;
– The organizers reserve the right to remove and disqualify submitted videos which may cause offence or may be deemed unsuitable or inappropriate for this contest;
– The contestant must have received permission from the subject(s) used in the video. Videos that violate the rights of those depicted or put people at risk will not be considered by the judges;
Opportunity Desk can take no responsibility for entries that are incorrectly or incompletely submitted.
Applications open: Monday, November 17, 2025
Applications close: Monday, December 8, 2025 (11:59pm WAT)
Top 12 Finalists will be announced on Friday, December 19, 2025.
Voting takes place between December 19 and 24, where the public can show support for their favourite finalists.
Winners are announced on Opportunitydesk.org on Monday, December 29 and also on our partner networks.
Prizes distributed between January 2026 and May 2026.
- Step 1: Make a 60-second video telling us:
- your name and country;
- what you are doing to bring positive change to your community;
- How winning the challenge will help you and your work
You don’t need a sophisticated camera to do this. You can use your smartphone in landscape mode. Just ensure we can see and hear you clearly. Be creative too.
- Step 2: Post your video to your social media page: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn etc. using the hashtags: #ODImpactChallenge #ODIC2025.
- Step 3: Complete the online application here before December 8, 2025.
- Step 4: Prepare for voting. Top 12 finalists will be contacted and provided with a link to the voting page.
NOTE:
Before you apply, follow @opportunitydesk on all social media platforms. Make sure you tag #ODImpactChallenge #ODIC2025 in your video post or your entry would not be considered.
Are you ready to go global? Do not miss out on this amazing opportunity!
Deadline: Monday, December 8, 2025 at 11:59pm WAT
