The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. The Access to Learning Award (ATLA) honors innovative organizations that are opening a world of online information to people in need. The foundation’s Global Libraries initiative invites applications from libraries and similar organizations outside the United States that have created new ways to offer these key services:
* Free public access to computers and the Internet.
* Public training to assist users in accessing online information that can help improve their lives.
* Technology training for library staff.
* Outreach to underserved communities.
The award recipient will receive $1 million (U.S.).
See more information:
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/atla/Pages/access-to-learning-award-overview.aspx
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Who is your unsung hero? - Award Nominations
The Guardian International Development Achievement Award aims to honour the unsung heroes of international development; those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make a positive difference to those poverty stricken people around the world.
Nominations are welcome for individuals of any nationality and based anywhere in the world, who - through achievements in work or life - have made an exceptional contribution to efforts to alleviate poverty in the developing world.
See more here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/achievementsaward
Applications due by July 25.
Nominations are welcome for individuals of any nationality and based anywhere in the world, who - through achievements in work or life - have made an exceptional contribution to efforts to alleviate poverty in the developing world.
See more here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/achievementsaward
Applications due by July 25.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
2010 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism
The Kurt Schork Memorial Awards uniquely honour the contributions of freelance journalists covering foreign news and reporters from the developing world and countries in transition. Since 2005, IWPR has been honoured to partner with the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund to administer and organise the annual awards.
A freelancer himself, Kurt Schork appreciated the obstacles and concerns of freelance journalists who work without the institutional or financial safety net of large news organizations and yet are usually first on the scene, often taking greater risks to keep the public informed. The Awards include cash prizes of $5,000 each per local and international winner as financial support to help them with continued reporting.
The Awards thus honour Kurt’s own legacy by supporting the continued excellent work of other brave freelancers. Nominees are judged not only on the quality of writing and investigative effort, but also on the level of courage and resourcefulness demonstrated in producing the stories – reflecting the journalistic standards and personal courage displayed by Kurt himself over the course of his distinguished career.
Details for applicants
Two Award Categories:
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Local Reporter covering local stories,
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Freelance Journalist covering international news.
Prize is $5,000 USD for each category winner.
All submissions must demonstrate professionalism, meet international journalistic standards, and provide evidence that courage and determination played a role in generating the articles. Winners will be chosen by an international panel of judges.
Eligibility
Local Reporter: Print journalists employed by a local news outlet and residing in a developing country or nation in transition (non OECD or EU countries), whose work has been published in a local publication are eligible. Although individual journalists are the primary focus, submissions from a team of journalists will also be considered.
Freelance Journalist: All freelance print journalists and those contracted by news organisations are eligible. A freelance journalist is an individual who is not employed by a news organization. They are self-employed, providing services, either on the basis of time or on the production of editorial materials as defined by individual contractual arrangements, and earn the majority of their income from journalism.
Eligible media: Entries are welcomed from all types of print-based media including newspapers and magazines and established on-line publications. Blogs and personal websites are not eligible.
Period covered: You can enter up to 3 articles published between 1 March 2009 and 30 June 2010.
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 13 July 2010.
More here: http://www.iwpr.net/make-impact/2010-call-kurt-schork-awards-international-journalism
A freelancer himself, Kurt Schork appreciated the obstacles and concerns of freelance journalists who work without the institutional or financial safety net of large news organizations and yet are usually first on the scene, often taking greater risks to keep the public informed. The Awards include cash prizes of $5,000 each per local and international winner as financial support to help them with continued reporting.
The Awards thus honour Kurt’s own legacy by supporting the continued excellent work of other brave freelancers. Nominees are judged not only on the quality of writing and investigative effort, but also on the level of courage and resourcefulness demonstrated in producing the stories – reflecting the journalistic standards and personal courage displayed by Kurt himself over the course of his distinguished career.
Details for applicants
Two Award Categories:
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Local Reporter covering local stories,
*
Freelance Journalist covering international news.
Prize is $5,000 USD for each category winner.
All submissions must demonstrate professionalism, meet international journalistic standards, and provide evidence that courage and determination played a role in generating the articles. Winners will be chosen by an international panel of judges.
