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Grant Opportunities: Fifth Call for Proposals for STEG Small Research Grants

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Deadline: 5-Sep-22

The Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) invites applications to the fifth call for proposals for Small Research Grants (SRGs).

Focus Areas
  • Research may focus on broad systemic patterns and processes of structural transformation and growth for low- and middle-income countries, in a comparative sense across time or space, or more narrowly defined topics related to one or more of the following six research themes:
    • Data, measurement, and conceptual framing;
    • Firms, frictions and spillovers, and industrial policy;
    • Labour, home production, and structural transformation at the level of households;
    • Agricultural productivity and sectoral gaps;
    • Trade and spatial frictions;
    • Political economy and public investment.
  • Other areas of interest may not fit cleanly into any of the themes but are centrally relevant to STEG and are also encouraged.
  • STEG is also focused around three cross-cutting issues that are simultaneously relevant to many areas of structural transformation, including the six research themes:
Funding Information

SRGs of between £10,000 and £25,000 can fund research assistance, data collection and/or purchase, and potentially research stipends/teaching buyouts.

Country and Policy Relevance

Please note that an important criterion for funding of proposals is the relevance to policy in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Proposals focused on middle- and/or high-income countries need to make a clear case for the relevance of the research to policy in specific low-income countries. Proposals are also evaluated on the extent to which the research findings (including those from comparative work or from studies in other geographies) might be relevant to policy in specific sub-Saharan countries.

Eligibility Criteria
  • They welcome applications to their SRG calls from researchers all over the world. There are currently no restrictions based upon nationality or where researchers are employed.
  • Principal investigators applying to SRG calls should currently have a PhD or be enrolled in a PhD programme. In exceptional circumstances, they will consider applications submitted by principal investigators who do not fit these criteria, however, they must be able to demonstrate a history of high-quality academic and/or policy-relevant research. Although there are no formal qualification requirements for co-investigators, co-investigators on STEG-funded projects usually have a PhD or are enrolled in a PhD programme. The knowledge, expertise, and qualifications of the entire research team will be taken into account when evaluating the proposal.

For more information, visit https://steg.cepr.org/call-for-proposals/fifth-call-proposals-steg-small-research-grants

Grant Opportunities: An Opportunity to pitch your Company to The Global Entrepreneurship Centre

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Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity

The Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)is pleased to launch a call for applications to support transformative companies that focus on Sustainable Technologies (SusTech) for achieving circularity, the global climate targets of the Paris Accord and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

The GEC supports and brings to the market the world’s best SusTech entrepreneurs through a unique 360° scale-up service and thus craft the economy of the future.

The GEC’s mandate is to increase the number of successful start-ups that scale and reach commercial success.

Eligible Sectors

To identify innovation champions with transformative potential, the GEC will consider investment in time and services in the following activity sectors:

  • Agriculture and Nutrition
  • Building and Living
  • Textiles
  • Mobility

Eligibility Criteria

  • The application is open for entrepreneurs from all continents.
  • Your products and services will need to feature a
    • Material and/or product innovation,
    • Process and logistics innovation,
    • Recycling innovation,
    • Business model innovation.
  • If your company does not DIRECTLY provide innovative and sustainable solutions for the preceding sectors, you could still be considered for GEC funding, provided that your offering is a key enabler for those. Which enabling cross-industry technologies, services and business models do you provide? They also look at champions in:
    • Sustainable Chemistry Energy Solutions
    • Materials Science Innovation
    • Robotics and Sensor Technologies
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Digital Twin
    • Logistics Innovation

For more information, visit https://www.gec-scaleup.com/pitch-to-the-gec/

Grant Opportunities: Applications Open for Mountain Facility Grants

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Deadline: 15-Aug-22

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is seeking applications for Mountain Facility that supports concrete action on the ground to improve livelihoods and natural resource management in mountain communities.

The purpose of this Mountain Facility Investment Support (MFIS) is to assist mountain innovative entrepreneurship in implementing their concrete and achievable business plans, to provide financial and technical capacity to cope with climate change effects and reduce livelihoods vulnerability

Priority will be given to project proposals that:
  • Apply gender transformation approaches and include the participation of women, youth, and/or marginalized and/or Indigenous groups;
  • Include innovative approaches to food security, food sovereignty and household incomes;
  • Promote fair value chains and social enterprises, strengthening local producers’ participation and governance;
  • Promote sustainable mountain management practices (agrobiodiversity, forest management, water management practices);
  • Promote implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation practices; and
  • Promotes organic certified products either through a participatory guarantee systems (PGS) or third party certification (TPC), or include the implementation of a PGS to certify farming systems.
Focus Areas
  • Investments to promote mountain biodiversity and agrobiodiversity conservation, through improved production, productivity, quality, clean technologies, processing, access to markets and value addition.
  • Promotion of mountain products based on native biodiversity and agroecology principles, as a strategy for food security and food sovereignty.
  • Promotion of fair value chains and social enterprises, strengthening local producers’ participation and governance.
  • Implementation of nature-based solutions, including reforestation and agroforestry practices, for climate change mitigation and adaptation in mountain ecosystems.
Thematic Areas

