Yesterday we participated in GEN Nigeria’s Closing Ceremony for Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW).

It was a fun event celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship alongside some great food, music, and dancing!

But the highlight for us was announcing the winners of our #HackTheGerms Innovation Competition.

Last month, we hosted the #HackTheGerms Pitching Session for our 5 semi-finalists during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) so it only made sense to bring the 3 finalists together and announce the winners during the GEW Closing Ceremony.

DRASA’s MD Niniola Soleye on stage with the 3 finalists getting ready to announce the #HackTheGerms winners

So who won?

We’re happy to announce that the overall winner was Nupe Project, a team of 3 industrial designers: Funfere Koroye, Dammy Onanuga, and Michael Omotosho.

We also awarded the Best Student category to the Covenant University Team: Osamuyi Adonri, Akinlesi Love, Usua Idorenyin, Soetan Samuel, and Iyanuoluwa Aladegbeye.

From L to R: Nneka Okeke (EDC), Niniola Soleye (DRASA), Dammy Onanuga (#HackTheGerms Winner Nupe Project Team), Funfere Koroye (#HackTheGerms Winner Nupe Project Team), Osamuyi Adonri (#HackTheGerms Winner Covenant University Team), Damilare Oshokoya (#HackTheGerms Winner Covenant University Team), Olawale Anifowose (EDC and GEN Nigeria)

Thanks to everyone who applied and supported to help us #HackTheGerms!

We’re so excited to work with Nupe Project and the Covenant University Team to turn their ideas to social enterprises.

Check out more pictures in the gallery below and stay tuned for our future innovation competitions!

GEW 2017 Closing CeremonyGEW 2017 Closing CeremonyDRASA's MD giving an overview of the #HackTheGerms competition before unveiling the winnersDRASA's MD giving an overview of the #HackTheGerms competition before unveiling the winnersGetting ready to announce the #HackTheGerms winners!DRASA's Program Coordinator Dr. Lauretta Ovadje and DRASA's Managing Director Niniola SoleyeDRASA's Program Coordinator Dr. Lauretta Ovadje and DRASA's Managing Director Niniola Soleye with the 2 representatives from Covenant University Team (University Representative Damilare Oshokoya and Student Team Leader Osamuyi Adonri)