Eligibility
Local Reporter: Print journalists employed by a local news outlet and residing in a developing country or nation in transition (non OECD or EU countries), whose work has been published in a local publication are eligible. Although individual journalists are the primary focus, submissions from a team of journalists will also be considered.
Freelance Journalist: All freelance print journalists and those contracted by news organisations are eligible. A freelance journalist is an individual who is not employed by a news organization. They are self-employed, providing services, either on the basis of time or on the production of editorial materials as defined by individual contractual arrangements, and earn the majority of their income from journalism.
Eligible media: Entries are welcomed from all types of print-based media including newspapers and magazines and established on-line publications. Blogs and personal websites are not eligible.
Period covered: You can enter up to 3 articles published between 1 March 2009 and 30 June 2010.
Deadline for applications: Tuesday 13 July 2010.
More here: http://www.iwpr.net/make-impact/2010-call-kurt-schork-awards-international-journalism
Monday, May 24, 2010
Youth Essay Contest- Ages 18-30
The Center for International Private Enterprise invites young people to share their ideas on how to create opportunities for youth to strengthen democracy and the private sector in their own countries.
Who can participate:
Students and young professionals aged 18-30.
Contest Deadline:
June 18, 2010
Winners Announced:
Fall 2010
Essay Length:
2,000 - 3,000 words
Essay categories:
Democracy that delivers
Entrepreneurship and society
Women and participation
For each category, first, second, and third place authors will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and CIPE will publish winning essays.
More information here: http://www.cipe.org/essay/
Who can participate:
Students and young professionals aged 18-30.
Contest Deadline:
June 18, 2010
Winners Announced:
Fall 2010
Essay Length:
2,000 - 3,000 words
Essay categories:
Democracy that delivers
Entrepreneurship and society
Women and participation
For each category, first, second, and third place authors will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and CIPE will publish winning essays.
More information here: http://www.cipe.org/essay/
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Picture This: We Can End Poverty - Photo Contest
Picture This: We Can End Poverty is a global photo contest seeking to show— in a positive way— what people around the world are doing to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals agreed on by world leaders to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with Olympus Corporation and the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Foundation, launched the second annual Picture This photo contest today in Johannesburg, South Africa. The contest, titled Picture This: We Can End Poverty, seeks to show the inspirational work that is being done in many countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals agreed on by world leaders to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
“Through the photo contest this year we want to show that the MDGs can be reached, even in the poorest and most disadvantaged countries,” said Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, at the launch of the contest. “We hope that the contest will bring much needed attention to the quickly approaching deadline for achieving the MDGs, and motivate people and governments in developed and developing countries to redouble their efforts in the fight against extreme poverty.”
Check it out here: http://picturethis.undp.org/
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with Olympus Corporation and the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Foundation, launched the second annual Picture This photo contest today in Johannesburg, South Africa. The contest, titled Picture This: We Can End Poverty, seeks to show the inspirational work that is being done in many countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals agreed on by world leaders to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
“Through the photo contest this year we want to show that the MDGs can be reached, even in the poorest and most disadvantaged countries,” said Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, at the launch of the contest. “We hope that the contest will bring much needed attention to the quickly approaching deadline for achieving the MDGs, and motivate people and governments in developed and developing countries to redouble their efforts in the fight against extreme poverty.”
Check it out here: http://picturethis.undp.org/
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Women2Women - June 1 application for young, women leaders ages 15-19
"Women2Women - America" will take place from August 3 - August 10, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The goal of Women2Women is to provide young women students from around the world with the opportunity to learn, network, and acquire the leadership and professional development skills needed to succeed. Participants will also meet and interact with their counterparts from around the world.
The core theme of Women2Women - America is "Claim Your Seat at the Table." Sub-themes include cultural leadership, government and public service, and media technology and media literacy.
The purpose of the conference is to empower young women to become future leaders. To be accepted into Women2Women, applicants must demonstrate interest in leadership development, the democratic process and public diplomacy.
When women and girls have the opportunity to participate fully in every aspect of society, communities and countries are changed for the better.
The Women2Women – America 2009 conference will focus on how you can “Claim Your Seat at the Table” and empower other young women to do the same. You will have the opportunity to learn about the current status of women and girls around the world, as well as the social and economic progress that is possible when women and girls are fully engaged in their communities.