The Mountain Partnership Steering Committee launched the Mountain Facility in 2016 and defined six broad thematic areas of work for funding:

  • Policy support and institutional strengthening
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change adaptation and resilience building
  • Natural resources management
  • Strengthening of local economies
  • Data collection and dissemination
Funding Information
  • The total amount committed for Phase I is USD 120 000.
  • USD 25 000 (maximum 65 percent of the total budget).
Eligibility Criteria

An application is eligible if all the following criteria are met:

  • The proposed project is a multi-partner project with at least two partner organizations;
  • The lead applicant organization is a member of the Mountain Partnership.
  • The lead applicant organization is neither a national government nor a local government institution;
  • At least one applicant organization is located in a developing country;
  • All applicants either have a formal legal personality or an ad hoc recognition for the purpose of participating in the Mountain Facility Investment scheme (e.g. letter or note verbale by a public entity in the country where the grant activities will be carried out);
  • The applicants are not bankrupted, liquidated or administered by the courts;
  • The lead applicant organization possesses a bank account registered in its own name;
  • The proposed project includes an applicants’ contribution of no less than 35 percent of the total proposed budget.
  • The applicants’ cash contribution is minimum 30 percent of the total proposed budget (this can include a loan acquisition, which falls under the full responsibility of the applicant/s);
  • Any applicants’ in-kind contribution is up to 5 percent of the total proposed budget (i.e. office, staff time, means of transportation, PC equipment, etc.);
  • The applicants provide evidence of their ability to co-invest in the project;
  • The applicants provide evidence of their ability (i.e. physical and legal) to use capital and/or other assets that are involved in their investment plans (e.g. agricultural land, building, machinery, labour, skills, etc.).
  • National and local government institutions can participate as partner organizations and contribute either in cash and/or in-kind to the project, but they cannot be the lead applicant and they cannot be the recipients of the grant.

For more information, visit Mountain Facility Grants.

For more information, visit https://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/our-work/resource-mobilization/mountain-facility/en/

Grant Opportunities: 2022 Global Startup Competition for Women and Technology

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Deadline: 14-Aug-22

She Loves Tech is pleased to launch the world’s largest startup competition for Women and Technology.

They provide the much-needed global platform and a stage for entrepreneurs to showcase, provide access to funding opportunities, and equipping them with skills and resources to take their business to the next level.

Benefits

She Loves Tech works with startups to take their business to the next level. If you are shortlisted, they work closely with you, providing mentorship and/or workshops to prepare for your final pitch. At the Global Finals, their week-long bootcamp is specially curated to provide you with mentorship, training and access to their network of top investors and influencers from the tech community. Alumni startups from previous years have gone on to raise in aggregate over US$300 million in funding from some of the world’s top investors, including Sequoia Capital, Vertex Ventures, Wavemaker, Microsoft and Amazon.

Competition Process
  • Early Stage Startup
    • August – September 2022
    • Applications will be evaluated by the global screening team with the final shortlisted startups receiving access to exclusive pitch preparation curriculum and mentorship sessions. They look at a range of criteria including market opportunity, traction, scalability and growth potential, innovation and creativity, calibre of founder and team.
  •  Local Rounds
    • September – October 2022
    • Shortlisted startups will take the stage to showcase their businesses in their respective Local rounds hosted in different countries and regions. The winner of each round will then move into the global phase of the Competition.
  • Bootcamp
    • End of October 2022
    • A week-long boot camp especially curated for the winners of each local round will take place at the end of October. The boot camp is based on experiential learning, mentorship and peer coaching. It covers market, innovation and fundraising topics.
  • Global Finals
    • November 2022
    • The culminating final round of the competition will be held during the She Loves Tech Global Conference, and will also serve as an investor demo day, allowing startups to pitch to investors directly for funding. Startups have the opportunity to win up to US$50,000 investment and cash prizes.
Eligibility Criteria
  • They are looking for early stage technology startups who are seeking seed, angel or A round funding (under US$5M) with at least a minimum viable product or working prototype (past ideation stage). You also must have a technology startup fulfilling ONE of the following gender lens:
    • Female founder
    • Majority female users
    • Majority female consumers
    • Technology impacting women positively
Application Deadlines

For more information, visit https://www.shelovestech.org/competition

Grant Opportunities: Call for Submissions: 2022 GFFJ NGO Grant Awards

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Deadline: 20-Aug-22

2022 GFFJ NGO Grant Awards are now open to recognise and reward Non-Profit Organisations worldwide who have dedicated their time and resources for global impact.

