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WOMEN’S SAFETY XPRIZE

The Anu & Naveen Jain Women’s Safety XPRIZE challenges teams to leverage technology to keep women and communities safe.
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$1,000,000
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Summary

Overview

Prize Overview

The Anu & Naveen Jain Women’s Safety XPRIZE challenges teams from around the world to leverage technology to empower communities to rapidly respond to threats against any of its members, ensuring that help is always available when needed.

The Challenge 

The Anu and Naveen Jain Women’s Safety XPRIZE will award USD 1,000,000 to the most accurate and most usable technology solution which is able to:

  • Trigger location-accurate alerts in emergency situations even in low-connectivity scenarios
  • Transmit alerts to a network of responders, and rapidly provide a response to the user within 90 seconds that help is on its way
  • Exhibit a novel approach to building or combining existing and/or emerging technologies to better connect users and responders under $40 per year

Next Steps

  • Do you have what it takes to create a safer, technology-enabled future?Register your team now by clicking "Accept Challenge"

Who can participate:

The Anu and Naveen Jain Women's Safety XPRIZE is open to anyone, anywhere globally with an innovative idea. 

Timeline and Technical Details:
 

To see a detailed timeline, please visit http://safety.xprize.org/about/schedule

For technical details, please refer to the document at http://safety.xprize.org/about/guidelines

Challenge Guidelines are subject to change. Registered competitors will receive a notification when changes are made, however, we highly encourage you to visit the Challenge Site often to review updates.


Guidelines

THE FULL COMPETITION GUIDELINES CAN BE VIEWED HERE.

THE ANU AND NAVEEN JAIN WOMEN’S SAFETY XPRIZE (‘WOMEN’S SAFETY XPRIZE’ or ‘WSXP’ or ‘Prize’) IS GOVERNED BY THESE COMPETITION GUIDELINES. PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS TO

XPRIZE FOUNDATION MAY REVISE THESE GUIDELINES DURING THE COMPETITION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE COMPETITION. THERE MAY ALSO BE UNANTICIPATED ISSUES THAT WILL REQUIRE MODIFICATIONS TO THIS DOCUMENT. THE XPRIZE FOUNDATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE THESE GUIDELINES AS IT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, DEEMS NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE. REGISTERED TEAMS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY REVISION.

 

Timeline
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Challenge Updates

A message from XPRIZE CEO Marcus Shingles and Global Development Director Zenia Tata

April 27, 2017, 2:23 p.m. PDT by Liz Treadwell

The registration deadline for the Women's Safety XPRIZE is tomorrow at 11:59 p.m. PDT! Complete your registration here.

Questions? Contact the XPRIZE team directly at 


Registration deadline is Friday!

April 24, 2017, 4:04 p.m. PDT by Liz Treadwell

A final reminder that you must complete your registration for the Women's Safety XPRIZE by this Friday, April 28th if you want to be eligible to participate for the $1 million prize purse. To register, visit the XPRIZE portal here and click on the "Take the challenge. Register now" button. 

If you have any questions, you can contact the HeroX team directly by emailing or you can reach the XPRIZE team via their contact form here.

This is your chance to be a part of history and help keep women and communities safe!


Registration closes in 1 month!

March 28, 2017, 12:12 p.m. PDT by Liz Treadwell

Hi all,

We are one month away from the registration deadline for the Women's Safety XPRIZE! If you want to submit your solution for a chance at the $1 million prize, make sure you have visited the XPRIZE page to complete your registration: http://safety.xprize.org/ (click on the "Take the Challenge. Register Now" button)


If you have any questions, feel free to contact the HeroX team directly at

Let's work together to ensure women's safety!


4 Ways Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

March 10, 2017, 8 a.m. PST by Maureen Murtha

Have you thought about a forming a team to compete in this challenge? You should!

Teams can be formed directly on the challenge page by connecting in the forum.
 

Some of the advantages of forming a team include:

1. Accountability
Those deadlines are less likely to get away from you when you’re working with a group.

2. Shared workload
You know the old “divide and conquer?”  It works well for challenges! By finding a solid collaborative stride, a group of just three people can churn out a lot more than one person working alone.

3. Camaraderie
It might be hard for other people to relate to your lone wolf journey toward incentive competition conquest, but your team will be right there with you! A source of inspiration, motivation, and perhaps even fire-under-your-butt lighting, teammates can provide a huge emotional advantage. Just think - new internet friends!

4. Specialization
Maybe you’re a real visionary with an incredible concept, but are stuck on how the “nuts and bolts” fit together? Yeah, YOU need a team. Teammates who have the skills and special working knowledge can be a huge resource. And the benefits go both ways!

Rome wasn’t built in a day. Your team will take some time to come together, so be sure to get ahead of it and start recruiting, reaching out, and networking about the challenge now. The forum is a great place to start. Also, feel free to browse the entire HeroX Community by specialization by checking out https://herox.com/Heroes. You can message as many people as you like to gauge interest!
 

Good luck everyone!


Guidlines Open for Public Comment

Oct. 24, 2016, 11:30 a.m. PDT by Anu and Naveen Jain Women's Safety XPRIZE

Calling all inspired makers, technologists and designers: We need your best ideas. on October 24th, the Women's Safety XPRIZE made Competition Guidelines available on http://safety.xprize.org/about/guidelines . Until November 10th, these Guidelines are open for public comment. We invite your best ideas and suggestions on our vision for a safer, technology-enabled future for all communities.

 


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Teams127
FAQ