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The School Enterprise Challenge: An Opportunity for Students and Teachers to Win Cash Prizes

Deadline: 7 July 2014

Students and their teachers around the world are invited to register in the School Enterprise Challenge. The School Enterprise Challenge  is a unique international business competition for school students, aiming to identify and reward the social entrepreneurs of tomorrow. It is an opportunity to win fantastic prizes, and gain access to a range of educational resources that will help the students become the business leaders of the future.

Benefits

  • Help the students to become the business leaders of the future, increase their employability and support their university and college applications.
  • Win up to USD $2000 as part of Inspirational Teacher Awards.
  • Establish a new source of income for the school. On average, each school participating in the School Enterprise Challenge generates USD $1,000 per year through their enterprise.
  • Gain access to full suite of educational resources and use the school-based enterprise to enhance teaching and learning in a variety of curriculum areas.
  • Get international recognition as a leading entrepreneurial school and find an international partner school.
  • Apply for a Business Mentor and get personalized 1-2-1 support for the school business.
  • Win great prizes for your school, from cash prizes ranging between USD $500 and $5000 to sponsored places at annual Teach A Man To Fish conference.
  • Join hundreds of other schools from all over the world in our School Enterprise Challenge Community by building own profile and chat to other schools and join discussions in the online forum.
  • Students could win a laptop as part of the Enterprising Student Award.

Steps

  1. Register Online & download full suite of education materials
  2. Create a business idea within four weeks of registration
  3. Connect with other schools by filling out the profile and find a perfect partner
  4. Apply for a School Business Mentor- get personalized 1-1 feedback and encouragement from the business mentor
  5. Write a business plan- within six weeks
  6. Launch own business and start generating income
  7. Submit the final report and share the achievement. Deadlines for final reports is December 2014.

Prizes

  1. Three $500 Cash Prize among the schools that submit business ideas.
  2. Eight Awesome Cash Prize among the schools that submit business plans. Categories: Top Global Winner ($2,000), Regional Prize Winners- Africa, North America and the Caribbean, Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East, Latin America ($1,000 each); and Primary School Prize and Business Development Prizes- $500 each.
  3. Eleven Prizes among the schools that submit final report by 3 December 2014. Categories: Top Global Winner ($5,000); People Award, Profit Award, Planet Award ($2,000 each); Regional Prizes- Africa, North America and the the Caribbean, Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle East, Latin America ($2,000 each); Business Development and Primary School Prize ($1,000 each); Inspirational Teacher Winner ($2,000) and Two Runners Up ($1,000 each); and Enterprising Student Winner ($2,000) and Two runners up ($1,000 each).

For more information, please visit Register.

Kiva Fellows Program 2014

Deadline:  18 May 2014

All interested applicants from around the globe are invited to submit applications for Kiva Fellows Program. Kiva is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty.

The major purpose of this program is to encourages applicants with substantial cross-cultural immersion experience and backgrounds in business, finance, international development, community engagement, outreach, and consulting to apply.

Documents required during online application includes:

  • Basic personal information
  • Language ability and travel history
  • Three short essay questions
  • Resume/CV
  • Sample budget
  • References (will only be contacted for applicants who secure a second-round interview)

Edibility & Criteria:

  • Kiva Fellows are an incredibly diverse group of individuals, from a wide range of professional backgrounds.
  • Experience traveling or living abroad (preferably in developing countries, for applicants interested in serving overseas)
  • High degree of flexibility, self-motivation and problem solving
  • Ability to take initiative and work independently
  • Fluency in English, strong writing skills is required
  • Familiarity and comfort with technology and web-based applications
  • Dedication to working in the field
  • Experience working in cross-cultural environments
  • Ability and commitment to fund the entire fellowship
  • Excellent judgment
  • Sincere interest in microfinance and serving Kiva’s mission
  • Ability to commit to Kiva for 4+ months

Preferred skills and characteristics:

  • Fluency or advanced communication ability in French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, or other languages from a country where Kiva has a presence
  • Background in economics, finance, business or consulting
  • Background in media, journalism, or communications
  • 5+ years of work experience

For more information, visit Kiva Fellows Program page.

The Vitamin Angels invites local NGOs to become International Field Partners for Vitamin A Supplement and Multivitamins

Deadline: 1 December 2015

The Vitamin Angels is inviting locally registered non-governmental organizations in the developing countries, working with children under the age of 5 (five) and mothers, to become its international partner for the supplement of Vitamin A and multivitamins.

