At the first G20 Social Summit ever hosted on African soil, XPRIZE Foundation and Equity Group Foundation (EGF) have announced their commitment to collaborate on XPRIZE Accelerate Learning, a competition designed to transform early childhood learning for children across Africa and the Global South.
The prize, valued at 10 million USD, seeks to reward the best learning outcomes, for the most students at the lowest cost, practical and scalable innovations that enable young learners to achieve literacy and numeracy within a single year. The long-term ambition is to serve 100 million children over the next decade.
By combining XPRIZE Accelerate Learning with EGF’s educational, digital, and enterprise programs, the partnership creates a systemic pathway that transforms early learning into productive capacity and long-term competitiveness. It ensures that Africa’s children, communities, and economies benefit from a continuous, self-reinforcing cycle of skills, income, and opportunity.
This competition reinforces Africa’s commitment to building a globally competitive talent base. By strengthening early learning, the prize enables the progression from foundational skills to advanced capabilities, supporting Equity Group’s integrated education-to-enterprise pipeline.
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