The Accountability Lab partners with civil society organizations in the developing world to build sustainable tools for new and innovative approaches to bolster accountability. It has now launched the ‘Accountapreneurship Fund’ which provides grants to individuals, groups or organizations that demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach to accountability issues.
The Nepal “Accountapreneurship” Fund (NAF) will identify “accountapreneurs” (individuals, groups or organizations that demonstrate an entrepreneurial approach to accountability issues); provide catalytic grants to these accountapreneurs for small-scale, innovative and sustainable approaches to accountability and transparency; support effective implementation of ideas through training, mentoring, and networking; and ensure sustainability through connecting accountapreneurs to additional local and national funding sources.
Seed grants of up to US$2,000 will be made to successful applicants- to be combined with 10% matching funds from the grant-winners themselves. An initial grant of $1,000 will be followed after a six-month period with a further grant of up to $1,000 if the given accountapreneurship activities are showing promise and progress against agreed benchmarks. The focus of the NAF is broad to include innovative ideas at all levels (national to village) that have the objective of making power-holders and decision-makers of different types accountable. This might include public and government ministries and offices, private sector organizations and business, donors and NGOs, or other individuals and organizations that make decisions affecting the public good.
The deadline to submit proposals is 1 December 2012. For more information, visit this link.
