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🎬 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝟰𝗨𝗚ⵑ

Our 2nd Prize winner of Opening Opportunities: Digital Tech for All! is a powerful reminder that technology can open doors - literally and figuratively.

Braille4UG (Braille For Uganda) is a low-cost, interactive Braille learning device designed to give visually impaired children early access to literacy - and with it, long-term educational opportunity.

As one of our jurors put it:
“𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝟺𝑈𝐺 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑙𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒, ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛-𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑔𝑎𝑝 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛, 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦.”

Watch the short video from Michael Mugisha to hear the story behind the idea and the vision driving it. 👇

🛠️ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄?
Join us at the Project Forge on February 25 (5:30–8:30 PM CET), where the winning teams will collaborate with mentors and experts to take their projects to the next level.

👉 Register here:
https://mobilizon.fr/events/b42aa1a2-2d8e-4672-9983-932f6dd340f0

This contest is hosted on IdeaSpace – the open innovation platform by Salzburg Research.

🎬 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗨𝗣 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗞𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔 𝗔𝗜ⵑ

Our 1st Prize winner of "Opening Opportunities: Digital Tech for All!" is stepping into the spotlight. 🥇

Mkulima AI is an offline, Swahili-based AI solution bringing digital knowledge to farmers without internet access - making essential information accessible where connectivity is limited.

Watch the short video from Erwin Nanyaro to learn more about the idea and the vision behind it. 👇

🛠️ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿?
Join us at the Project Forge on February 25 (5:30–8:30 PM CET), where the winning teams will work with mentors and experts and maybe you (?) to take their projects to the next level.
👉 Register here:
https://lnkd.in/dncKpnYm

This contest is hosted on IdeaSpace – the open innovation platform by Salzburg Research.