Last year's winner
It's baffling how some inventions fail to achieve a tipping point. The hydraulic ram pump - which has been around for a couple of centuries falls into this category. The Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc. (AIDFI) is determined to see the ram pump finally come into its own.Tell us your news
If your project has featured as one of the 72 finalists featured in the World Challenge series to date, and you have news to share, please get in touch with us here. If you've got any copyright-free photos, news items or videos to share, please send them to us to put up on the 2011 World Challenge website.Blog
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:10
Every year we hear from World Challenge projects about their experience of the filming process. Here is El Nafeza project founder Olivia Ferrie's blog on her experience with the World Challenge shoot in Egypt.
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:05
Every year we hear from World Challenge projects about their experience of the filming process. Here is Kiichiro Tada's reaction to the World Challenge filming process.
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:03
Every year we hear from World Challenge projects about their experience of the filming process. Here Fernando Nilo, founder of the project, talks about his time with the World Challenge team.
Latest updates
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:40
Snow Leopard Enterprises, from Mongolia, has been named as the winner of this year's World Challenge competition, taking the first prize of a $20,000 grant from Shell to help develop their initiative.
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:51
Watch this space to find out who has won this year's prizes and for information about the broadcast of the awards ceremony and a special Down to Business live pitching event.
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:51
All 12 World Challenge videos are now available on YouTube for those still to make up their minds who to choose before voting closes this Friday.