Deadline: 4 October 2015
Making All Voices Count is inviting applicants from around the world with inspiring ideas for its third annual Global Innovation Competition (GIC 2016).
This Grand Challenge is committed to promoting transparency, fighting corruption, empowering marginalised citizens, and harnessing the power of new technologies to make government more effective and accountable.
Making All Voices Count is an international initiative that contributes towards effective governance and accountability by enabling citizen engagement and open, responsive government in 12 countries in Africa and Asia.
Making All Voices Count Countries: Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
Programme Goals
- better governance,
- transparency and accountability,
- decreased corruption
Themes
- Devolution
- Political Party Funding
- Human Rights and Transitional Justice
- Extractive Industries
- Climate Change and Resilience
Award Information
- Finalists will attend the Global Innovation Week in Accra, Ghana; a programme of intensive networking and mentorship.
- Winners will receive grants from a pool of GBP 450,000 to support their projects, plus expert mentorship.
Eligibility Criteria
- A GIC grant is awarded to applicants with particularly innovative ideas, either proven or to be developed should they win.
- The applicant must prove they will implement the idea/proven concept in a Making All Voices Count country. Anyone can apply, companies, government actors, non-profits, for-profits, NGOs, individuals etc. This also includes applicants from the GIC’s inaugural year. An applicant can apply with as many ideas/proven concepts as they wish, however only one application per entity can qualify for the second round.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply by visiting the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit this link.