You will meet with leading figures tackling these challenges on an international scale, and develop leadership skills to enable you to make a difference. Perhaps most importantly, you will be joining a lifelong, global network of young women who support each other and work together to contribute to positive change around the world.
Application and more information is here: http://www.empowerpeace.org/programs/w2w/w2wconference/w2wamerica2010/index.html
The core theme of Women2Women - America is "Claim Your Seat at the Table." Sub-themes include cultural leadership, government and public service, and media technology and media literacy.
The purpose of the conference is to empower young women to become future leaders. To be accepted into Women2Women, applicants must demonstrate interest in leadership development, the democratic process and public diplomacy.
When women and girls have the opportunity to participate fully in every aspect of society, communities and countries are changed for the better.
The Women2Women – America 2009 conference will focus on how you can “Claim Your Seat at the Table” and empower other young women to do the same. You will have the opportunity to learn about the current status of women and girls around the world, as well as the social and economic progress that is possible when women and girls are fully engaged in their communities.
You will meet with leading figures tackling these challenges on an international scale, and develop leadership skills to enable you to make a difference. Perhaps most importantly, you will be joining a lifelong, global network of young women who support each other and work together to contribute to positive change around the world.
Application and more information is here: http://www.empowerpeace.org/programs/w2w/w2wconference/w2wamerica2010/index.html
Friday, May 14, 2010
Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women
The Secretary’s Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls seeks to find and bring to scale the most pioneering approaches to the political, economic and social empowerment of women and girls around the globe. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the award is part of the State Department’s continuing emphasis on public-private partnerships, and is administered by its Office of Global Women’s Issues. The award, and the office, are founded on the premise that the major economic, security, governance and environmental challenges of our time cannot be solved without the full participation of women at all levels of society. The Rockefeller Foundation, as part of its mission to expand opportunity and promote more equitable growth, seeks to identify innovative approaches that can be scaled to address these challenges.
The purpose of this announcement is to invite interested parties to submit a concept paper that describes innovations that have proven to have a positive impact on the lives of women and girls politically, socially, or economically. The concept paper should: (1) describe the innovation, (2) how it has been successful, and, (3) how it can be supported and enlarged with additional financial support to empower women and girls in their communities. See here for more details: http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/innovation/rfp/index.htm
The purpose of this announcement is to invite interested parties to submit a concept paper that describes innovations that have proven to have a positive impact on the lives of women and girls politically, socially, or economically. The concept paper should: (1) describe the innovation, (2) how it has been successful, and, (3) how it can be supported and enlarged with additional financial support to empower women and girls in their communities. See here for more details: http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/innovation/rfp/index.htm
Be all you can be - in the US Dept of State
U.S. Department of State's 2011 Spring Student Internship Program.
Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP) for more information and to start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is July 01, 2010.
You must be a U.S. Citizen and a student (a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior, or graduate student - including graduating seniors intending to go on to graduate school) to be eligible. Please read the program description and vacancy announcement for more information.
Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP) for more information and to start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is July 01, 2010.
You must be a U.S. Citizen and a student (a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior, or graduate student - including graduating seniors intending to go on to graduate school) to be eligible. Please read the program description and vacancy announcement for more information.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Happy (Belated) Mother's Day... and how you can help other moms!
Every minute of every day, a mother dies of pregnancy-related causes.
Moreover, every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 536,000 mothers lose their lives, most dying from entirely preventable causes like bleeding and infection. These preventable deaths leave more than one million children motherless each year; children who are in turn up to 10 times more likely to die before their second birthday. Even more alarming is the fact that 75% of mothers’ lives could be saved if women had access to a skilled health worker at delivery and emergency obstetric care. Cost effective reproductive and maternal health services could save more than 400,000 mothers’ lives every year.
In fact, to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 - to reduce maternal deaths by 75 percent by 2015 - the WHO estimates that 1,334,000 more skilled birth attendants are needed. As it currently stands, in the 15 countries with the highest maternal death rates, less than 50 percent of women have access to a skilled attendant at birth. Put simply, without enough trained health workers, we cannot hope to improve maternal health – either at a country or global level – or secure global, social and economic prosperity.
