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Got a big idea to fight poverty? D-Prize funds founders to launch now, using solutions already proven to reduce poverty. Win up to $20K. Apply at https://t.co/5RDst42pdU

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In critical moments, access to oxygen can be the difference between life and death.

Dr Aishat Adeniji started with a simple idea: hospitals in Nigeria shouldn’t struggle to source oxygen when patients need it most.

If you're considering applying to D-Prize, Aishat says go for it and stay close to the problem you're trying to solve.

Applications close June 7, 2026. Apply here: https://t.co/QpXMQoe1gq

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Today, their work has delivered more than 1 million doses of contraceptives across Northern Nigeria.

But every impact story starts somewhere.

For Klau Pakos and Yifei Jefferson Chen, it began with a D-Prize application and an idea they believed could change lives.

If you're wondering whether to apply, Klau and Jefferson's advice is simple: do it.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Applications close June 7, 2026. Apply here: https://t.co/QpXMQoez5Y

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"Applying will be the best decision you ever make."

Martha had no track record when she applied to D-Prize. But we saw potential and became her first funder.

Now her team has reached 10,000+ mothers in Cameroon with emergency kits.

Applications close June 7. Apply here: https://t.co/CbX11sCuOo

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Interested in the childcare intervention?

Join Will Snider (D-Prize competition judge) for a session on what it takes to design a strong, scalable childcare model.

📅 May 13 | 3 PM WAT (2:00 PM GMT, 4:00 PM CAT, 5:00 PM EAT)
🔗 https://t.co/Em5b7mMla0

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Interested in the reading glasses intervention?

This Wednesday, join previous D-Prize winners - Irene Mbabazi, Derrick Bary Abila, Beatrice Abura, and Dr Araya Yirga, as well as the Eyeglasses Initiative (Livelihood Impact Fund), and our team for a session on what it takes to design, pilot, and scale a successful reading glasses model.

📅 April 29, 2026

⏰ 2:00 PM WAT (1:00 PM GMT, 3:00 PM CAT, 4:00 PM EAT)

🔗 Register: https://t.co/mBHHzOa97K

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D-Prize was the chance to begin. When Irene Mbabazi and her co-founder, Derrick Bary Abila, applied to D-Prize, they had the ambition and commitment. What they didn't have was the funding to act.

With D-Prize, they piloted their model, proved it works, and moved from idea to action. Today, they've distributed 8,500 reading glasses in Uganda.

On the fence about D-Prize? Irene says, Go for it.
Apply by June 7, 2026: https://t.co/RxAm7JQ69i

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We’re hosting a webinar on the reading glasses intervention with the Livelihood Impact Fund.

Five ventures across five African countries each ran a three-month pilot selling reading glasses, collectively moving over 4,300 pairs.

Join us to hear directly from the entrepreneurs who ran these pilots and the seed funding team that designed and supported them.

📅 April 29 | 2:00 PM WAT (1:00 PM GMT, 3:00 PM CAT, 4:00 PM EAT)
🔗 https://t.co/mBHHzOa97K

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We’re hosting an office hours session on the Sayana Press intervention.

Join us to hear directly from Klau Pakos, Co-Founder & CEO of Lafiya, on what it takes to design, pilot, and scale a successful model distributing self-injectable contraceptives.

📅 Apr 15 | 3 PM WAT (2:00 PM GMT, 4:00 PM CAT, 5:00 PM EAT)
🔗 https://t.co/TC5x7wbiGa

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Avez-vous une grande idée pour lutter contre la pauvreté ? D-Prize finance des fondateurs pour lancer dès maintenant, en s’appuyant sur des solutions déjà éprouvées pour réduire la pauvreté. Gagnez jusqu’à 20 000 $. Postulez sur https://t.co/LesGEghAXI

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Interested in the Sayana Press intervention?

Join D-Prize and Klau Pakos (Co-Founder & CEO, Lafiya) for a session on what it takes to design, pilot, and scale successfully.

📅 Apr 15 | 3 PM WAT (2:00 PM GMT, 4:00 PM CAT, 5:00 PM EAT)

🔗 https://t.co/Y4eQ8TUbYr

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The economic return on a pair of reading glasses is massive: a 33% increase in individual income. The only thing missing is the organization to deliver them.