The objective and goals of  GFFJ is to embark on poverty alleviation programs and projects that is also in line with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Global Fund for Jesus (GFFJ), in line with its mandate to do that which Jesus would have done if He were still physically present amongst us; calls for Motivational Proposals and Expression of Interest in the GFFJ Grant Awards from NGOs sharing the same passion as GFFJ for the poorest of the poor.

The Global Fund for Jesus focuses specifically on uplifting the disadvantaged through the implementation of projects and programs to address the need for education, health, infrastructure development, poverty alleviation, food security and employment creation.

Funding Information

The GFFJ Thanksgiving Programme that entails the granting of cash awards of R100 000 to 20 selected NGOs and/or other forms of donations and/or assistance in kind; in line with the objectives of the Fund.

Eligibility Criteria

NGOs across the world are encouraged to submit their proposals.

Terms and Conditions
  • The Global Fund for Jesus reserves the right to conduct site visits at applicants’ corporate offices and / or at their operational sites if so required.
  • The Global Fund for Jesus reserves the right to request all relevant information, agreements and other documents to verify information supplied to GFFJ in the call for proposal responses.
  • The applicant hereby gives consent to The Global fund for Jesus to conduct background checks, including FICA verification on the applicant entity.
  • The awarding of any kind of donation/s to NGO’s are subject to the sole discretion of GFFJ and GFFJ’s  decision will be the final. No negotiations will be entered into in this regard after completion of the selection process.
  • No submissions will be accepted after closing date and incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/GlobalFundForJesus

Grant Opportunities: USAID: Augmenting Humanitarian Capacity for Infectious Disease Emergencies

Deadline: 16-Sep-22

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) is seeking applications from qualified entities to implement the Augmenting Humanitarian Capacity for Infectious Disease Emergencies with Epidemic or Pandemic Potential program.

Objectives
  • Improve local and international NGO and PIO operational and technical capacity for coordination with critical ID coordination platforms, including global clusters and Emergency Operation Centers (EOC), to ensure clear lines of effort and effective, integrated, multi-sectoral approaches in response to outbreaks in humanitarian settings or to those that reach the scale of a humanitarian emergency.
  • Strengthen local and international organizations’ operational capacity to rapidly respond to future ID outbreaks of epidemic or pandemic potential that are in or become humanitarian. This would include augmenting internal systems to scale up quickly and launch a multi-sectoral integrated response.
  • Review current technical resources and develop new common support tools/capacities /technical resources as needed to support an integrated multisectoral response for ID outbreaks of epidemic or pandemic potential that are in or become humanitarian, and where appropriate, an integrated humanitarian-ID response.
Funding Information
  • USAID intends to award up to three Cooperative Agreements pursuant to this NOFO, subject to funding availability. The total funding for this NOFO is $15 million for all the awards. Each award will have a period of performance of up to five years. BHA may only make one award for up to $15 million under this NOFO.
  • The anticipated period of performance is up to five years. The estimated start date will be on or about April 3, 2023.
Geographic Scope

USAID/BHA expects the program to have a global scope, providing support, capacity building, tools and recommendations that would be relevant across a wide range of humanitarian contexts. Each applicant must use the best geographic approach for its application. Applicants can include focus at local, national, and regional levels as needed. Applicants must include robust assessment information from primary and/or secondary sources to justify interventions in the proposed area. As the nature of IDs is extremely fluid and unpredictable, applicants will need to demonstrate the ability to adjust programming accordingly.

Eligibility Criteria
  • U.S. and non-U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and public international organizations (PIOs) including UN agencies may apply.
  • Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. non-profit organizations may apply for funding for an assistance award under this NOFO. Foreign government-owned parastatal organizations from countries that have certain legal restrictions for receiving assistance under the FAA or related appropriations acts are ineligible.
  • Qualified U.S. and non-U.S. colleges and universities may apply for NOFO funding under this NOFO. USG and USAID regulations generally treat colleges and universities as NGOs, rather than governmental organizations; hence, both public and private colleges and universities are eligible. Non-U.S. colleges and universities in countries that have certain legal restrictions for receiving assistance under the FAA or related appropriations acts are ineligible.
  • An NGO is defined by USAID as any non-governmental organization or entity, whether non-profit or profit-making.
  • USAID also encourages applications from organizations that intend to work together in a consortium.
  • Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply for federal financial assistance on the same basis as any other organization and are subject to the protections and requirements of Federal law.
  • BHA welcomes applications from organizations that have not previously received financial assistance from USAID (new partners) and local organizations.
  • Each applicant may only submit one application under this NOFO. Sub-awardees may be on more than one application.

