CGAP Photo and Video Contest, 2018

Africa is a center for financial innovation, home to M-Pesa, the mobile money service launched a decade ago that has revolutionized digital financial services and helped lift many thousands of households from poverty. Africa also is the continent with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty, and many lack the financial tools that could help improve their lives.
For its 13th annual contest, CGAP is looking for striking photographs and short videos that tell the story of how financial services empower poor people and communities in Africa. Show them how financial services expand opportunities for poor people in Africa and enable people to build sustainable livelihoods.
An expert panel of judges will award prizes for vivid, memorable work that shows why financial inclusion matters.
This year, CGAP is seeking photos and videos from Africa that reflect the following themes:

- REACHING EXCLUDED PEOPLE – Mobile phones open up markets and access to services for people who are isolated or live in remote communities. Show us how digital finance creates new opportunities for excluded Africans;
- BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – There are 600 million young people in Africa under the age of 25, and 72 percent of them are unemployed. Show how financial services can spur entrepreneurship among Africa’s youth;
- DIGITAL FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT – Savings, credit and insurance provide poor people with a wider range of tools to help manage their economic lives. Show how poor people are building more resilient lives.

Eligibility

The 2018 CGAP Photo Contest is open to all photographers and videographers who are at least 18 years old. (The operational team of CGAP, the World Bank Group, and their immediate families are excluded from participating.)

They are looking for original, striking images and video stories portraying the impact of microfinance and financial inclusion for poor people in Africa. These images and stories may reflect a range of products and services, people and institutions, and may touch on social, economic, developmental, and technological issues. They are seeking entries in both rural and urban settings and people from all walks of life.

Benefits
CGAP intends to award the following prizes, one each for a photograph and for a video in the categories listed below:

Grand Prize:
USD 2,000 gift certificate each for photography or video equipment and accessories. (No cash, check, or money transfer will be issued.)

Categories:
USD 1,000 gift certificate for photography equipment and accessories:

- REACHING EXCLUDED PEOPLE: Mobile phones open up markets and access to services for people who are isolated or live in remote communities. Show us how digital finance creates new opportunities for excluded Africans.
- BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: There are 600 million young people in Africa under the age of 25, and 72 percent of them are unemployed. Show how financial services can spur entrepreneurship among Africa’s youth.
- DIGITAL FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT: Innovative technologies and finance together offer new solutions for addressing chronic problems such as access to water, energy and healthcare. Show ways that financial services are helping advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa.

Judges’ Honorable Mention:
Judges may select up to 8 winners to receive USD 250 gift certificate for photography equipment and accessories.

People’s Choice Winner
US$100 gift certificate for photography equipment and accessories.

For more information please visit the following link:
CGAP Photo and Video Contest, 2018