Funding Friday
Happy Khmer New Year from Cambodia!
Before many of you sign off for a few days to celebrate with family and friends, get an update about funding possibilities this week. This week we cover environmental conservation efforts and strides in healthcare and technology. Check out what is available!
Happy New Year,
Jesse Orndorff
Global
💻 Open Call for KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition
📝 The KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator competition seeks tech entrepreneurs worldwide. This annual event highlights innovations and tech-enabled solutions, offering global exposure, networking, and mentorship opportunities to finalists and winners. The competition emphasizes the importance of technology in solving global challenges and supports entrepreneurs in scaling their innovations globally.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Global Tech Entrepreneurship: How does global competition drive innovation in technology?
Mentorship and Growth: What role does mentorship play in scaling tech startups?
Networking and Visibility: How crucial is global visibility for emerging tech companies?
🔗 Open Call for KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator Competition
👩💻 Mozilla Senior Fellowship for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
📝 Mozilla's Senior Fellowship program seeks individuals with experience in AI to work on projects ensuring its ethical use and inclusivity. The focus is on engaging communities historically excluded from AI's design and use, emphasizing human rights and environmental justice. The fellowship aims to foster a more equitable future in AI technology.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Ethical AI: How can we ensure artificial intelligence systems are developed and deployed in an ethically responsible manner?
Inclusivity in AI: What strategies can be employed to include diverse communities in the design and use of AI technologies?
Impact of AI: How can AI be leveraged to address pressing global challenges while ensuring the protection of individual rights?
🔗 Mozilla Senior Fellowship for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
🌊 Keystone Grants Program
📝 The Keystone Grants Program, offered by the Save Our Seas Foundation, supports research, conservation, and educational projects focusing on marine wildlife, particularly marine chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, and skates). This initiative aims to fund projects that can make a significant impact on marine conservation efforts globally.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Marine Conservation: How can targeted funding accelerate conservation efforts for marine species at risk?
Research Impact: What innovative research methodologies can be employed to study marine ecosystems effectively?
Education and Awareness: How crucial is educational outreach in changing public perceptions and actions towards marine conservation?
🔗 Up to $25,000 Available Under Keystone Grants Program
Asia Pacific
💼 BuildPalestine Fellowship Program
📝 The BuildPalestine Fellowship Program is designed to support early-stage social enterprises in Palestine. It focuses on helping these enterprises refine their business models, expand their impact, and prepare for scaling. The program offers workshops, coaching, and a demo day for participants to showcase their projects.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Social Impact: How can social enterprises in Palestine contribute to societal challenges through innovation?
Sustainability: What strategies can early-stage enterprises adopt to ensure long-term sustainability?
Community Support: How important is community and network support for social enterprises in regions facing economic and political challenges?
🔗 BuildPalestine Fellowship Program
📰 OCA Consultant- Sawt Activity in Jordan
📝 Internews invites proposals for an OCA Consultant for the Sawt Activity in Jordan to assess media organizations. This role involves conducting comprehensive organizational assessments to inform capacity building and support under the Digital First program, enhancing media partners' organizational, editorial, and technological growth.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Capacity Building in Media: How can organizational capacity assessments drive media development and sustainability?
Innovation in Media Support: What innovative tools and approaches can be used to assess and enhance media organization capacities?
Sustainable Media Development: How does strengthening media organizations contribute to a more informed and engaged society?
🔗 Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) Consultant, Sawt Activity in Jordan
💡 India: NIDHI – Entrepreneur In Residence Program
📝 The NIDHI – Entrepreneur In Residence Program aims to inspire top talents in India towards entrepreneurship by minimizing the risks associated with starting up and offering financial support to offset opportunity costs. It encourages innovations and startups, particularly in technology-driven sectors, by providing a supportive ecosystem through the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Risk Mitigation in Startups: How can programs like NIDHI-EIR reduce the perceived risk of entrepreneurship?
Support Ecosystems: What role do support ecosystems play in nurturing technology-based startups?
Innovation to Startup: How can innovative ideas be effectively transitioned into successful startups?
🔗 India: NIDHI – Entrepreneur In Residence Program (Round 4)
♀️♂️ Ideation Impact Challenge
📝 The Bangsamoro Youth Commission invites institutions, organizations, or researchers to submit policy research proposals focused on young Bangsamoro men and women. The challenge seeks to address issues that hinder youth empowerment, aiming to foster gender-based research, provide evidence-based solutions, encourage interdisciplinary research, and promote gender equity and social justice.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Youth Empowerment: How can policy research foster youth empowerment in conflict-affected areas?
Interdisciplinary Research: In what ways can interdisciplinary research contribute to gender equity and social justice?
Evidence-Based Solutions: How can evidence-based research inform policy and practice to address the challenges faced by young men and women?
🔗 Ideation Impact Challenge (Philippines)
Africa
🏆 Nominations Open for Global Startup Awards
📝 The Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa seeks to recognize and celebrate innovative startups, ecosystem enablers, and other stakeholders across Africa. By focusing on cross-border collaboration, GSA Africa aims to offer startups exposure to new markets, networking opportunities with industry leaders, and potential access to funding. The awards highlight the importance of innovation, impact, and the spirit of entrepreneurship in the African continent.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Cross-Border Collaboration: How can startups leverage international partnerships to drive innovation and growth in Africa?
Innovation and Impact: In what ways can startups contribute to sustainable development goals through innovative solutions?
Ecosystem Support: How crucial is ecosystem support in fostering a thriving startup environment in Africa?
🔗 Nominations Open for Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa
🧑🏾🤝🧑🏽 Enhancing Social and Behavior Change in Kenya and East Africa
📝 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is offering funding for initiatives to support social and behavior change in Kenya and East Africa. This activity aims to empower individuals, households, and communities to adopt and sustain priority health behaviors by addressing various influencing factors, increasing evidence use, and strengthening systems, structures, and policies.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Behavioral Influence: How can we effectively address the individual, social, and structural factors that influence health behaviors in Kenya and East Africa?
Evidence Use: What strategies can increase the availability and use of evidence in designing and implementing health interventions?
System Strengthening: How can the technical capacity at individual, organizational, and systems levels be enhanced to support health behavior change?
🔗 Enhancing Social and Behavior Change in Kenya and East Africa
🕊️ Building Peace through Promoting Inclusive and Participatory Transitional Justice in South Sudan
📝 The initiative focuses on supporting Civil Society Organizations in South Sudan to engage in and facilitate transitional justice processes, aiming to foster peace, truth, reconciliation, and healing in certain regions of the country.
🤔 Thought-Provoking Questions and Insights
Engagement in Transitional Justice: How can inclusive and participatory approaches in transitional justice contribute to peace-building in post-conflict settings?
Role of Civil Society: What is the importance of civil society organizations in the transitional justice process?
Funding and Support: How do grants and financial support from international bodies impact the effectiveness of transitional justice initiatives?
🔗 Building Peace through Promoting Inclusive and Participatory Transitional Justice in South Sudan