For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342962

Grant Opportunities: Africa: Call for Projects “Impact 2024 International”

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Deadline: 1-Sep-22

The Organising Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the French Development Agency (AFD) are launching the third session of the Impact 2024 International call for projects to promote sport as a tool for development in Africa.

The purpose of the Impact 2024 International call for projects is to finance sports micro-projects dedicated to young people and equitably for girls, focused on equality and inclusion, citizenship and living together, the protection of childhood, education, health, environmental protection and vocational training and integration.

These micro-projects will use sport as a means to achieve their goals, while transmitting the values of Olympism, civic engagement and social ties conveyed by sport.

They should respond to local demand and seek a lasting improvement in living conditions and the empowerment of vulnerable populations.

Key information on the benefits of the call for projects

  • Continuous support via personalized advice on the project methodology and the funding request;
  • Global training in the management of a development micro-project or specific to the sport and development theme;
  • Monitoring and evaluation of funded projects;
  • Connecting with players in the world of sport and development.

Funding Information

  • Funding of € 10,000 to € 40,000 per project (in the form of a grant)

Eligibility Criteria

  • The call for projects is open to African structures (associations, foundations, local authorities, associative sports clubs, federations, CIG/ EIG, cooperatives, state structures, public structures, other declared groups) as well as French associations and foundations;
  • The candidate structure must have been registered for at least 2 years;
  • The structure’s annual resources must not exceed € 500,000;
  • Any candidate French association or foundation must deploy its project in partnership with a local structure in Africa;
  • The project is to take place in Africa.
  • The 54 countries are eligible, excluding red zones defined by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs;
  • The project must have an implementation period of between 1 and 3 years;
  • The project must use sport as a tool for development;
  • The funding granted must not exceed 75% of the overall project budget excluding valuation.

For more information, visit https://sportencommun.org/en/projects/call-for-projects-impact-2024-international/

Grant Opportunities: Ashinaga Africa Initiative to Support Education of Orphaned Young People

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Deadline: 20-Jan-23

Applications are now open for the Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI), an international leadership program that cultivates the next generation of leaders to contribute to the development of Sub-Saharan Africa.

AAI Scholars have lost one or both parents and are committed to returning to Sub-Saharan Africa to initiate change, innovation, and development. The AAI provides access to full financial support to study at university abroad (equivalent to an undergraduate degree), including tuition, room, travel costs and other necessary fees.

Stages

The programme has three stages.

  • Study Camp and Preparation Camp
    • Ashinaga will select students from each Sub-Saharan African country to participate in a Study Camp in Uganda or Senegal from July to December 2023. Anglophone students will normally attend the Camp in Uganda, with Francophone students attending the Camp in Senegal. During the Study Camp, students are assisted in their academic preparation, university applications (to either Japan, the U.K., the U.S.A., or Europe), career planning and leadership development. After completing the Study Camp, the students will progress to a second camp called Preparation Camp. This happens between April and June 2024. Students prepare for the social, cultural, and academic differences they will discover abroad. Students will then proceed to university in August or September of 2024. All of the costs during both camps are fully covered by Ashinaga.
  • During University
    • The AAI helps student’s access full financial support to study abroad. The support covers the first possible qualification that can be earned, and the costs of a foundation or preparatory course will also be covered if required. Ashinaga has regional offices to support students during studies in Japan, the U.K., the U.S.A., France and Brazil. Scholars will participate in a mandatory internship in their home country or Sub-Saharan Africa and join Ashinaga’s leadership development programmes. The AAI does not accept applications from students who wish to study for a second degree or master’s degree.
  • After Graduation
    • Scholars have the responsibility to return to their home countries or Sub-Saharan Africa within four years after graduating and contribute to the country/region while living there for at least one year. They will have to contact Ashinaga during this period to provide information about their activity and residency.
Eligible Countries
Eligibility Criteria
  • Applicants must:
    • Have lost one or both parents.
    • Have completed secondary school and received the results of their national secondary school examination (technical and vocational degrees not accepted) within the last two years (any date after 2nd August 2020, including all of 2021 and 2022) or will have completed secondary school and received final exam results before February 28th, 2023.
    • Be born after 1st September 2000.
    • Not have the means to attend university abroad without external financial support.
    • Be proficient in English, French or Portuguese.
    • Be regularly ranked in the top 10% of their class during their last 2 or 3 years of secondary school.
    • Be able to participate in the two Ashinaga preparatory programs, over the course of one year, before attending university.
    • Be committed to return home, or to Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute to society in Sub-Saharan Africa after graduating from university.
    • Have no dependents who could interfere with academic progress.
    • Have a good enough health condition to be able to study abroad.