How can you help? Make a donation or volunteer with one of these or other organizations:
www.merlin-usa.org/Donate-now.aspx
www.marchofdimes.com
www.path.org/get-involved/index.php
Moreover, every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 536,000 mothers lose their lives, most dying from entirely preventable causes like bleeding and infection. These preventable deaths leave more than one million children motherless each year; children who are in turn up to 10 times more likely to die before their second birthday. Even more alarming is the fact that 75% of mothers’ lives could be saved if women had access to a skilled health worker at delivery and emergency obstetric care. Cost effective reproductive and maternal health services could save more than 400,000 mothers’ lives every year.
In fact, to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 - to reduce maternal deaths by 75 percent by 2015 - the WHO estimates that 1,334,000 more skilled birth attendants are needed. As it currently stands, in the 15 countries with the highest maternal death rates, less than 50 percent of women have access to a skilled attendant at birth. Put simply, without enough trained health workers, we cannot hope to improve maternal health – either at a country or global level – or secure global, social and economic prosperity.
How can you help? Make a donation or volunteer with one of these or other organizations:
www.merlin-usa.org/Donate-now.aspx
www.marchofdimes.com
www.path.org/get-involved/index.php
DFID Funding - Poverty in developing world
DFID’s White Paper, ‘Eliminating World Poverty: Building Our Common Future’, outlines DFID’s approach to working with civil society. It highlights the fact that DFID recognises that the work of governments alone will not be enough to eliminate world poverty and that to achieve further and faster poverty reduction, governments must work closely with citizens and civil society groups.
The White Paper states that over the next few years DFID will increase its work with organisations in the UK and overseas who play an important role in development. This will include groups with who do not currently benefit from DFID support. Many of these groups are involved in supporting very small scale, often localised activities which do not meet the criteria we have for our existing centrally managed civil society funding schemes, such as the Partnership Programme Arrangements (PPA) and Civil Society Challenge Fund (CSCF).
To address this, DFID has established a new funding stream aimed at community based organisations involved in providing specific small scale, one-off support that directly targets poverty in the developing world and includes a significant development awareness component in the UK. The Fund will be operational for an initial 16 months from 2010.
The Fund is intended to offer funding opportunities to not for profit organisations but is not intended to replace or overlap with other DFID funding mechanisms. Go here to find more info: www.dfid.gov.uk/dif
Eligibility
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The fund is open to any not for profit organisation – you do not have to be based in the UK. They will consider proposals from not for profit groups from any country in the world.
Send your application you must also send:
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A copy of whatever documentation you have which could be described as your organisation’s constitution
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Your organisation’s most recent annual audited or approved accounts
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A short background note on your organisation
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A budget showing how you intend to spend the grant requested, in the format provided.
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A maximum 1 page cv of the lead person carrying out the project.
The White Paper states that over the next few years DFID will increase its work with organisations in the UK and overseas who play an important role in development. This will include groups with who do not currently benefit from DFID support. Many of these groups are involved in supporting very small scale, often localised activities which do not meet the criteria we have for our existing centrally managed civil society funding schemes, such as the Partnership Programme Arrangements (PPA) and Civil Society Challenge Fund (CSCF).
To address this, DFID has established a new funding stream aimed at community based organisations involved in providing specific small scale, one-off support that directly targets poverty in the developing world and includes a significant development awareness component in the UK. The Fund will be operational for an initial 16 months from 2010.
The Fund is intended to offer funding opportunities to not for profit organisations but is not intended to replace or overlap with other DFID funding mechanisms. Go here to find more info: www.dfid.gov.uk/dif
Eligibility
*
The fund is open to any not for profit organisation – you do not have to be based in the UK. They will consider proposals from not for profit groups from any country in the world.
Send your application you must also send:
*
A copy of whatever documentation you have which could be described as your organisation’s constitution
*
Your organisation’s most recent annual audited or approved accounts
*
A short background note on your organisation
*
A budget showing how you intend to spend the grant requested, in the format provided.
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A maximum 1 page cv of the lead person carrying out the project.
