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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
amfAR TARGETED Request for Proposals
Monday, June 18, 2012
UN Women Call for Proposals to build the Capacity of National Human Rights Institutions in Southeast Asia
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The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) has announced a call for proposals to build the capacity of National Human Rights Institutions in Southeast Asia to promote and protect women's human rights. Civil society organizations, educational and academic institutions are invited to submit proposals. The purposes of this call for proposals are: (1) increase access to legal remedies and legal protection for women, particularly those from disadvantaged groups; and (2) monitor and promote States' compliance with women's human rights-related treaty obligations, and follow up on human rights treaty recommendations. Proposals can be submitted by a registered organization, or jointly by two or more registered organizations of any of the following categories: (a) Non-governmental organizations or (b) Educational and academic institutions. The deadline to submit proposals is 12 July 2012. For more information, visit this link : http://www.unwomen-eseasia.org/docs/tor/CfP_Building_Capacity_of_Natl_HR_Institutions/CFP_NHRIs.pdfs-For more Articles and Information: http://www.developmentnetwork.co.nr/ |
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Ashoka’s Youth Venture seeks entries for of the 5th annual Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Global Competition
Ashoka's Youth Venture has announced the launch of the 5th annual Staples Youth
Social Entrepreneur Competition, in partnership with Staples Foundation. This
year's global competition is open to any youth 12-24 years old who use
innovation and technology to drive their venture and improve their community.
Youth are invited to share their story about how technology is helping realize
their vision for change, and they could be the winner of the 5th annual Staples
Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition. Entries are sought from young
changemakers using innovation and technology to improve their communities and
our world.
Four finalists will be selected and will receive an all expenses paid trip to
Techonomy, an elite conference held in Tucson, Arizona that convenes thought
leaders, innovators, and changemakers from the technology sector. The finalists
will get to meet outstanding tech sector influencers and be recognized for
their work!
Guidelines and Selection Process for the Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur
Competition:
* Youth must enter the competition or be nominated.
* Entries will be accepted only in English.
* A panel of internal judges will screen all entries and may invite finalists
to fill out a detailed application and submit additional material. Judges may
ask to interview entrants by phone or Skype.
* The four finalists will be selected by an external panel of industry
experts.
* The decision of the grand-prize winner will be selected by competition
judges at Techonomy.
Eligibility:
The Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition is open to all youth who are:
* Between the ages of 12 and 24
* Operating a youth-led social venture
* Using technology to advance social change; technology is defined broadly,
and need not be the primary focus of your work. For example, you may work on
education or environmental issues – but if you use social media or digital
platforms to accomplish your goals, you qualify!
* Able to demonstrate impact of project
* Willing to put effort into presenting their story to a global audience
* Able to travel to Tucson, AZ to participate in the Techonomy conference from
November 13-15, 2011
* Willing to sign a media release giving Ashoka's Youth Venture permission to
distribute videotaped presentations and associated multimedia during and after
Techonomy.
Deadline for submitting the entry is September 19, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link:
http://ashokayouthcompetition.org/
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
PAEPARD seeks proposals from innovative partnerships to apply for support aimed at making impact on livelihoods of small farmers in Africa
The Platform for African-European Partnership on Agricultural Research for
Development (PAEPARD) has been actively supporting the establishment of
innovative partnerships of African and European stakeholders that engage in
agricultural innovation and collaborative research to address shared challenges
and opportunities of the partners involved.
Aspiring partnerships are invited to apply for support to establish their
partnership and formulate collaborative agricultural research for development
(ARD) proposals targeted at identified funding opportunities without the later
being an end. The proposals should emphasize more on the indicators of impact
on livelihoods of small farmers in Africa with the aim of contributing to
achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The partnerships that PAEPARD supports aim to conduct joint innovation
processes that address shared challenges or opportunities. More specifically,
within the context of their innovation process, these partnerships wish to
formulate and seek funding for joint ARD activities that support their
innovation process. While these research activities will be led by a research
partner, the leadership of an innovation process goes beyond the mandate and
competence of a research organisation and thus requires that another actor
assumes this role.
Selection Criteria
Composition of the partnership: Partnerships should comprise both "non-research
partners" (producer organisation, private sector organisation and/or NGO) and
"research partners" (research organisations, universities), and both African
and European partners. A partnership should have at least one European partner,
one African non-research partner and one African research partner. All
partners should have an interest in addressing the shared innovation challenge
or opportunity.
Role of the research and non-research partners: Partners should jointly conduct
an innovation process, preferably initiated and led by a non-research partner;
the research activities undertaken as part of this innovation process will be
led by a competent research partner.
Openness to empowerment of non-research partners: Partners should be willing to
work with PAEPARD to enable non-research partners to play their expected role.
Prospect of obtaining research funding: Partnerships should aim to develop ARD
proposals targeting published or expected calls or existing other funding
opportunities offered by identified donors.
Support offered
Depending on needs, the successful applicants will benefit from the following
support from PAEPARD:
1. Support for participation in a facilitated "partnership inception
workshop".
2. Support for capacity strengthening, including training of an
innovation-facilitator proposed by the partnership.
3. Support for facilitation and coordination of partnerships.
Last date for submitting the proposal is July 15, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link:
http://www.fara-africa.org/our-projects/paepard/announcements/
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Stop TB Partnership seeks nominations for the 2011 Kochon Prize
Kochon Foundation, a non-profit foundation registered in the Republic of Korea
is seeking nominations for The Stop TB Partnership-Kochon Prize aimed at
supporting the global fight against tuberculosis. The Stop TB Partnership-Kochon
Prize is awarded once a year to persons, institutions, or organizations that
have made a highly significant contribution to combating tuberculosis.