D-Prize provides up to $20K to the founders who will bridge the gap. The competition opens soon.

Join our mailing list to receive the application link when we launch: https://t.co/Sqte6MzNI2

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No parent should have to choose between a paycheck and their child’s safety. Childcare models are proven, but we lack the organizations to scale them.

D-Prize provides up to $20K to the founders who will bridge the gap. The competition opens soon.

Join our mailing list to receive the application link when we launch: https://t.co/LvOXROG98G

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200M women lack family planning. Sayana Press is a proven, safe solution; what’s missing are the organizations to deliver it.

D-Prize provides up to $20K to the founders who will bridge the gap. The competition opens soon.

Join our mailing list to receive the application link when we launch: https://t.co/vKiIHhNloE

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Congratulations to D-Prize winner, Youth Impact India!

Led by Rohan S Katepallewar and Subash Prabhakaran, Youth Impact India is leveraging proven, inclusive, and resilient approaches to transform foundational numeracy for children in India’s deepest hinterlands.

Learn more about Youth Impact India: https://t.co/oInNfj8r5K

Can you improve foundational literacy and numeracy in underserved primary school learners by distributing the proven ConnectEd phone-based intervention?

Join our upcoming competition here: https://t.co/Ge1cgRByac

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Congratulations to 2024 D-Prize winner, FemCare Initiative!

Led by Dr. Victory Ifeanyichukwu Uzoma, Dr. Arinze Chinonso Augustus and Dr. Joan Ewanose Erhazele, FemCare Initiative is ensuring no woman in Nigeria dies of cervical cancer by combining awareness in local dialects, VIA screenings, and follow-up.

Learn more about FemCare Initiative: https://t.co/m2ISWiTfN1

Can you develop a way to identify patients needing treatment for either obstetric fistula, cervical cancer, club foot, or cataracts, then connect them with existing treatment services in your area?

Apply to the 2025 D-Prize Global Competition by January 4: https://t.co/RxAm7JQ69i

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Congratulations to 2024 D-Prize winner, Harvest Guard Solutions (HGS)!

Led by Vanex Ian Kamanga, HGS empowers smallholder farmers with affordable, innovative post-harvest technologies and pre-harvest financial support, reducing food losses, enhancing food security, and increasing household incomes.

Learn more about Harvest Guard Solutions: https://t.co/XntTO6OXNp

Can you provide smallholder farmers post-harvest loans and storage technology proven to increase their incomes?

Apply to the 2025 D-Prize Global Competition by January 4: https://t.co/RxAm7JQDYQ

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Congratulations to 2024 D-Prize winner, Safe Drop Solutions (SDS)!

Led by Prince Thomas and Chifundo Saini, Safe Drop Solutions provides rural communities in Malawi with affordable and sustainable clean water through Ecofiltro water filters, improving health and livelihoods.

Learn more about Safe Drop Solutions: https://t.co/pvVK0T3WpL

Can you sell ceramic water filters to people in areas without access to clean water?

Apply to the 2025 D-Prize Global Competition by January 4: https://t.co/RxAm7JQ69i

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Congratulations to 2024 D-Prize winner, Congo Water Solution (CWS)!

Led by Aristote Bashokwire Masimango, Congo Water Solution is increasing access to clean and safe water through the distribution of affordable and reliable household water filters to underprivileged communities.

Learn more about Congo Water Solution: https://t.co/grmkIxV9CU

Can you sell ceramic water filters to people in areas without access to clean water?

Apply to the 2025 D-Prize Global Competition by January 4: https://t.co/RxAm7JQDYQ

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Congratulations to 2024 D-Prize winner, Enkumbi Terimba Aqi Uganda!

Led by Cotilda Khainza and Solomon Springs Mukundane, Enkumbi Terimba Aqi Uganda empowers smallholder farmers in rural Uganda with affordable, high-quality agricultural inputs, training, and cost-effective distribution to boost yields, reduce post-harvest losses, improve market access, and drive food security, income growth, and long-term poverty alleviation.

Learn more about Enkumbi Terimba Aqi Uganda: https://t.co/upZET1lpHe

Can you provide smallholder farmers high-quality inputs and training proven to increase their harvests?

Apply to the 2025 D-Prize Global Competition by January 4: https://t.co/RxAm7JQ69i