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The 77 Percent Instagram Challenge: The Hero In You!

What makes you an everyday hero? Do you support others? Are you successful in your job? This is your chance to tell us why you're a hero ─ and win an iPhone 16!

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Hey there! DW's @dw_the77percent and @comicrepublicmedia are looking for a new female hero – just like our main character Omoh from our brand new series collab, "The Hero in You."

Could it be you? Then follow both accounts on Instagram and tell us more about the hero in you!  
What makes you an everyday hero? Do you support others? Are you successful in your job? Write your answer (in English) in the comments and use the hashtag #HeroInYou for your chance to be recognized as a real-life hero! 

And that's not all: Three participants will win an iPhone 16 in pink!

The 77 Percent is here to amplify the voices of young Africans. And YOU could be one of them!
So what are you waiting for? Follow us and comment as described for a chance to win!

The winners of the iPhone 16 will be selected randomly. Closing date: November 25, 6pm UTC. DW reserves the right to extend the submission deadline if not enough participants have applied or if no winners can be chosen due to a lack of eligible submissions. 

Contractual partners of DW (e.g. employees, freelancers) are excluded from participation. A cash payment as a replacement of a prize is not possible.  There is only one submission allowed per participant. A multiple participation of a person using pseudonyms or via third parties and any other use of illicit tools leads to exclusion. All decisions are final.

The competition is not affiliated with Facebook / Instagram and is not sponsored, supported or organized in any way by Facebook / Instagram. DW bears full and sole responsibility for this competition. All questions, comments or complaints regarding this competition should be directed to social.africa@dw.com and not to Facebook / Instagram.

With your participation you hereby agree to these Terms and Conditions. Winning this Challenge does not constitute a right to employment by Deutsche Welle.

Private Notice: 

Deutsche Welle, Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany, is the controller within the meaning of the GDPR. When you take part in the competition, we process the data and information you provide. This includes the data required for participation and execution of the competition, such as first and last name, account name, e-mail address and postal address, if applicable, and any other data and information voluntarily provided by you as part of your participation. We process this data for the purpose of carrying out the competition. The legal basis for the processing is your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. a GDPR) as well as the fulfillment of the obligation existing through participation in the competition (Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b GDPR). The processed data will be deleted after the end of the competition and dispatch of the prizes. The contractual partner generally has the right to information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection and complaint to a supervisory authority in accordance with the GDPR. However, the aforementioned rights may be restricted or excluded by law, in particular § 63 of the Deutsche-Welle-Act. You can contact Deutsche Welle's data protection officer at: datenschutz@dw.com.