Sourced From: http://www.marketwatch.com The PepsiCo Foundation recently announced that it will provide $5 million grant aimed at supporting the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) with the purpose of enabling rural communities in China to get access to clean water. The grant – which will be awarded over a three-year period and administered by Give2Asia, a U.S.-based… [Read More]
Japan Water Forum funding opportunity for grass-roots organizations in developing countries
The Japan Water Forum (JWF) beginning July 13, 2011 will be accepting applications from grass-roots organizations in developing countries involved in resolving water and sanitation problems to apply for the JWF Fund 2011. What kind of projects can be awarded the grants from JWF Fund 2011? Only projects planned and faithfully implemented to solve the… [Read More]
British Government makes public its aid programme plan to improve the lives of people around the world through DFID over the next four years
The British Government recently made public its detailed plans aimed at reducing poverty and changing the lives of millions of poor people around the world. The operational plans explain the actions the UK government will take through DFID operations in the countries it operates for achieving these goals over the next four years. The plans… [Read More]
PDMA and IDRC seek papers from Young Scholars for Research Awards in the water sector from Latin American and the Caribbean
The Center on Law and Environment (PDMA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are co-hosting a Research Awards event for Young Scholars, which will take place at the XIV World Water Congress, from 25-29 September, 2011 in Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. PDMA and IDRC invite young researches to submit papers exploring the challenges of… [Read More]
Call for Applications: USAID Egypt offers funding for Water Grants Program
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)– Egypt is inviting Applications from legally organized local, regional (i.e., from MENA), or international organizations to implement the Office of Middle East Programs (OMEP) Network of Water Centers of Excellence (MENA NWC) Water Grants Program. Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide an estimated… [Read More]
Request for Applications from NGOs for USAID’s Development Grants Program
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a Request for Applications for the Development Grants Program providing support in the three sectors of microenterprise, water and climate change adaptation. Applications can be submitted by indigenous, local NGOs from different countries or private and voluntary organizations in the US. The Development Grants Program… [Read More]
ICIMOD call for proposals for the Small Grants Programme under the Abu Dhabi Dialogue Knowledge Forum
The International Centre for Integrated Mountan Development (ICIMOD) has announced a call for proposals to provide funding under the Abu Dhabi Dialogue Knowledge Forum Small Grants Programme (ADDKF-SGP). The objectives of SGP are to (i) to facilitate the quest to increase knowledge about water resources systems and their uses within the realm of the Greater… [Read More]
The International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management
Swiss Re’s International ReSource Award for Sustainable Watershed Management is inviting applications from NGOs, private, scientific or public institutions and similar bodies to apply for this international recognized prize. The ReSource Award recognizes the initiatives which are dedicated to raising public awareness of the ecological, social and economic significance of water sources and watersheds in… [Read More]
Nestlé Prize for outstanding project in the area of water, nutrition or rural development
Nestlé, the world’s leading food and nutrition company is offering the Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value 2012 to an NGO, individual or a small business for an outstanding innovation or project in the area of water, nutrition or rural development. The Prize gives an opportunity for the project to become financially sustainable through an… [Read More]
How Cambodia’s IDE won the 2010 Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value
Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value recognizes a project or innovation in the area of water, nutrition or rural development implemented by an NGO, individual or a small business. The Prize was first awarded in 2010 to International Development Enterprises (IDEC) in Cambodia for its innovative, market-based approach to increasing agricultural productivity and income for… [Read More]