Vitamin Angels that works with over 325 local NGOs and development organizations helps at-risk populations in need- specifically pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five- gain access to lifesaving and life changing vitamins and minerals. Through this partnership program, the Vitamin Angels’ targets to distribute vitamin A and multivitamins to 40 million at-risk children and mothers in over 40 countries.

Applications can be made for

  1. 100,000 IU vitamin A for infants 6-11 months
  2. 200,000 IU vitamin A for children 12-59 months
  3. Albendazole (limited availability; donated with vitamin A only)
  4. Multivitamins for children 6-59 months
  5. Multivitamins for pregnant and lactating women

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be locally registered non-profit organizations (non-governmental organization, clinic etc) providing permanent in-country facility with local professional staff.
  • Applicants must be able to serve a minimum of 1,000 children under 5 and/or 100 women with micronutrients.
  • Applicants must be able to legally transport all donated product into the project country and clear customs appropriately without assistance from VA. NGOs that do not have a US based presence must be able to accept delivery of an international shipment and clear customs appropriately without assistance from VA.
  • Applicants must have the capacity to and plan to provide micronutrients to the same project areas for at least 3 years.
  • Applicants must commit to agree to the terms and conditions listed in the grantee application.
  • The targeted beneficiaries must be situated within selected countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America / Caribbean that have been identified by the WHO or UNICEF as vitamin A deficient priority countries (i.e. experience moderate to severe VAD).
  • Target beneficiaries must be between 6-59 months of age, and/or pregnant or lactating women.
  • Target beneficiaries must be underserved with respect to access to essential micro-nutrients, generally meaning they meet one of the following criteria-
  1. Reside in a rural area without any immediate access to facility-based health care services.
  2. Reside in a rural area but may obtain routine health services through outreach or community-based services.
  3. Reside in an urban area without access to facility-based health care services.
  4. Reside in an urban area, have access to facility-based health care services, but the health service system does not have immediate access to essential micro-nutrients.

For more information, please visit Become Field Partner.

The Global Junior Challenge International Competition Rewarding Innovative Use of Technology for the Education of 21st Century and the Social Inclusion

Deadline: 31 July 2014

The Fondazione Mondo Digitale is accepting project entries from individuals around the world for the Global Junior Challenge 2014. It is an international competition that rewards the innovative use of technology for the education of 21st century and the social inclusion.  The challenge rewards projects in all fields of youth education ranging from websites created by middle school students to global projects employing cutting edge technology for online training.

The GJC is a unique opportunity to reflect on the importance of the challenges posed by 21st century education and the role of technology in didactic innovation, social innovation, development and the reduction of world poverty.

Project Areas

  1. Education for the 21st century
  • Projects promoting ICT for environmental sustainability in collaboration with Legambiente
  • Projects using ICT to train youth to obtain initial job placement
  1. Social Inclusion Area
  • Projects promoting ICT for migrants and refugees integration

Types of Awards

  1. The main GJC Award to winning project selected from among all participants– Winners receive a bronze medal with the Etruscan wolf, the prestigious symbol of the foundation of the City of Rome.
  2. The President of the Italian Republic Award– The six best projects on ICT-based educational innovation presented by Italian schools will receive an award offered by the President of the Italian Republic
  3. The GJC Award for finalist projects from poor areas of the world– This award is reserved to finalist projects from the poorer areas of the world that employ ICT to promote the reduction of poverty and increase social inclusion.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The competition is open to individual citizens of any age.
  • Participants can be-schools and universities, both public and private, worldwide; public and private institutions and organizations; associations, cooperatives and other non-profit organizations; public and private companies; research centers.
  • All projects that were still in operation as of December 31, 2013 and addressed to youth up to 29 years of age and which use new ICT technology for education and training are eligible for the competition.

Note: Interested individuals who are not sure whether their project meets the criteria can contact via email. Application can be submitted via online application system or by downloading, completing and sending as an email or fax or via post.

For more information, please visit Global Junior Challenge.

Become TrustLaw Connect Member

The TrustLaw Connect, the global hub for free legal service to NGOs and Social Enterprises to assist them with their high impact projects encourages both legal firms and the social organizations (non-governmental organizations and social enterprises) to apply for membership and make their humanitarian service more effective.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • NGO should seek to address social, humanitarian, or environmental problems and must be at least in its third year of operation.
  • Social enterprise should be a registered legal entity addressing social, humanitarian or environmental challenges with non-discriminatory, apolitical and non-proselytizing nature. It should be a non-profit or for-profit organizations able to share at least one report or plan detailing its activities, programs and impact measurement approach; and should be able to demonstrate the financial sustainability with evidence of investment support for the 12 month period following the application or revenue generating activities.
  • Law firm should be in a position to provide legal services free of charge, as and when appropriate, for TrustLaw Connect projects; should be in good standing with any applicable bar or law society(s).

