Recap of the Erase Indifference Challenge 2023
Global reach
The 2023 Erase Indifference Challenge proved that creative teams from all over the world are exploring and applying new approaches to tackle the problem of indifference. The latest edition of the Erase Indifference Challenge attracted 113 teams from 44 countries. The competition committee had no easy task evaluating projects from Africa, North and South America, Australia, Asia and Europe.
| Country | Amount of projects |
|---|---|
| Albania | 1 |
| Argentina | 4 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Brazil | 2 |
| Cambodia | 1 |
| Canada | 4 |
| Columbia | 1 |
| Congo | 3 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Cyprus | 1 |
| Eswatini | 1 |
| Country | Amount of projects |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1 |
| France | 3 |
| Germany | 9 |
| India | 2 |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Israel | 3 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Kenya | 5 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 |
| Latvia | 1 |
| Lesotho | 1 |
| Country | Amount of projects |
|---|---|
| Lisokganya | 1 |
| Malawi | 3 |
| Mexico | 2 |
| Moldova | 1 |
| Myanmar | 2 |
| Nepal | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Nicaragua | 1 |
| Nigeria | 3 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Peru | 2 |
| Country | Amount of projects |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 1 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Rwanda | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 |
| South Africa | 6 |
| Spain | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Tanzania | 4 |
| Uganda | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 9 |
| United States | 15 |
The majority of them proposed solutions to combat indifference towards our 5 main categories of discrimination: misogyny, racism, anti-semitism, discrimination against refugees and migrants, and discrimination against members of the LGBTQIA+ community. There were many applications that addressed each of these manifestations of discrimination.
| Type of discrimination | Amount of projects |
|---|---|
| Racism | 17 |
| Misogyny | 16 |
| Discrimination against members of LGBTQAI+ community | 16 |
| Discrimination against Refugees & Migrants | 10 |
| Antisemitism | 9 |
| All | 20 |
| Misogyny & Discrimination against members of LGBTQAI+ community | 6 |
| Racism & Misogyny | 5 |
| Racism & Discrimination against Refugees & Migrants | 2 |
| Ableism | 2 |
| Religious intolerance | 1 |
| Other | 7 |
Finalists
Let’s look at the projects that have reached this year’s final.
Creating a digital storytelling movement to learn to live together across differences in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Afropedia.PE
The Signal for Help Ramp-Up Impact Project
Methods for Measuring and Mapping Indifference to Hate Online
Demonetizing Online Antisemitism - Combatting Advertiser Indifference to Jew-Hatred with Brand Safety
Strengthening the base
LGBTQ+ Friendly School Ranking
Tech-enable Young People to Stand Up for Their Rights and Erase Indifference Towards All Forms of Violence
Words Matter - Creating new narratives around migration to combat hate + racism
Scaling the Refugee Storytellers Collective to Erase Indifference Toward Displaced People
The Education Hub - antisemitism project
Insignia: A Gamified Social Experiment
We World Corporate Challenge
Winners
1) CyberWell
3) GrowSpace
2) Canadian Women’s Foundation
4) Smilemundo
We want to thank all participants for your passion and dedication. You can read more about the winners here.
Don’t do it alone. Let’s Erase Indifference together.