For more information, visit https://www.ashinaga.org/en/our-work/ashinaga-africa-initiative/apply-to-the-aai/

UN Jobs: Consultant(e) chargĂ©(e) de l’Ă©valuation du programme de diffusion des cours digitalisĂ©s

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Secteur de tutelle : Secteur de l’Ă©ducation (ED) Lieu d’affectation: Yaounde CatĂ©gorie d’emplois: Éducation Type de contrat : Consultant Senior DurĂ©e du contrat : 40 jours Recrutement ouvert Ă  : Candidats externes ClĂŽture des candidatures (minuit heure de Paris) : 26 aoĂ»t 2022 Valeurs fondamentales de l’UNESCO : Engagement envers l’Organisation, intĂ©gritĂ©, respect de la diversitĂ©, professionnalisme **RESUME DES FONCTIONS DU POSTE** ——————————— Le Cameroun Ă  l’instar des pays du monde entier a Ă©tĂ© secouĂ© par la crise sanitaire due au COVID-19. La prolifĂ©ration exponentielle de la maladie a contraint les Gouvernements Ă  prendre un ensemble de mesures drastiques allant de la fermeture des frontiĂšres Ă  la fermeture des Ă©tablissements scolaires et universitaires. Ce qui a conduit Ă  l’arrĂȘt systĂ©matique des enseignements de la maternelle au supĂ©rieur, sans oublier la formation professionnelle. D’aprĂšs le SIGE, cette dĂ©cision aura ainsi affectĂ© la scolarisation de 7,2 millions d’élĂšves et Ă©tudiants rĂ©guliĂšrement inscrits dans les Ă©tablissements publics et privĂ©s sur l’ensemble du territoire national, dont environ 4,5 millions d’enfants du primaire (avec 47% de filles) ; 1,8 millions d’élĂšves du secondaire. Au regard des nombreuses consĂ©quences liĂ©es Ă  la fermeture des Ă©tablissements qui vont largement au-delĂ  du spectre scolaire, le Gouvernement en collaboration avec ses partenaires techniques et financiers a Ă©laborĂ© et adoptĂ© un plan national de riposte Ă  l’impact de la COVID-19 dans le secteur de l’éducation et de la formation. Venant en appui Ă  la mise en Ɠuvre des activitĂ©s de ce plan national de riposte, *le Projet de riposte d’urgence contre la COVID-19 dans l’enseignement de base au Cameroun a Ă©tĂ© Ă©laborĂ© et soumis du Partenariat Mondial pour l’Education (PME)*. Dans la mise en Ɠuvre de cet important projet, le Gouvernement, avec le concours de l’UNESCO a dĂ©roulĂ© et adoptĂ© un ensemble de solutions alternatives via l’utilisation des dispositifs d’enseignement Ă  distance basĂ©s sur les Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (TICs), parmi lesquelles la Campagne #FocusOnExams, avec pour principales cibles les Ă©lĂšves en classes d’examens. Également, des programmes d’enseignements ont Ă©tĂ© Ă©laborĂ©s et diffusĂ©s Ă  travers plusieurs canaux (Radio, TĂ©lĂ©vision, RĂ©seaux Sociaux, supports papiers, etc.). MalgrĂ© les limites observĂ©es en termes d’accĂšs des populations Ă  ces canaux de diffusion (l’enquĂȘte ART rĂ©alisĂ©e par l’INS en 2016, on relĂšve que 55% des mĂ©nages disposent d’un poste de tĂ©lĂ©vision Ă  domicile. Ce taux d’accĂšs Ă  la tĂ©lĂ©vision atteint 88% pour les zones urbaines et se situe Ă  environ 31% pour les zones rurales), il convient de noter que cette approche d’enseignement Ă  distance a nĂ©anmoins garanti la continuitĂ© de l’apprentissage d’une part et permis l’achĂšvement du calendrier scolaire bien que dĂ©calĂ©. A noter Ă  cet effet que les rĂ©sultats aux diffĂ©rents examens officiels ne s’éloignent pas des statistiques habituelles. Par ailleurs, afin d’approfondir les Ă©vidences que ces enseignements Ă  distance ont pu avoir sur les apprenants et l’ensemble du systĂšme Ă©ducatif Camerounais, le projet prĂ©voit de mener une Ă©tude pour Ă©valuer le nombre d’élĂšves du primaire et du secondaire affectĂ©s par la pandĂ©mie de la COVID- 19 touchĂ©s par le programme d’enseignement Ă  distance Ă  travers la radio, la tĂ©lĂ©vision et internet. Cette Ă©tude sera Ă©galement mise Ă  profit pour Ă©valuer l’impact/effet du programme sur les apprentissages des Ă©lĂšves et les attentes de la communautĂ© Ă©ducative dudit programme afin de formuler des recommandations au Gouvernement et ses Partenaires Techniques Finnciers pour la pĂ©rennisation le cas Ă©chĂ©ant de ce dispositif intĂ©grĂ© d’enseignement Ă  distance. Dans le cadre de l’opĂ©rationnalisation de cette activitĂ©, il est prĂ©vu le recrutement d’un consultant national ayant une expertise avĂ©rĂ©e en matiĂšre d’enquĂȘte statistique, une bonne connaissance du plan national de riposte Ă  l’impact de la COVID-19 dans le secteur de l’éducation et de la formation et du *Projet de riposte d’urgence contre la COVID-19 dans l’enseignement de base au Cameroun.