How to Apply?

Applying legal form or NGO should first take a quiz. Those accepted as eligible to apply to become member should then complete application form and send to the provided email address.

To become law firm member of the TrustLaw Connect, the applicant should complete the application form. Application form is split into 4 simple steps and applicants need to complete this in one visit. The key information required are-

  • organization details (name, address, telephone number etc)
  • details of the main contact for TrustLaw
  • focus area (geographical region)
  • number of staff (partners and lawyers)
  • establishment date
  • any previous pro bono experience

To become NGO or social enterprise member of the TrustLaw Connect, the applicant should complete the application form. Application form is split into 5 simple steps and applicants need to complete this in one visit. The key information required are-

  • organization details (name, address, telephone number etc)
  • details of the main contact for TrustLaw
  • focus area (geographical region)
  • charity registration details
  • annual budget/turnover; number of staff (paid and volunteers)
  • names and affiliations of the Directors
  • name of the most senior member of staff
  • details of 2 referees for the organization
  • an overview of the organization and how the programs seek to solve the social/environmental issue to which the organization dedicates itself
  • upload following documents- latest annual report, accounts, and/or business plan

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The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw Connect: A Unique Way of supporting NGOs

The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw Connect is the global ‘pro bono’ [legal assistance provided to people of limited means or to organizations that have a social, environmental, humanitarian or community focus (including certain government agencies and entities) without expectation of payment] service of Thomson Reuters Foundation that connects NGOs and social enterprises with the best law firms around the world.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation provides free legal assistance, media development and in-depth coverage of the world’s under-reported stories to trigger change and empower people. The foundation stands for human rights, women’s empowerment, better governance, greater transparency, and for the rule of law; provide concrete solutions and achieve real impact. Areas of focus are- women’s rights, anti-corruption and governance, free legal assistance, humanitarian news, human impact of climate change, polls, social innovation, and media development.

The TrustLaw Connect is the global hub connecting law firms and in house corporate legal teams with high impact NGOs and social enterprises working to address humanitarian, environmental and social challenges. The organizations with need of legal resources to run their programs scale their business, expand into new countries, or obtain a deeper understanding of the legal and policy frameworks within which they operate are supported with pro bono services. Outstanding lawyers willing to provide free legal assistance all around the world support these organizations make impact in the projects they conduct. The legal services include helping organizations run and expand their operations, understand legal frameworks, and conduct advocacy and reform efforts, to large cross-border research programs on issues spanning human rights, women’s rights, transparency, and many other topics.

By now, TrustLaw Connect has over 1,120 members in 120 countries. There are 280 teams of lawyers working in the field. The mission of TrustLaw is to spread the practice of pro bono worldwide to drive social change.

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Humphrey Fellowship Program for Working Professionals

Deadline: 1 September 2014

Experienced professionals interested in strengthening their leadership skills through a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the United States and their home countries are invited to apply for the Humphrey fellowship Program (HFP) 2015. The fellowship is provided to working professionals in the participating countries of HFP.

List of Participating Countries:

  1. Sub-Saharan Africa– Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Congo DR, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  2. Europe– Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine
  3. Middle East & North Africa– Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, West Bank, Yemen
  4. East Asia and Pacific– Burma, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
  5. South and Central Asia– Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  6. Western Hemisphere– Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela

What do the fellows do?

  • Pursue both their individual program goals and work closely with their Humphrey colleagues in workshops and seminars
  • Travel away from their host campus to learn more about American culture and to network with their American peers

Programs Supported under HFP:

  1. Sustainable Development
    • Agricultural and Rural Development
    • Economic Development
    • Finance and Banking
    • Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
    • Urban and Regional Planning
  2. Democratic Institution Building
    • Communications/Journalism
    • Law and Human Rights
    • Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
    • Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention
    • Technology Policy and Management
    • Human Resource Management
  3. Education
    • Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
    • Higher Education Administration
    • Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
  4. Public Health
    • Public Health Policy and Management
    • HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
    • Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention

The fellowship covers- tuition and fees, pre-academic English language training (if required), living allowance along with settling-in allowance, accident and sickness coverage, book allowance, computer subsidy (one-time), air travel (international & domestic – from and to the US & domestic travel to the required program events), and professional development allowance for  professional activities (field trips, professional visits and conferences).