The Prize was established in 2006 in honour of late Chong-Kun Lee, founder of
the Kochon Foundation and Chairman of Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.
The prize consists of a medal and US$ 65 000. The cost of awardees'
participation in the Award Ceremony also is covered.
The Stop TB Partnership was established in 2001 building upon the Stop TB
Initiative that was launched by WHO in 1998 and following a call at the
Amsterdam Ministerial Conference in 2000. Its aim is to realize the goal of
eliminating TB as a public health problem and, ultimately, to obtain a world
free of TB. It comprises a network of international organizations, countries,
donors from the public and private sectors, governmental and nongovernmental
organizations that have expressed an interest in working together to achieve
this goal
Who can nominate
A recognized national health body of any WHO Member State, any Stop TB partner
or any former recipient of the Prize.
Who can be nominated
A person or persons, an institution or institutions, or organization or
organizations that have made a major contribution to stopping tuberculosis.
Nominees should have significant and documented achievements in the formulation
and implementation of a system or policy for anti-tuberculosis programmes; or
fields of TB research, advocacy, education or training for the prevention of
tuberculosis.
There is no restriction on the age, sex or nationality of proposed candidates.
Current WHO staff members and members of the Stop TB Partnership Coordinating
Board for the last two years are not eligible to receive the prize. Candidates
may not nominate themselves.
Selection Criteria
In judging nominations, the Selection Committee will consider primarily
- The exceptional commitment to the global fight against TB
- The extent of the originality and potential impact of their work on TB control
and TB-affected communities
- The extent to which a Stop TB Partnership/Kochon Foundation Award might
contribute to furthering the nominee's work in the fight against TB.
Deadline for submitting the nomination is July 31, 2011
For more information and details, please visit this link-
http://www.stoptb.org/global/awards/kochon/default.asp
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Changemakers and eBay Foundation International Competition open to market based innovations that create jobs for vulnerable populations
Ashoka's Changemakers and eBay Foundation invite entries for an international
competition: Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World that Works.
The competition seeks to recognize the employment opportunities created by
innovative programs for disadvantaged and vulnerable societies. The entries are
expected to be the ones that are market-based and aimed at creating job
opportunities with the expansion of qualifications of underserved citizens, or
used technology or the Internet to connect job seekers to eager employers, or
spearheaded a new way of helping businesses and entrepreneurs make the most of
untapped talents among their labor force.
The best entries will be those that have demonstrated impact, are prepared to
scale-up, and have sought partners to expand their reach. The top five
solutions will each win US $50,000. Additionally, selected entries will have
the opportunity to establish a longer term partnership with eBay Foundation.
Winning solutions may include those that create:
- Increased access to restricted job markets;
- Disruptive innovations in job creation or skills building;
- Connections between local entrepreneurs and global markets;
- Systems to promote awareness of job opportunities.
The competition is open to all types of individuals, organizations, and
collaborations from all countries. Entries may be submitted in English,
Spanish, French, or Portuguese.
The last date of receiving the entry is June 15, 2011
For further details and information, please visit the link:
http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/economicopportunity
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
USIP invites applications from variety of professionals for The Jennings Randolph (JR) Senior Fellowship 2012-13
USIP (United States Institute of Peace) invites applications from
professionals from variety of fields for The Jennings Randolph (JR) Senior
Fellowship. The fellowship offers the scholars, policy makers, policy analysts,
journalists, and other specialists from around the world with a residency at
the Institute, while studying various aspects of international peace and
security challenges.
About 10 to 12 Senior Fellowships are offered by the USIP every year with
duration of about ten months. The shorter-term fellowships are also available.
Fellowships are open to citizens of any country.
No specific educational degree is required for Senior Fellowship candidates
however priority is given to proposals deemed likely to make timely and
significant contributions to the understanding and resolution of ongoing and
emerging conflicts and other challenges to international peace and security.
Eligible Candidates
Citizens of any country may apply. Non-U.S. Citizens without permanent
resident status must obtain a J-1 exchange visitor visa to participate in the
Fellowship Program. J-1 status requires recipients to reside in their home
country for two years following the fellowship before applying for the H or L
visa, or for permanent residency in the United States.
There is no specific educational degree requirement for Senior Fellowship
candidates. Fellows come from a variety of professional backgrounds and from
early, middle, and late stages of their careers.
Joint applications (two or more applicants for a single project) will not be
accepted.
Terms of Award
* The program attempts to match the recipient's earned income during the year
preceding the fellowships, up to a maximum of $100,000 for 10 months.
* The Institute will provide coverage of 80% of health premiums for the Fellow
and his/her eligible dependents, with a cap of $500 per month.
* The Institute will also cover travel to and from Washington, D.C., for
Fellows and their dependents.
* Each Fellow is provided with a part-time research assistant during his/her
fellowship.
* The Institute does not provide housing in Washington D.C., but it provides
information on housing, schools, and daycare.
* Fellows are expected to be at the Institute and participate in the daily
life of the Institute.
* Fellows are expected to devote full attention to their fellowship work in
order to complete their projects within the period of residency.
* The Institute requires first right of review for manuscripts produced as a
result of fellowship support.
* An Institute fellowship may not be deferred or combined with any other major
award.
Last date for receiving the application is September 8, 2011
For further information and details please visit the
http://www.usip.org/grants-fellowships/jennings-randolph-senior-fellowship-program/senior-fellowship-application-informa#Eligible_Candidates
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