The Urban Innovation Challenge exists for one reason: to find ways to improve life in Bangladesh's cities. We want to find the urban entrepreneurs who want to step up, and give them what they need to innovate.
5 challenges
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Healthcare: SDG 3 Good health and wellbeing
Half a million people migrate to cities every year, with one in every three ending up in slums. Rapid urbanisation leads to […]
WASH: SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation
65% of households in slums share a single source of water with at least 10 households. Access to safe water is a […]
Renewable energy: SDG 7 Affordable and clean energy
By 2025, Dhaka is expected to accommodate more than 20 million people. Electricity as a basic service has not been prioritised enough […]
Climate change: SDG 13 Climate action
Climate change may displace 15 million people in Bangladesh by 2050. More frequent storms, river erosion and salinity intrusion are forcing people […]
Low cost urban housing: SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities
Dhaka has a migrant population the size of El Salvador, but it is 80 times smaller. Proper housing for people living in […]
What's in it for you
Win BDT 500,000 as seed-funding
Develop and test your solution with the world’s biggest development organisation
Receive hands-on training on human-centred design, prototype development, legal affairs, financial projections and company valuations
Get access to BRAC’s network, infrastructure and sector expert mentors
Pitch to BRAC’s investment committee to get further investment
August 30, 2018
Deadline to submit Business Idea
September 10, 2018
Announcement of short-listed Business Ideas
September 18, 2018
Deadline to submit business proposal
October 5, 2018
Business Validation, Pitch and Winners’ Announcement
October 2018- April 2019
Business Incubation
April 30, 2019
Investment Pitch
Success stories from 2017