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicant must have an undergraduate (first university or Bachelor’s) degree with a minimum of five years of full-time, professional experience.
  • Applicant should have limited or no prior experience in the United States.
  • Applicant must demonstrate leadership qualities.
  • Applicant must have a record of public service in the community.
  • Applicants must have English language ability.

Note: Applicants should contact the U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Section or Binational Fulbright Commission in their country of residence to learn about possible specific program requirements, application procedure and the deadlines. The deadline for Embassies and Commissions to submit the nominations of applicants to the Institute of International Education office in Washington, DC is 1 October 2014.

For more information, please visit How to Apply to HFP.

Emerging Leaders International Fellowship Program and US Diversity Fellowship for Practitioners and Researchers in the US and Abroad

Deadline: 13 June 2014

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society’s Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program provides fellowships to participate in the leadership training. Young professional practitioners and researchers interested in strengthening community philanthropy and building capacity in local Third-sector institutions are encouraged to apply for the fellowships. The fellowship will be awarded to applicants from abroad and from the under-represented communities in the United States grant-making sector.

The 2014 program will run from 22 September to 12 December 2014. Participants will be based at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York to design and pursue an individualized research project. They will get opportunities to attend weekly seminars, explore work of key agencies and foundations, meet with nonprofit leaders and study U.S. and international community foundation models.

The fellowship covers tuition, accommodations, medical insurance, program materials, local meetings, local travel and other program-related costs.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Practitioners and researchers in the United States and overseas are eligible to apply.
  • College or university degree and strong spoken and written English language skills are must.
  • Applicants should have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the nonprofit/NGO/grant-making field.
  • Applicants must have a strong institutional base and be well-placed to implement research recommendations.
  • Preference is given to candidates who are – affiliated with a community foundation or initiatives to support community philanthropy development, and those who illustrate in their proposals a clear interest in furthering the work of community foundations and strengthening the local culture of philanthropy.

Note: The deadline is for non-US citizens. Individuals living and working in the United States can submit the application any time. Application must be forwarded via online application system along with the Curriculum Vitae and Proposal.

For more information, please visit Emerging Leaders IFP and US Diversity Fellowship.

FONTAGRO’s accepting proposals for Climate Technology Transfer Mechanisms and Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

Deadline:  21 May 2014

The Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology (FONTAGRO) is seeking proposals for project on Climate Technology Transfer Mechanisms and Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This project is being funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF). The main purpose of this program is to promote the develop and transfer the environmentally appropriate technologies in LAC that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vulnerability to climate change in specific sectors.

Total fund offered for this project is up to US$200,000 for the period of 24 months.

Thematic areas:

  • Climate Risk Management
  • Research to Understand the Impacts of climate change

Eligibility & Criteria:

  • Profile consistency.
  • Profile applicability to value chains and relevance to stakeholders.
  • Inter-institutional nature: participating institutions of the innovation platforms must be legally constituted and meet the requirements for signing a contract with the IDB, which represents FONTAGRO.

Applicants must download Terms of references and Guidelines for this project.

For more information, visit this link .

Submit Proposal to Public Forum 2014: Why Trade Matters to Everyone?

Deadline: 30 May 2014

The Public Forum 2014 will be held from October 1-3, 2014 in Geneva. The Forum has the theme Why Trade Matters to Everyone and it invites proposals from NGOs around the world. The forum is a platform to share the human stories behind trade. The participants will get an exposure to the connections between trade and people’s daily lives. The forum will showcase the impact and improvement trade brings in day-to-day lives of people around the globe – be it in developed nations or the developing world.

Sub-Themes:

  1. Trade and Jobs
  2. Trade and Consumers
  3. Trade and Africa

The proposal can be made for Working Sessions or Workshops

  1. Working Sessions: Limited number of Panelists introducing Issue and offering own point of view
  2. Workshops: Informal brainstorming discussions focusing on particular issues related to the Forum’s overall theme

Eligibility Criteria:

  • NGOs, academia, business, media, governments, parliamentarians and inter-governmental organizations around the world are eligible to submit proposal for participation in WTO Public Forum.
  • The proposal must link to the main theme and sub-themes.
  • The application must clearly mention what it wants to organize – working session or workshop.
  • The proposal must be creative, and balanced (between the perspectives of different panelists).

For more information, please visit 2014 Public Forum.

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