MIT Solve Global Challenges 2022 – The Care Economy
The MIT Solve Global Challenges 2022 – The Care Economy is now accepting applications.
The MIT Solve community is searching for eight technology-based solutions that will assist care workers to find safe and secure jobs, as well as make care for young children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities more accessible and inexpensive in all settings.
As a result, Solve looks for solutions that:
- Improve care workers’ access to training and certifications, as well as transferable benefits and labor groups.
- Ensure that care workers, particularly migrant or domestic employees whose labor may be exploited, have fair working conditions and fundamental rights.
- Enable innovative childcare or eldercare models that are more affordable, convenient, and trustworthy in the community.
- Reduce misconceptions about gender roles in order to establish care work as a widely valued career.
Special Call: Black & Brown Innovators program
The bulk of the US care workforce is made up of Black and Latinx individuals, primarily women, who face systemic inequities. In the United States, communities of color frequently have limited access to inexpensive formal care for their own loved ones. As part of Solve’s ongoing work on racial fairness in the United States, the Black & Brown Innovators Program will pick 1-2 solutions from the United States that are striving to solve these gaps.
Prizes
MIT Solve – Solver Award: Solve will pay a $10,000 prize for all solutions selected for Solve’s Global Challenges and the Indigenous Communities Fellowship.
GSR Prize: GSR award will be given to solutions that leverage cutting-edge technology, particularly blockchain, to address significant challenges in local communities and throughout the world. GSR aims to enhance education, promote equality of opportunity, and contribute to a sustainable society as a premier cryptocurrency trading business, focusing on blockchain and creative technology-powered solutions. Up to $200,000 will be given out for solutions to the Global Challenges of 2022.
Women’s Leadership Solutions: The Living Proof Prize: The Living Proof Prize is available to female-led teams who are developing novel solutions to problems in economic success, health, education, and sustainability. The prize is sponsored by Living Proof, a hair care brand devoted to social impact that is at the crossroads of innovation and real-world consequences. Up to $100,000 will be awarded to four teams from the Global Challenges in 2022.
The Innovation for Women Prize: The Innovation for Women Prize recognizes and honors solutions that employ cutting-edge technology to empower and enrich the lives of women and girls.
The Andan Prize: The Andan Prize for Innovation in Refugee Inclusion is open to ideas that promote refugees’ economic, financial, and political inclusion. The prize is sponsored by the Andan Foundation, a Swiss non-profit organization committed to promoting refugee resilience, self-sufficiency, and integration. Up to $100,000 will be awarded to four teams from the Global Challenges in 2022.
MIT Solve Global Challenges 2022 | Eligibility Criteria
Anyone from anywhere in the world is welcome to participate;
The applicant should be able to provide a solution to the issue under discussion.
How to Apply for the MIT Solve Global Challenges 2022
The MIT Solve Global Challenges 2022 – The Care Economy submission deadline is March 31. After the deadline, no applications will be accepted.
To submit a solution, go here.
Deadline: March 31, 2022
Visit MIT Solve Global Challenge for more details.
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