FUNDING for Innovative Sustainable Development Projects
Calling entrepreneurs for sustainable development:
SEED Awards 2009 is open for submissions (deadline 16 March 2009; funds up to $40,000)
Apply now if:
– you are finding new ways of simultaneously improving incomes and strengthening livelihoods; tackling poverty and marginalisation; and managing and conserving natural resources and ecosystems; and
– you are developing a new concept that brings together people and organizations from different backgrounds to work in partnership, and partners are pooling their commitment and human, financial, and natural resources; and
– your project or enterprise is in the early stages of development and keen to increase its impacts; and
– your project or enterprise is locally-led, with strong community engagement, and takes place in a country or countries with a developing economy or economy in transition; and
– your project or enterprise displays entrepreneurship in its broadest sense and shows a proven concept that has market potential; it must demonstrate financial sustainability in the long term and should have a draft business plan.
Detailed eligibility criteria are available at www.seedinit.org. Before submitting your application, you will be asked to complete an eligibility checklist.
Winners of the 2009 SEED Awards for entrepreneurship in sustainable development receive a tailored package of support services, worth up to $40,000, to help their venture to become established and to increase their impact. This includes access to relevant expertise and technical assistance, meeting new partners and building networks, developing business plans and identifying sources of finance.
The deadline for applications is 16 March 2009. Application forms can be filled in online or downloaded from the SEED Initiative website at www.seedinit.org.
The SEED Initiative was founded by IUCN, UNDP and UNEP to deliver concrete progress towards the internationally- agreed, aspirational goals in the UN’s Millennium Declaration and the commitments made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002.
Best regards,
Dr Helen Marquard
Executive Director
The SEED Initiative
For information about the SEED Awards:
www.seedinit.org
seedawards@seedinit.org
Tel: +49 30 89 00068 99
For any other queries about the SEED Initiative:
helen.marquard@seedinit.org
Tel: +44 1420 488 544
SEED Initiative
Supporting entrepreneurs for sustainable development
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Division of Communications and Public Information (DCPI)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
P.O. Box 30552
00100 Nairobi
Kenya
[Note to We Can Do readers: As you can see from the information provided above, this award is not restricted to disability-oriented initiatives. However, disability-run organizations and disability advocates could make the argument to them that people with disabilities would very much count as a population that faces “marginalization” and is at high risk of poverty. This funding competition could be an opportunity to build upon an idea for a project meant to reduce poverty among people with disabilities.]
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Philippines Youth Center Seeks Partnerships for Disabled Youth
Posted on 25 August 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Call for Comments or Information, Cross-Disability, East Asia Pacific Region, Opportunities, youth | Tags: confidence, disability awareness, disability rights, Human Rights, Inclusive Youth Center, IYC, IYC Project Coordinator, partnership, PhilCOCHED, Philippine Council of Cheshire Homes for the Disabled, Philippines, self-esteem, TAYO, Virginia Rabino, Virginia S. Rabino, youth organization |
From: Youth Center <philcoched_iyc@yahoo.com.ph>
Subject: PhilCOCHED – Inclusive Youth Center
Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 4:16 PM
Dear Sir/Madam:
Greetings from PhilCOCHED – Inclusive Youth Center (IYC)!
IYC is a youth program component of Philippine Council of Cheshire Homes for the Disabled (PhilCOCED), which was awarded as one of the top ten accomplished youth organization (TAYO) all over the Philippines . It is called inclusive to bring together the disabled and non-disabled youth into youth-serving organization to help in the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities.
IYC continues to promote the rights of persons with disabilities through school-to-school campaign showcasing basketball on wheels exhibition and dancing on wheels. We believe, through this advocacy we can achieve the following objectives:
• Promote social awareness on disability issues
• Inspire other people and build self-confidence among excluded disabled people
• Change the negative attitudes towards the disabled
• Active participation of the disabled in the community
• Capacity building of the youth
• Barkadahan of the disabled and non-disabled youth
With this, we would like to establish partnership with you through our programs and services such as leadership trainings, IT literacy, educational assistance, employment, advocacy, and community involvement or in any other events you are most interested. We believe that your favorable response would reflect your compassion for the youth with disabilities. For more information, you may contact us at (632) 411-5841/721-3620/413-4446 or email us at philcoched_iyc@yahoo.com.ph.
Thank you very much and God bless.
Very truly yours,
VIRGINIA S. RABINO
PhilCOCHED – IYC Project Coordinator
8 Saint Michael Street Cubao, Quezon City Philippines 1111
philcoched_iyc@yahoo.com.ph
Telefax: (632) 721-3620/411-5841/413-4446
This email was recently forwarded to the AsiaPacificDisability email discussion group. People interested in communicating with the Philippines Youth Center should please contact PhilCOCHED directly, NOT We Can Do. Thank you.
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