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Australian non-profits shared their ideas for a better world. Your vote and our panel of judges determined the winners. Four non-profits each received a $500,000 grant to realise their vision. Six additional finalists each received $250,000 to get their projects up and running.
Meet the finalists
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The Fred Hollows Foundation
Low-cost mobile camera to detect and prevent blindness caused by diabetes
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Engineers Without Borders Australia
Biodigester toilets to provide sanitation and energy in Cambodian communities
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Infoxchange
App to connect homeless people with social services
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Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
Online game to inspire young Indigenous students to learn maths and science
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UNSW ASPIRE
Online educational and career development platform for disadvantaged students
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Penguin Foundation
Magnetic particle technology to remove oil from contaminated wildlife
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Zoo & Aquarium Association, Australasia
App to crowdsource data from travelers about the illegal wildlife trade
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University of Technology Sydney
Sensors to detect and report excessive groundwater depletion in arid regions
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Alternative Technology Association
Solar lighting for remote households in East Timor
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Asthma Foundation NSW
Sensors and a mobile app to access and report real-time air quality data
A better world, faster
Google has always believed that technology can make a better world. Through projects like Google for Non-profits and Google Crisis Response, we offer help and support to non-profits to achieve this goal, faster. The Google Impact Challenge supports non-profits using technology to tackle problems and transform lives. After running in India, Brazil, the UK and the US, the Impact Challenge launched in Australia.
Ten Australian non-profits will be empowered to make the change we all wished for. The top four winners received a $500,000 grant. The other six finalists received a $250,000 grant. All 10 finalists will also receive mentoring from Google to help realise their vision.
Meet the judges
The 10 finalists presented their projects to a panel of judges. Their selection, combined with the public vote, determined the four winning charities.
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Kim Williams
Former CEO of NewsCorp Australia and Foxtel
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Anne Geddes
Photographer and Global Advocate for Children
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Glenn McGrath OAM
President of McGrath Foundation and Former Australian Cricket International
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Maile Carnegie
Managing Director of Google ANZ
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Jacquelline Fuller
Director of Google.org