Picture of the Year Contest
Here's an exciting opportunity for semi-professional, student, and early-career photographers to do work of global significance. POYi, a program of the Reynolds Journalism Institute and the oldest photojournalism program in the world, has announced the "POYi Emerging Vision Incentive."
The incentive will fund and showcase documentary work on social issues or political trends by aspiring documentary photographers. The Emerging Vision Incentive recipient will receive up to $10,000 to assist in developing a photo story that reflects daily life, social issues, cultural trends or news events. Applications are being accepted now through May 31, 2010. Learn more on how to apply here: www.poyi.org
The incentive will fund and showcase documentary work on social issues or political trends by aspiring documentary photographers. The Emerging Vision Incentive recipient will receive up to $10,000 to assist in developing a photo story that reflects daily life, social issues, cultural trends or news events. Applications are being accepted now through May 31, 2010. Learn more on how to apply here: www.poyi.org
Thursday, April 29, 2010
AGFUND International Prize for Innovative Human Development Projects
Deadline = May 31
The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) declares commencement of receiving nominations for AGFUND International Prize for Innovative Human Development Projects. AGFUND invites UN, international and regional organizations, ministries, public institutions, national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), universities and research centers all over the world to submit their nominations for the Prize which value is 500 thousand US Dollars in its four categories. The Prize subject for the year focuses on " Development of remote and rural communities through information technology and communication ". Cash prize. Read more here:
http://www.agfund.org/en/Pages/default.aspx
The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) declares commencement of receiving nominations for AGFUND International Prize for Innovative Human Development Projects. AGFUND invites UN, international and regional organizations, ministries, public institutions, national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), universities and research centers all over the world to submit their nominations for the Prize which value is 500 thousand US Dollars in its four categories. The Prize subject for the year focuses on " Development of remote and rural communities through information technology and communication ". Cash prize. Read more here:
http://www.agfund.org/en/Pages/default.aspx
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Changemakers Competitions
Changemakers® are collaborating on solutions to solve the world’s most pressing social issues. Check out their current competitions and apply or pass along to someone who might be interested. See below and their website for more information:
www.changemakers.com/en-us/competitions/browse/all
www.changemakers.com/en-us/competitions/browse/all
Leveraging Business for Social Change: Building the Field of Social Business
The 2 winners of the early entry prize will receive a digital camera each one. Enter before the competition deadline of June 9 and you may be one of three winners that receive USD $5000 to advance your project.
Changing Lives Through Football
Submit your entry by the early entry deadline, April 28 and be eligible to win a digital camera. Enter before the competition deadline of June 11 and you may be one of six winners that are eligible to win a total of USD $90,000 in prizes.
Revelation to Action: Your Place. Your Idea. Your Change
The best innovations will be awarded prizes totaling USD $50,000, and nominators are also eligible for prizes.
The best innovations will be awarded prizes totaling USD $50,000, and nominators are also eligible for prizes.
Women | Tools | Technology: Building Opportunities & Economic Power
The top three entries will win USD $5000 each. Winners of the Women | Tools | Technology Challenge will also be invited to participate in a collaboration workshop with Ashoka’s Changemakers and ExxonMobil during summer.
Healthy Mothers, Strong World: The Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health
Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force will select 16 individual Young Champions of Maternal Health. Based on their winning submissions, these Young Champions will receive the unique opportunity to work abroad for nine-months.
Preventing Violence Against Women
You can win USD $5000 to advance your project, and the opportunity to attend the Campus of Excellence event in Spain. The two runners up will also receive invitations to the event.
Dream Big and Take Action...
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Harriet Tubman
I've started this blog to bring new ideas to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals. I'll be blogging on causes, on opportunities, on ways to connect. I got the idea to start something like this by watching Seth Godin speak at a TED conference. This blog is just one of the many ways to connect to tribes. People from all different backgrounds that unite for a common cause.
Let's reach for the stars and keep on changing the world to be a better place for all.
I've started this blog to bring new ideas to entrepreneurs, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals. I'll be blogging on causes, on opportunities, on ways to connect. I got the idea to start something like this by watching Seth Godin speak at a TED conference. This blog is just one of the many ways to connect to tribes. People from all different backgrounds that unite for a common cause.
Let's reach for the stars and keep on changing the world to be a better place for all.
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