Deadline: 22 March 2014
Equator Initiative is accepting nominations of community-based local groups or organizations working in rural area for Equator Prize 2014. The major aim of the award is to recognize twenty-five local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities.
Award –
- Twenty-five community organizations will be awarded the 2014 Equator Prize.
- Each winning community receives US$5,000, with five selected for ‘special recognition’ and an additional $15,000 (USD).
- Representatives of winning initiatives will also be supported to participate in a series of events held in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2014.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Nominees must have been in operation for at least three (3) years.
- Nominee must be community based or local group operating in rural area.
- Nominee must be located within a country receiving support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), excluding countries with a high level of development.
- Initiative can be Community-based organizations; community-based enterprises and cooperatives; indigenous groups; non-governmental organizations; community-based initiatives associated with conserved areas or other biological reserves; women’s groups; and Youth groups.
- Nominated initiatives must be located in one of the following countries – Eastern Europe and Central Africa; Middle East and North Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; Asia and the Pacific; and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Nominations can be sent via email too, though online nomination is encouraged. Nomination form is available in many different languages to cover broader region.
For more information, please visit Equator Prize Nomination page.
