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 <description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/images/headers/header_worldchallenge08.gif&quot; border=&quot;30&quot; alt=&quot;WC 08 Logo&quot; title=&quot;WC 08 Logo&quot; width=&quot;230&quot; height=&quot;51&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Now in its fourth year, World Challenge 08 is a global competition aimed at finding projects or small businesses from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level. The competition seeks social entrepreneurs who are making a difference without costing the earth. It could be you or someone you know.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;World Challenge 08 is organized by BBC World and Newsweek, in association with Shell, and is about championing and rewarding projects and business which really make a difference. The winner will receive a grant of USD $20,000 to put back into their project/business, and two runners up will each receive USD $10 000. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One representative from each of the three finalists will be flown to The Hague, The Netherlands to attend the award ceremony in December.&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/rules.html#about&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nominations will be accepted online until May 31st. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theworldchallenge.co.uk/html/rules.html#about&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about the rules for entering the competition, read profiles and watch videos of the winners and finalists from the last three years. &lt;br class=&quot;clear&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2008/04/09/world-challenge-2008-nominations-accepted-until-may-31st&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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