Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition

Announcing the winners:

Enter by: Oct 16, 2008 | Voting begins: Oct 30, 2008 | Winners Announced: Nov 12, 2008

The Nike Award and Seed Grant prizes have been announced.

You may continue to read and comment on all of the entries. We welcome your feedback and thank you for all your contributions!

Winners announced below

Winner	Country of origin
MAD- Make A Difference Make a Difference	India

Finalist	Country of origin
SIBAHLE Sibahle	South Africa
African Refugee Health Initiative FORGE	Zambia
Mideast Youth: Providing platforms for public voice MideastYouth.com	Bahrain
Just Yell Fire Just Yell Fire	United States
Youth and Gender Development Program (YGDP) Participatory Development Initiatives	Pakistan
WIN '05 - Recycle and Reuse Our E-Waste Westerly Innovations Network (WIN Team)	United States
Sport to improve lives of people with disabilities Adapted Physical Activity International Development	France
CORPO APRENDIZ – Paixão pelo Movimento/ THE APPRENTICE BODY – A Passion for Movement Rasga Saia Produções – Sócio Fundadora	Brazil
Future Guardians Life Makers Foundation	Yemen
Using Health to build Power in Slums in Mali Mali Health Organizing Project	Mali
The Solar Lantern Project Bright New Ideas	Nicaragua
Talking Pages Talking Pages, Inc.	United States
Lucha contra el Dengue desde las Escuelas y los Barrios./Fighting against the Dengue Fever from the schools and neighborhoods ECOCLUB	Argentina

Resources for this competition

Assessment and criteria guideline Prize Information, Timeline and Criteria

Wheels for Africa and Project Heal Hello Jamie, I think the project Wheels to Africa can help you in offering the lac ...read more

Some questions Hi! My name is Vanesa. I'm from Argetina and I'm studying to become a teacher of Engl ...read more

Thanks and Congrats Hi Guys! you know its my story-- this is the story of bunch of students from JNU---we ...read more

Additional prizes announced! See all prizes!
	Moving Windmills video: After seeing a picture of a windmill in a book, a 14-year-old school drop-out built his own in a remote corner of Malawi. Neighbors ask: is he mad?
	E-Waste video: Reusing is seven times more efficient than recycling. 14-year-old Alex Lin's WIN Team sends refurbished computers around the world, and got a new ewaste state law passed.
	Teen A Hero To The Homeless: Her Homemade Documentary Gives Dignity, Breaks Stereotypes.
	Guide for Young Social Entrepreneurs
	Head Over Wheels to Help Africa - Middle-Schooler's Bicycle Charity Continues to Pick Up Speed
	Three youth ventures: Birthday Wish, Pure Water Vending, & Dance Creation
	Brother and sister team up to create literary magazine
	Helping make ideas come true - Youth Venture provides funding for entrepreneurship start-up groups
	Teens Tutor Teens At Student-Created Firm