[Gender] 2007 Development Marketplace - Call for Proposals

[Paula Zuñiga]

Please see the following call for proposals from the World Bank's
Development Marketplace on initiatives that improve health, nutrition and
population outcomes for poor people in developing countries.  See:
<http://www.developmentmarketplace.org/> www.developmentmarketplace.org
Apologies for cross-postings.

 

 

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From: dminfo at worldbank.org [mailto:dminfo at worldbank.org]
Sent: Tue 9/19/2006 7:43 PM
Subject: Announcing the Launch of the 2007 Development Marketplace Global
Competition


 <http://www.developmentmarketplace.org/> 


Proposal Deadline: November 17, 2006
Finalists Announced: February 9, 2007
Marketplace and Knowledge Exchange in Washington, D.C.: May 22-23, 2007
 <http://www.developmentmarketplace.org/> www.developmentmarketplace.org
<http://www.developmentmarketplace.org/> 



The Development Marketplace (DM) team in collaboration with the World Bank’s
Health, Nutrition and Population unit, announces the Call for Proposals for
the 2007 Global Development Marketplace (DM2007). This year, the World Bank
seeks to recognize and support initiatives that improve health, nutrition
and population outcomes for poor people in developing countries.

APPLY NOW! Proposals are welcome from a range of development innovators:
civil society groups, social entrepreneurs, private foundations, government
agencies, academia, the private sector, as well as staff from the World Bank
Group and other donor organizations. A total of US$4 million in awards is
available, with a maximum award size of US$200,000.

Proposals should address at least one of the following sub-themes:

*	Innovative mechanisms to reach vulnerable groups;

*	Public-private partnerships to improve delivery of health goods and
services;

*	Innovative inter-sectoral linkages, such as improving water supply,
sanitation services, indoor air pollution, roads, etc., for
illness/disease/injury prevention;

*	Cost-effective approaches/methods/technologies to improve local
capacity to gather, analyze and apply health, nutrition and population data.

Proposals will only be accepted in English and through the Development
Marketplace website: www.developmentmarketplace.org
<http://www.developmentmarketplace.org/> . Please visit the website for
detailed competition guidelines and step-by-step instructions in Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

All proposals should be submitted by 2300 GMT on November 17, 2006.

HELP GET THE WORD OUT! Please forward the following brochure with basic
information about the DM2007 to your professional peers and networks.
<http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTDEVMARKET/Resources/DM2007_Brochure.p
df> Click here to access the DM2007 brochure (PDF file).

 

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