* **Objectifs de l’Ă©tude** L’objectif principal de l’étude est d’évaluer le nombre d’élĂšves du primaire et du secondaire affectĂ©s par la pandĂ©mie de la COVID- 19 touchĂ©s par le programme d’enseignement Ă  distance Ă  travers la radio, la tĂ©lĂ©vision et internet. De façon spĂ©cifique, il s’agit de : – Estimer le nombre d’élĂšves ayant accĂšs au TIC (tĂ©lĂ©vision, radio, ordinateur, smartphone/portable, tablette, internet
) ; – Estimer le nombre d’élĂšves en classes d’examen et dans les classes intermĂ©diaires du primaire et secondaire ayant bĂ©nĂ©ficiĂ© et Ă©tĂ© touchĂ©s par le programme de diffusion des cours par les diffĂ©rents canaux (radio, tĂ©lĂ©vision et internet) ; – Evaluer la contribution du programme de diffusion Ă  travers la radio, tĂ©lĂ©vision et internet sur les apprentissages et rĂ©sultats des Ă©lĂšves pendant la pĂ©riode de confinement et des vacances scolaires ; – Avoir les perceptions et les attentes des Ă©lĂšves /enseignants et parents d’élĂšves en rapport avec le programme de diffusion des cours par les TĂ©lĂ©visions et les Radios communautaires ; – Proposer des pistes de solutions pour la pĂ©rennisation du dispositif d’enseignement Ă  distance au Cameroun. **RĂ©sultats attendus de l’Ă©tude** Au terme de la mission, le principal rĂ©sultat est le rapport de l’étude d’évaluation du nombre d’élĂšves du primaire et du secondaire affectĂ©s par la pandĂ©mie de la COVID- 19 touchĂ©s par le programme d’enseignement Ă  distance Ă  travers la radio, la tĂ©lĂ©vision et internet. Ce rapport devra faire ressortir les aspects ci- dessous : – La mĂ©thodologie utilisĂ©e ; – Une analyse sur – le nombre d’élĂšves ayant accĂšs au TIC (tĂ©lĂ©vision, radio, ordinateur, smartphone/portable, tablette, internet
) ; – le nombre d’élĂšves en classes d’examen et dans les classes intermĂ©diaires du primaire et secondaire ayant bĂ©nĂ©ficiĂ© et Ă©tĂ© touchĂ©s par le programme de diffusion des cours par les diffĂ©rents canaux (radio, tĂ©lĂ©vision et internet) ; – l’évaluation de la contribution du programme de diffusion Ă  travers la radio, tĂ©lĂ©vision et internet sur les apprentissages et rĂ©sultats des Ă©lĂšves pendant la pĂ©riode de confinement ; – les perceptions et les attentes des Ă©lĂšves /enseignants et parents d’élĂšves en rapport avec le programme de diffusion des cours par les TĂ©lĂ©visions et les Radios communautaires. – Les pistes de solutions pour la pĂ©rennisation du dispositif d’enseignement Ă  distance au Cameroun. **Livrables** A l’issue de cette Ă©tude, les produits suivants sont attendus : – Les outils de collecte et la mĂ©thodologie de l’étude ; – La base de donnĂ©es et rapport d’analyses de donnĂ©es. **DĂ©marche mĂ©thodologique** L’approche mixte combinant une enquĂȘte de terrain sur un Ă©chantillon reprĂ©sentatif et une exploitation des donnĂ©es secondaires sera utilisĂ©e au cours de cette Ă©tude. A cet effet, le consultant(e) proposera une offre technique et financiĂšre faisant ressortir les Ă©lĂ©ments suivants : – – Techniques d’échantillonnage ; – Processus de collecte de donnĂ©s sur le terrain/plan de dĂ©ploiement ; – Saisie, traitement et analyse des donnĂ©es ; – Plan de restitution des rĂ©sultats ; – Chronogramme des activitĂ©s ; – Budget dĂ©taillĂ© de l’ensemble des activitĂ©s. **COMPETENCES (Fondamentales / ManagĂ©riales)** ———————————————- ResponsabilitĂ© (F) Communication (F) Innovation (F) Partage des connaissances et volontĂ© constante d’amĂ©lioration (F) Planification et organisation (F) Culture du rĂ©sultat (F) Travail en Ă©quipe (F) Professionnalisme (F) Pour plus d’informations, merci de consulter le [RĂ©fĂ©rentiel des compĂ©tences de