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WORLD BANK
HOSTS HIV/AIDS INITIATIVE
The Development Marketplace competition held
annually in Washington, DC has become a global
event for innovative ideas aimed at advancing
the fight against poverty. The World Bank and
its development partners award start-up funds
to projects that bring people and institutions
together and have the best promise of moving from
concept to concrete results. South African projects
have been among the most successful winners.
What is the regional Country Innovation
Day?
The World Bank is organizing a competition for
project proposals from Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia,
South Africa and Swaziland. The purpose of the
initiative is to support projects proposed by
various organizations in the five countries within
the framework of the Development Marketplace.
The Country Innovation Day is a chance for organizations
to present their new and creative ideas and to
meet with others and share best practices and
creative solutions.
Theme: HIV/AIDS: "Turning Ideas into Action".
Competition categories:
- Promoting income generation for HIV positive
people, especially in rural areas
- Stepping up awareness for prevention, especially
among young people
- Reaching vulnerable people, including children,
people with disabilities and orphans
- Ways to de-stigmatize the disease
- HIV/AIDS workplace programs and private sector
community programs
Eligibility Criteria
Proposals will be reviewed to ensure that they
conform with the criteria below:
1. Recognized NGOs and CBOs, academia as well
as the public and private sector, are welcome
to submit proposals
2. Twelve month maximum implementation time
frame
3. We encourage project proposals that can be
implemented in partnership with another organization
4. Demonstrated project-administration ability
of an applicant / organization
5. Proposals must be submitted in English
Call for Proposals
Watch for the World Bank's call for proposals
through HIVAN's website at www.hivan.org.za
and remember, should your organization submit
a proposal, please do so only in English.
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