MASK Awards

MASK Awards celebrates young creativity and innovation in Africa.

Calling all schools and young people under 25. If you have a passion for art - enter your best ARTWORKS on any theme and in any medium. OR, if you see yourself as an entrepreneur and a leader - enter your brightest INNOVATIONS that can solve the world's challenges.

Showcase your imagination!

Gain a sense of power and potential!

Win a trophy or a cash prize! Prizes are totaling 300,000Ksh ($3,000)

Innovation Award

Art Award

How to participate

All entries are free. Closed. Reopens in

2024

Media Partner

The Star (Kenya)

Innovation Award

Innovation shapes the world. Can you tackle the world's 'to-do' list?

Enter your brightest innovations (solutions) to one of these Global Goals challenges: 'Reduce Inequalities', 'Young Entrepreneurs', or 'Life on Land'.

It takes just one idea to change the world. And it could be yours!

#1 Reduce Inequalities

According to Global Goal 10 'Reduced Inequalities', too much of the world’s wealth is held by a very small group of people, leading to discrimination against the majority. How can we make equality and prosperity available to everyone? How can we make every individual self-sufficient?

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#3 Save Life on Land

#2 Generate Your Own Job

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According to Global Goal 15 'Life on Land', a flourishing life on the land is key to our life and survival on this planet. We have caused severe damage to it through deforestation, loss of natural habitats and land degradation. How can we use our ecosystems in a sustainable way? How can we preserve our biodiversity for future generations?

The prizes:

Winners receive a MASK Awards trophy or a cash prize, and best ideas will be fed to the business and policy communities.

Two-thirds of Africa’s young people are unemployed or vulnerably employed. While
10-12 million youths enter the workforce each year, only 3 million formal jobs are created annually. Have you considered entrepreneurship as a career option? Can you generate your own job which you care passionately about?

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The prizes include:

Winners receive a MASK Awards trophy and/or a cash prize totalling 300,000Ksh ($3,000), and/or a representation on MASK Art with participation in our national and international exhibitions.

Art Award

Innovation shapes the world, but it begins with art.

Art teaches us to imagine and connect. When art flourishes creativity and innovation thrive.

Enter your best works of art on any theme and in any medium: paintings, drawings, prints, graffiti, sculpture, digital, film, photography, performance & more...

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