l’UNESCO.](https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/competency_framework_e.pdf) **QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES** ————————— **Education :** Au minimum, Master (BAC+5) dans l’un des domaines suivants : Statistiques, DĂ©mographie, Sciences de l’Education, Planification de l’éducation, Gestion des projets et Economie de l’Ă©ducation. **ExpĂ©rience :** – Expertise avĂ©rĂ©e en matiĂšre d’enquĂȘte et recensement statistique ; – Bonne connaissance du plan national de riposte Ă  l’impact de la COVID-19 dans le secteur de l’éducation et de la formation et du Projet de riposte d’urgence contre la COVID-19 dans l’enseignement de base au Cameroun ; – Bonne maitrise des grands dĂ©fis du systĂšme Ă©ducatif camerounais notamment avec en lien avec la mise en place du dispositif intĂ©grĂ© d’enseignement Ă  distance ; – ExpĂ©rience solide en matiĂšre d’élaboration, de planification, de mise en Ɠuvre et d’évaluation de programmes /projets liĂ©s Ă  l’éducation ; – Solide expĂ©rience en matiĂšre d’évaluation du systĂšme d’éducation en situation d’urgence ; – ExpĂ©rience confirmĂ©e de l’Ă©valuation de programmes et de projets pluriannuels et comportant plusieurs volets ; – CapacitĂ© Ă  traiter de grandes quantitĂ©s et divers ensembles de donnĂ©es et documents liĂ©s au systĂšme Ă©ducatif ; – Avoir dĂ©jĂ  conduit des missions d’évaluation de projets/ programmes similaires ; – Excellentes capacitĂ©s de rĂ©daction et de communication en Français, notamment dans le cadre d’approches participatives, multisectorielles et pluridisciplinaires – Bonne connaissance de la mĂ©thodologie de calcul, analyse et interprĂ©tation des indicateurs scolaires ; – TrĂšs bonne connaissance de l’ODD4- Education 2030 et de la stratĂ©gie 2063 de l’UA. **PROCESSUS DE SÉLECTION ET DE RECRUTEMENT** ——————————————– Veuillez noter que tous les candidats doivent remplir une demande en ligne et fournir des informations complĂštes et exactes. Pour postuler, veuillez visiter le site Web de l’UNESCO [carriĂšres](https://careers.unesco.org/careersection/2/joblist.ftl). Aucune modification ne peut ĂȘtre apportĂ©e Ă  la candidature soumise. L’Ă©valuation des candidats est basĂ©e sur les critĂšres de l’avis de vacance de poste et peut inclure des tests et/ou des Ă©valuations, ainsi qu’un entretien basĂ© sur les compĂ©tences. L’UNESCO utilise des technologies de communication telles que la vidĂ©o ou la tĂ©lĂ©confĂ©rence, la correspondance par e-mail, etc. pour l’Ă©valuation des candidats. Veuillez noter que seuls les candidats sĂ©lectionnĂ©s seront contactĂ©s et que les candidats Ă  l’Ă©tape de sĂ©lection finale seront soumis Ă  une vĂ©rification des rĂ©fĂ©rences sur la base des informations fournies. L’UNESCO rappelle que la considĂ©ration dominante dans le recrutement du personnel doit ĂȘtre la nĂ©cessitĂ© d’assurer Ă  l’Organisation les services de personnes possĂ©dant les plus hautes qualitĂ©s de travail, de compĂ©tence et d’intĂ©gritĂ©. L’UNESCO applique une politique de tolĂ©rance zĂ©ro Ă  l’égard de toute forme de harcĂšlement. L’UNESCO s’est engagĂ©e Ă  atteindre et Ă  maintenir une rĂ©partition gĂ©ographique Ă©quitable et diversifiĂ©e, ainsi que la paritĂ© des genres parmi les membres de son personnel dans toutes les catĂ©gories et Ă  tous les niveaux. En outre, l’UNESCO est rĂ©solue Ă  atteindre une diversitĂ© de personnel sur le plan du genre, de la nationalitĂ© et de la culture. Les candidatures de ressortissants d’États membres non et sous-reprĂ©sentĂ©s ([veuillez cliquer ici pour la derniĂšre mise Ă  jour](https://fr.unesco.org/careers/geographicaldistribution)) sont particuliĂšrement bienvenues et vivement encouragĂ©es. Les personnes issues de groupes minoritaires et de groupes autochtones, ainsi que les personnes handicapĂ©es, sont Ă©galement encouragĂ©es Ă  postuler. Toutes les candidatures seront traitĂ©es avec la plus grande confidentialitĂ©. Une mobilitĂ© mondiale est requise pour les membres du personnel nommĂ©s sur des postes internationaux. L’UNESCO ne prend de frais Ă  aucune Ă©tape du recrutement.

