The Skoll Foundation has announced the opening of the 2013 application process for the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship given out each year to select social entrepreneurs who are solving the world’s most pressing problems. The award gives a core support grant to the organization over a period of three years in addition to a noncash award to the social entrepreneur, which is presented every spring at the Skoll World forum.
As many of the world’s most pressing problems are exacerbated by the inequality existing between the rich and the poor, the Skoll Foundation’s focus is on the issue areas of economic and social equity, environmental sustainability, health, institutional responsibility, peace and security and tolerance, justice and human rights. The awards are offered to the organization and the social entrepreneur for presenting a tested and proven social innovation addressing problems in the above-mentioned issue areas.
The criteria for applicants demands that the applying organizations should have the potential to create an impact; it should have a proven approach that can be applied elsewhere; it should have its own innovation that can lead to address the social and/or environmental problems; it should be able to leverage partnership with the Foundation; it should be led by a visionary social entrepreneur; and of course, there should be sustainability in its institution and its idea.
NGOs across all countries are invited to submit applications. However, organizations such as those inclined towards religious or ideological doctrines, lobbying, film financing, political campaigns etc are eligible to apply.
In order to apply to this opportunity, organizations have to first take up an eligibility quiz available at the Skoll Foundation’s website. If the applicant successfully passes the quiz, then he or she can enter to submit the online application.
The deadline to submit applications is 1 March 2012. For more information, visit this link.
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The poor and the less priviledged have always been the most vulnerable to the climate change impacts. And the unwavering supoort of donors have no doubt changed and improved the lives of these people. Our NGO is located in Zimbabwe and works mainly on activities which deal with climate change, be it awareness raising, implemation of community based adaptation programmes to climate change impacts among others.The NGO is currently running a community based adaptation programme to the effects of climate change in the country, and it is our only wish that we would work together and least help us to stretch our hand and reach out to other communities in the country who still severely being affected by the climate change impacts.
we are running vijetha vidyalaya english medium high school for past 10 years and most of students lack of money they are not in a position to continue their studies for want of books and clothes we wish to purchase the building for cost of once crore indian rupees kindly support us either in interest free loans or donations we hgave already invested more than 50 lakhs. kindly provide as early as possible. The building will purchase in the name of Vignana Jyothi Educational society which is having FCRA a/c
vijaya yohan
Cher Monsieur,
Notre organisation nommée PROMOTION PAYSANNE VULNÉRABLE DE FIZI”ASBL PROPVF en sigle,souhait collaborer étroitement avec votre Agence et vous demandant une aide financière pour l’accomplissement de ses objectifs assignés;Dans le Territoire de FIZI/Rép.Démocratique du Congo.
Signalons également que le CONGO et plus particulièrement le Territoire de FIZI a été touché par la guerre de 1996 , 1998 jusqu’à nos jours il y a de Troupes armées,ce qui fait que l’insécurité règne toujours dans la région et la population continue à subir les conséquences.
Rappelons que la violence sexiste faits par ces troupes armées à FIZI constitue toujours un obstacle au développement de la Femme,Selon nos enquêtes sur terrain.
Nous vous prions de soutenir cette initiative pour assister les paysans vulnérable notamment les femmes,filles enfants ,dans cette contrée.
le Directeur Général de PROPVF
It is through mercy that drives every charitable organisation like this to relentlesly stretch its helping hand to the less fortunate communities in the world. We are grateful for your continuous support to small NGO’s like us, in reaching the grieving cries at the grassroot of the most needy people in our communities, in relieving them of their poverty, illnesses, discrimination, and many other life challenges they are facing each day. Our NGO is based in Kenya and works to improve the quality of life of women, widows, single mothers, orphans and other disadvantaged communities in Kenya. The NGO is currently running a school with 40 orphaned children both Nursery and class 1, has assisted 15 women who are self-employed with small business and has 4 high school students all supported financially by the Board of this organisation. We believe we are able to reach out to many more if we get support from well wishers like your organisation. We will appreciate working with you.