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Project Inspire 2014: Grants to Inspire the Young People for Empowerment

Deadline: 30 June 2014

The Singapore Committee for UN Women and the MasterCard Initiative are accepting applications for the ‘Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World‘. This is a grant opportunity that invites youths between 18-35 years around the world to submit their project ideas. The participants can be from NGOs, and social businesses, benefiting women and girls in Asia, the Middle East or Africa.

Each participant gets five-minutes time to present the inspiring story. This is an opportunity to win US$25,000. Project Inspire aims to inspire young people across the world to take action to empower disadvantaged women and girls in Asia/Pacific, the Middle East or Africa through entrepreneurship and business literacy.

Top 10 finalists will be flown to Singapore in August 2014. There, they will spend three days preparing the five-minutes pitch to present before the judging panel which will lead them to win a US$25,000. Project Inspire was launched in 2011 to mark the 100th International Women’s Day and the 25th anniversary of MasterCard Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

Prizes –

  1. Grand Prize – US$25,000
  2. Global Reach Award – US$10,000
  3. Inspirational Award – US$10,000
  4. People’s Choice Award to one of the finalists with maximum number of votes

Eligibility Criteria –

  • Entrant can be from anywhere in the world without restriction of nationality.
  • Entrant must be youth between the ages 18-35 at the time of submitting entry.
  • Entrant must be from non-profit and non-governmental organizations, and social businesses.
  • The project must show creativity and demonstrate the potential to make a sustainable impact on the empowerment of women.
  • The project must be designed to empower disadvantaged women and girls through entrepreneurship and business literacy.
  • The project must be based on an existing initiative.
  • The beneficiaries of the project must be women or girls in Asia/Pacific, Middle East or Africa.
  • Project can be submitted as an individual or a team of up to three. The team leader must be between the ages 18-35 and must commit to travel to Singapore and be present during the whole duration if chosen as finalist.
  • The proposed project must not propagate any political views or religious doctrines.
  • The project must be designed to be implemented with a budget of US$25,000.
  • The entrant must commit to commence the fieldwork for their project by 1 February 2015.

Last Year’s Award Winners were –

  1. Protsahan – Project Inspire Grant
  2. Global Peace Institute – Global Reach Award
  3. Katutandike – Inspirational Award

The Singapore Committee for UN Women is an independent NGO in support of UN Women’s mission on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Established in 1999, the organization supports programs that provide women and girls with access to education, healthcare, economic independence and a life free of violence and abuse. Focus Area of the NGO are – Ending Violence Against Women, Economic Empowerment, and Governance & Leadership.

MasterCard is a technology company and payments industry leader who also invests in the lives of people to fulfill its social responsibility.

To read more about Project Inspire, continue reading>>

Comments

  2. Franca Nwoye says

    I’m presently working Traditional Birth attendant as a tool in fight for HIV/AIDs. Please would you support project as such, as it involves pregnant women in the rural community.

    Thanks.

    • Gamala Luitel says

      Sure Franca. Please read the past winning projects and coin an idea on how to present your project. Please read the relevant documents by clicking the link we have provided at the bottom of the article.
      We wish you good luck!

  3. Abid sherani says

    Hi

    Its me Abid sherani from Baluchistan Pakistan. I am from an illiterate uneducated region where tribal customs and traditions are dominant that deprives the girls from the orniment of formal Education nand the female literacy ratio falls 07 percent.Educated male and uneducated female hinders the pace of modern needs.i have an Established organization named Action for welfare and Awakening in Rural Environment (AWARE )striving for the uplift of women rights Specially Female Education in very lack of resources.

  4. Geofrey Amo says

    Greetings to you all
    please may you send to us the details on how to apply for funds ?

    Thanks

    Geofrey Amo

    Centre for Labour Net works Uganda

    • Gamala Luitel says

      Please read the article carefully and find the answer to your question. The article is in series, you can find examples of past works too, continue reading.
      Thank you!

  5. Geofrey Amo says

    Hi
    we are focused to create a self reliant Female-youth in Uganda through training them Practical Vocational Skills but we are hindrered from providing the start up kits after the training. Could there be an opportunity for funds so that we create a self reliant female youth In Uganda????

  6. Esadu John says

    I have a plan of opening a school called GET WISE HIGH SCHOOL for ophans,girl child,the poor,the disabled and those who are HIV/AIDS positive in Teso, Serere, Uganda but i don’t have funds. i thus call for your assistance.

  7. mumbere alfred says

    I have a school (agape junior school) in Kasese Uganda which has special consideration to the orphans but have lacked funding to best run other projects like having an orphanage home, home catering to these orphans yet they are languishing with nobody to help.I thus request for your intervention.

  9. Gohar Altaf says

    I am Coordinator of Human Voice Society working from last 2 years in Pakistan. We provide free schooling for poor children and also provide shelter to the orphans. We provide medical awareness with the help of seminars to woman in topics like HIV&AIDS.

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