Meet the winners
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The Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
Digital eyes & ears for wildlife protection
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SolarAid
Solar lights for off-grid communities
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CDI Apps for Good
App development training for UK kids
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Integrity Action
Accountability tool for development
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Age UK
Digital connections for older people
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vInspired
Microwork platform for unemployed youth
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Pennies
Electronic donation box for charities
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MAKLab
Micromanufacturing for young entrepreneurs
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War Child
Mapping sexual violence for child safety
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Amnesty International
Mobile alert system for activists
About the challenge
The Google Impact Challenge launched in the UK in 2013 and is traveling around the globe to support innovative non-profits using tech to make a better world.
Judges
On 3rd June, 10 Global Impact Challenge finalists pitched their projects to our panel of judges who selected three Awardees and unveiled the fan favourite.
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. He founded the World Wide Web Foundation in 2009, devoted to achieving a world in which all people can use the Web.
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Sir Richard Branson
Sir Richard Branson is Founder of the Virgin Group. In 2004 he established Virgin Unite, tackling social and environmental problems.
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Matt Brittin
Matt Brittin is Vice President of Google in Northern and Central Europe. He helps consumers and businesses make the most of the Web.
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Jilly Forster
Jilly Forster is Chair of Forster Communications, the social change agency founded to provide fresh thinking to tackle social challenges.
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Jacquelline Fuller
Jacquelline Fuller leads Google Giving, investing more than $50 million a year in tech innovators creating transformational impact at scale.
