Do you know any Girl Scouts who use apps on their smartphones,
tablet computers, or other mobile devices? If you do, the White House has a fun
and educational challenge for them! The Equal Futures App Challenge asks girls
to create an app that promotes civic education and/or inspires other girls to
serve as leaders in our democracy.
Anna Maria Chávez, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, will serve as a
judge in the White House's Equal Futures App Challenge, alongside some great
people like Jack Dorsey, creator and co-founder of Twitter, Representative
Barbara Ballard, Andrew Shue, co-founder of dosomething.org, Senator Lisa
Murkowski, and many more. Notable apps will be highlighted on the White House
website and in the White House blog. For more on the challenge, go to http://equalfutures.challenge.gov/
Building on President Obama’s challenge at the UN General Assembly
in September 2011, the United States will be working with countries around the
world as part of a new international effort – the Equal Futures Partnership –
to politically and economically empower women.
Individuals can submit their app on http://equalfutures.challenge.gov/ until
January 12th, 2013 at 12:00am EDT. Individuals
whose app will be hosted in an app store must submit the app to the store by
January 12th, 2013 at 12:00am EDT. Individuals
should submit screenshots or video of their working app as well as a link to
the app itself. Please provide
continuous access to the app, a detailed description, and system requirements.