The Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation is an award for excellence in engineering in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2] Eight months are set aside to help the contestants.[3] The winner is awarded £25,000, with the second, third and fourth runners-up gaining £10,000 each.[1]
| Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Exceptional contributions to engineering |
| Sponsored by | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Date | 2014 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | Royal Academy of Engineering  |
| Reward(s) | £25,000 |
| Website | africaprize.raeng.org.uk |
History
editThe award was introduced in January 2014 by the Royal Academy of Engineering in the United Kingdom. Competitor engineers must be from Sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2024 Esther Kimani was the winner of the prize and, because it was the award's tenth year, she was awarded £50,000. She was second winner from Kenya. Kimani had developed a method of identifying diseases in crops using image analysis.[4]
Benefits
editSixteen competitors are selected and they are given any support they need during the competition and beyond to deliver their projects. These competitors receive training and support and they get the opportunity to improve their networking. The winner receives £25,000 and the second, third and fourth places are awarded £10,000.[5][6]
Award recipients
edit- 2015 Dr. Askwar Hilonga and team of Tanzania[7]
- 2016 Arthur Zang of Cameroon[8]
- 2017 Godwin Benson of Nigeria[6]
- 2018 Brian Gitta and his team from Uganda[9]
- 2019 Neo Hutiri from South Africa[10][3]
- 2020 Charlette N'Guessan from Ghana[11]
- 2021 Noël N'guessan from Ivory Coast[12]
- 2022 Norah Magero from Kenya[13]
- 2023 Anatoli Kirigwajjo from Uganda[14]
- 2023 Edmund Wessels from South Africa[14]
- 2024 Esther Kimani, Kenya[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Africa Prize". africaprize.raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2022 in Sub-Saharan Africa (£25,000 Prize) – Opportunities For Africans" (in French). 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b "First South African Innovation Wins The Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation – Africa.com". www.africa.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b "Esther Kimani, 2022 Youth Adapt Winner Awarded 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation". African Dev Bank. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "LAUNCHED THE 2021 EDITION OF THE AFRICA PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING INNOVATION" (PDF). ideassonline.org. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Nigeria's Tuteria wins Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation – Old Disrupt Africa". 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Awardees". africaprize.raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Cameroon's Cardiopad inventor wins African engineering award". BBC News. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Brian Gitta Wins Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize". African Leadership Magazine. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "SA's Neo Hutiri wins £25k in 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation". Ventureburn. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Salaudeen, Aisha (2020-09-07). "A 26-year-old is first woman to win the Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize". CNN. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Engineering, Royal Academy of (2021-07-08). "First Ivorian-based innovation wins the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation". FE News. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Ms. Norah Magero". IVECF. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b "Winners". africaprize.raeng.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-10.