The winning projects are determined on the basis of its potential contribution to the socioeconomic growth of a specific community, communities or Africa as a whole. The specific selection criteria include: –

Relevance and Novelty: Innovative with demonstrable creativity and originality of the project

Scalability: Scale and scope of the project and the likelihood of implementing the project in areas with similar problems

Social impact: The socio-economic impacts of the project especially how it addresses challenges faced by the specific community or country as a whole.