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#AIforEquityChallenge: Calling AI Innovators to build solutions for 2 winning challenges Two outstanding projects from Africa have been selected as winners of the Round 1 of the AI for Equity Challenge: 𝘒𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘈𝘐 𝘓𝘢𝘣 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 (𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪): 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 The project aims to develop AI solutions to support damage assessment and mapping after Cyclone Freddy, which caused displacement of vulnerable populations and limited healthcare access in Blantyre, Malawi. https://lnkd.in/dGaHimm7 𝘚𝘰𝘬𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 (𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘻𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢): 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 The challenge seeks to create AI solutions to predict and prevent waterborne disease outbreaks, threatening most vulnerable communities in Tanzania. https://lnkd.in/dDq77xMM We’re inviting #researchers, #innovators, and AI-enthusiasts to join us for the Round 2 of the challenge. Help build machine learning models to solve these pressing #Climate, #Health, and #Gender issues! Zindi Amazon Web Services (AWS) Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences- MUBAS Kuyesera AI Lab Amelia Taylor PhD Sokoine University of Agriculture Kadeghe Fue, Ph.D. #AWS #SDGs #TechForGood #AIStartup #TechStartup #Research