Announcements

  Press release

  25^th March 2024   

Orange Sierra Leone launch the 6^th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Sierra Leone and 14^th edition in Africa and the Middle East to support social innovation and encourage local entrepreneurship.

This will mark the 6^th Edition of the OSVP competition in Sierra Leone and 14^th edition in Africa and Middle East. The Competition will officially open for submission of applications Monday, March 25^th 2024. Applicants from the 17 Orange affiliates in Africa and Middle East including Sierra Leone must apply for both the National and International competition and should submit their applications on or before 26^th May 2024 at the website below:

• For registrations/applications only: https://poesam.orange.com/en/
• For all other information about OSVP: https://www.orange.com/en/osvp

Through this competition, Orange Sierra Leone, as a responsible corporate and social investor, aims to contribute to the human capital development, support local social and environmental innovations, and encourage entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone.

Since 2019, OSVP prize has been awarded to innovative projects in the field of education, healthcare, e-commerce, and agriculture and projects that contribute to achieving sustainable development goals using digital technology. The competition has two stages:

1. The National Stage:

Applications will be submitted from the 25^th March - 26^th May 2024 for the National and Women’s competition. At the end of this application phase, a national pitch competition will be held in August 2024 to award the National and Women’s category winners. The winners will receive the following prizes:

• NLe 200,000 – National Winner
• NLe 120,000 – Women’s Winner

2. The International Stage:

The National and Women category winners from each subsidiary in the 17 Orange affiliates in Africa and Middle East will automatically be selected for the international phase. After their evaluation, 10 finalists will be selected. A final jury of African tech influencers will select the top 3 winners of the OSVP International Grand Prize in October/November 2024.

As equal opportunity is a key aspect of Orange policy, an International Women's Prize will also be awarded for the fifth consecutive year. This prize will be awarded to a woman who offers a technological solution to improve the living conditions of women (women’s independence, job creation or preservation, gender data collection, digital and financial inclusion, etc.).

The winners of the international and women’s competition will receive the following prizes:

• €25,000 for 1^st place international winner
• €15,000 for 2^nd place international winner
• €10,000 for 3^rd place international winner
• €20,000 for Women’s international winner 

 About Orange Sierra Leone

Orange Sierra Leone is one of the leading telecommunications operators and service provider in Sierra Leone licensed by the National Communication Authority, the company is dedicated towards meeting the socio-economic needs of the society. The strategic objective of the Orange Sierra Leone is to become a responsible Corporate Social Investor and to improve the daily lives of the people in Sierra Leone through responsible and wonderful digital experiences.”

Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA)

Orange is present in 18 countries in Africa and the Middle East and has over 143 million customers at 31 December 2022. With 6.9 billion euros of revenues in 2022, Orange MEA is the first growth area in the Orange group. Orange Money, its flagship mobile-based money transfer and financial services offer is available in 17 countries and has more than 80 million customers. Orange, multi-services operator, key partner of the digital transformation provides its expertise to support the development of new digital services in Africa and the Middle East.

Press Contacts:

Orange Sierra Leone: Mabel Mason, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., + 232 76 450 189

Orange Middle East and Africa: Anita Oyono, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., +33 6 75 02 03 79