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Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Meet the Swazi Google Science Fair Finalists and Winners of the Science in Action Prize

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It’s been a fascinating two weeks for our Google Science Fair judges.  They’ve been reviewing projects which try to solve myriad problems - from helping people with hearing loss enjoy music to saving water with vacuflush toilets, they have been blown away by the inventiveness of the world’s young scientists. Today, they’ve selected 15 finalists from our top 90 regional finalists. All of these students asked interesting questions; many focused on real-world problems and some produced groundbreaking science that challenged current conventions.   We are thrilled to see that the team from Swaziland has made it to the finals!


     The two finalists -  Sakhiwe Shongwe and Bonkhe Mahlalela from Lusoti High School in Swaziland

In July, these finalists will be coming to Google headquarters in Mountain View, California to present their projects to our international panel of finalist judges and compete for prizes that include $100,000 in scholarship funds, a trip to the Galapagos Islands and more. The winners will be announced at our celebration gala beginning at 7:00 p.m. PDT July 23 and the event will be streamed live on our YouTube channel, so make sure to tune in.

In addition, this year Scientific American is awarding a special Science in Action prize to a project that addresses a social, environmental, ethical, health or welfare issue to make a practical difference to the lives of a group or community. After careful deliberation by Scientific American’s independent judging panel, we are thrilled to announce that Sakhiwe Shongwe and Bonkhe Mahlalela from Swaziland are the winners of this award for their project, which explores an affordable way to provide hydroponics to poor subsistence farmers. In addition to the $50,000 in prize funds,
Sakhiwe and Bonkhe will also have access to a year’s mentorship to explore how their project can help the lives of subsistence farmers in Swaziland and around the world. They are also still in the running for their age category prize and the grand prize.  

Congratulations to all the finalists and the Scientific American Science in Action winners.  


Posted by Ory Okolloh, Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google Sub Saharan Africa


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Rencontre avec les finalistes swazi de la Fête de la science Google et des lauréats du prix Science en action

Ce furent deux semaines passionnantes pour le jury de la Fête de la science Google.  Les projets examinés tentaient de résoudre des myriades de problèmes allant de l'aide aux malentendants dans l'écoute de la musique à l'économie d'eau avec des toilettes à vidange sous vide. Le jury a été bluffé par l'inventivité des jeunes scientifiques du monde entier. 15 finalistes parmi les 90 finalistes retenus lors du premier tour ont été sélectionnés. Tous ces étudiants ont posé des questions intéressantes, la plupart centrées sur des problèmes du monde réel. Certains ont fait montre d'un niveau scientifique exceptionnel, défiant les conventions actuelles.   Nous sommes très heureux de voir l'équipe du Swaziland arrivée en finale !   

En juillet, ces 15 finalistes se rendront au siège de Google à Mountain View (Californie), pour présenter leurs projets au jury international de la finale et concourir pour les prix, parmi lesquels 100 000 $ de bourses d'étude, un voyage aux Îles Galapagos, etc. Les lauréats seront proclamés au cours de notre soirée de gala le 23 juillet à partir de 19 h PDT. L'événement sera retransmis en directs sur notre canal YouTube, alors n'oubliez pas de vous brancher.

En outre, cette année la magazine Scientific American décernait un prix spécial Science en Action à un projet dans le domaine social, environnemental, éthique, sanitaire ou du bien-être, destiné à améliorer concrètement la vie d'un groupe ou d'une communauté. Après délibération attentive d'un jury indépendant de Scientific American, nous sommes fiers d'annoncer que Sakhiwe Shongwe et Bonkhe Mahlalela du Swaziland sont les lauréats de ce prix pour leur projet qui entend proposer un moyen économique de fournir des techniques d'agriculture hors-sol aux agriculteurs les plus pauvres. Outre les 50 000 $ de prix, Shongwe et Bonkhe auront aussi accès une année durant à un tutorat pour étudier comment leur projet peut aider les agriculteurs pauvres au Swaziland et ailleurs dans le monde. Ils sont toujours par ailleurs dans la course pour le prix de leur tranche d'âge et pour le grand prix.  

Félicitations à tous les finalistes et à tous les lauréats du prix Science en Action de Scientific American.  


Publié par Ory Okolloh, responsable des Relations gouvernementales et affaires publiques, Google Afrique sub-saharienne
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