Deadline: 6 September 2013
Aidex 2013, the global humanitarian and development aid event to be held in Brussels from 13-14 November 2013 is organizing the ‘Aid Innovation Challenge.’ It aims to find the next big invention that will help those who supply aid products to developing countries around the world.
The Aid Innovation Challenge is open to design agencies and engineering companies and also budding young designers and engineers who are not currently working at a company/organisation. It is a unique chance to pitch life-changing inventions to a panel of experts from the community.
There will be two categories for the competition:
Individuals – Entrants might consist of Design or Engineering students or sole inventors.
Businesses – Entrants might consist of design agencies, manufacturers or suppliers of aid products.
Criteria for Entries
The concept must serve the needs of aid relief and either be in current development or have been launched onto the market no earlier than January 2013.
Entrants must be over 18 years of age.
All entrants must be able to available to attend the show from the 13-14 November 2013 in the event that they are shortlisted.
Themes
AidEx is aimed at helping the community improve the delivery of aid, so your concept should take into account the issues facing the sector and look to offer a solution.
Concepts could include solutions to:
- Assist water or food aid
- Provide better medical care, particularly in rural and basic conditions
- Allow improved sanitation
- Provide better security
- Assist efforts to shelter the homeless
- Enable more people to access education
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