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Grant Opportunities: Women’s World Banking announces Fintech Innovation Challenge

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Deadline: 15-Sep-22

The 2023 Fintech Innovation Challenge is inviting applications from fintechs pioneering innovative financial solutions that break the persistent challenges in serving the low-income women’s market.

Through a highly competitive process, Women’s World Banking’s Fintech Innovation Challenge identifies and elevates 4 later-stage fintechs pioneering innovative financial solutions that break the persistent challenges in serving the low-income women’s market.

They are looking for fintechs currently developing innovative products and solutions that address low-income women and their needs.

Award Information
  • The four finalists and grand prize winner will be awarded mentorships, personalized UX design and investor consultations, membership to exclusive networks and priority access to fintech events attended by investors and partners around the world.
  • Four Finalists
    • Invitation to pitch your solution at Women’s World Banking’s Fintech Innovation Challenge in February 2023 in Dubai as part of the Making Finance Work for Women Summit.
    • Invitation to join Women’s World Banking Global Network, with one-year complementary membership.
    • Fast tracked application to Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship’s Accelerator at Santa Clara University focusing on women’s economic empowerment and climate resilience, which features:
    • Access to a Silicon Valley network of 300+ mentors
    • An average of $750K in investments raised 3-years post-accelerator
    • Exclusive pitch advisory session with Women’s World Banking Asset Management team.
    • Priority access to UX design consultation with an industry expert.
    • Invitation to attend the Making Finance Work for Women Summit in Dubai and leverage networking opportunities with 300+ high-profile global stakeholders in financial services, fintech and financial inclusion.
  • Grand Prize Winner
    • Priority access to key 2023 fintech-investor networking events powered by Elevandi, such as Point Zero, Elevandi Connects and/or the Singapore Fintech Festival.
    • Priority access to Women’s World Banking’s global PR firm, Porter Novelli, to help develop strong media presence and drive visibility and exposure
    • Invitation as a featured speaker at a Women’s World Banking Making Finance Work for Women thought leadership event.
    • Automatic membership
  • Female Founders Circle
    • For the first time ever, they are forming the Female Founders Circle. All female-founded fintechs that make it to the Top 12 will be granted automatic membership into this premier group.
    • The Female Founders Circle is an exclusive network of like-minded female-founded fintechs that will have full access to Women’s World Banking’s global PR firm, Porter Novelli, helping them achieve new levels of visibility and exposure.
What sets them apart?
  • Women-Centered: Exclusive focus on solutions that aim to close the gender gap for women
  • Growth Potential: Access to major investor and partnership opportunities to foster growth potential
  • Later-Stage Fintechs: Emphasis on attracting later-stage fintechs, rather than start-ups
  • Expert Judging Panel: Diverse judging panel of industry experts in fintech, financial inclusion, banking and venture capital
  • Access to Broader Community: Opportunity to join and engage with the broader women’s financial inclusion community, such as Women’s World Banking Global Network
Eligibility Criteria
  • They invite fintechs who fit the following criteria to apply:
    • Leveraging Technology for Women: You are a fintech leveraging technology to provide financial solutions for underserved, low-income women.
    • Serving Emerging Markets: Your focus is on serving customers in emerging markets.
    • Preparing for Series A or Later: Your fintech is preparing for Series A or later and can demonstrate a minimum viable product and a path to profitability.

For more information, visit https://www.womensworldbanking.org/fintech-innovation-challenge-2023/