Ashoka’s Youth Venture seeks entries for of the 5th annual Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Global Competition

-By Development Network-

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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PAEPARD seeks proposals from innovative partnerships to apply for support aimed at making impact on livelihoods of small farmers in Africa

-By Development Network-

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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Stop TB Partnership seeks nominations for the 2011 Kochon Prize

-By Development Network-

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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