Deadline- 31st March 2013
Nominations are invited for Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value for which the prize offered will be CHF 500 000 (approx. USD 530 000). The mission of this nomination program is to support innovative programmes, social business models or social enterprises in nutrition, water, or rural development. Specific fields of activity may include-
- Rural development- sustainable agriculture, development of local value chains and extension services
- Nutrition– Improving access to food and nutrition; food security; reducing malnutrition; fighting micro-nutrient deficiencies; food fortification; food technology; nutrition education programmes; innovations in health care; nutrition and health research; etc.
- Water– Improving access to clean drinking water; reducing water shortages; protection of water resources; water management and conservation; water sustainability; waste water treatment and management; water, sanitation and hygiene; improving water use in agriculture (e.g. irrigation); etc.
Prizes-
The Prize is awarded every two years and helps innovative, commercially viable, and high impact initiatives achieve social scale and financial sustainability. The Laureate receives an investment of up to CHF 500 000 (approx. USD 530 000) to scale up or replicate his initiative.
Eligibility & Criteria–
- The Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value is open to individuals, private businesses, not-for-profit organizations, governmental and inter-governmental organizations as well as academic institutions having implemented an initiative related to nutrition, water or rural development.
- Applicants may be based in any country of the world. However, the initiative must be implemented in a low or middle income country.
- All applications must be submitted in English.
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