Application
Deadline: Friday 28 August 2015
As the
world prepares to adopt the new set of development goals, the ONE Campaign
invites civil society
organizations, non-governmental organizations and other groups based in Africa to apply for the $ 100,000 (USD) 2015 ONE Africa Award.
organizations, non-governmental organizations and other groups based in Africa to apply for the $ 100,000 (USD) 2015 ONE Africa Award.
Eligible
organizations include those that can demonstrate commitment and success in
their advocacy to promote the attainment of one or more of the Millennium
Development Goals.
The 2015
ONE Award provides a bridge between previous efforts
geared towards MDGs and future efforts to contribute to the new development
agenda enshrined in what will be called Sustainable Development Goals, by 2030.
The ONE
Africa Award aims to recognize, reward, and advance the exceptional
work of organizations, founded by Africans and based in Africa, dedicated to
helping Africa achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The $100,000
award will bring recognition to innovative African efforts to fight poverty and
will incentivize more of such efforts.
Each
year, The ONE Campaign awards the prize of $100,000 which is
underwritten by an endowment from The Howard G. Buffet Foundation to
recognize, advance and reward the exceptional work of an African organization
that works toward the achievement of one or more of the Millennium Development
Goals. The award is in its eighth year running.
Eligibility
Criteria:
Award recipients
can be exceptional organisations and other groups demonstrating commitment and
success in assisting Africans in meeting one or more of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through
innovative advocacy based programs.
·
Qualified recipients may be engaged in direct services to
achieve any of the MDGs but must demonstrate a strong advocacy component
integral to the delivery and success of their programs.
·
Qualified recipients may be advocacy/pressure groups
and think tanks engaged in governance activities such as the monitoring of
flows of resources and/or holding governments accountable to commitments to MDG
attainment.
·
Award recipients can be exceptional organizations and other
groups demonstrating commitment and success in assisting Africans in meeting
one or more of the MDGs through innovative advocacy based programs.
Categories
Organizations
will be graded in 5 categories and will be awarded between 1-10 points ineach
of these categories:
i. Extent
to which the organization has designed and implemented an innovative advocacy
program that employs new approaches to impact in a given sector(s).
ii.
Ability to demonstrate and communicate specific indicators of progress and
impact linking work to a given sector(s) in a clear results-oriented framework.
iii.
Demonstration of the ability to replicate efforts of the organization to take
intervention to scale.
iv.
Demonstration of strong internal and constituency accountability mechanisms
(i.e. community leadership consultations and involvement in programs to
demonstrate the interventions are relevant to the majority of the poor in the
target community and empowers them in a sustainable way) along with
transparency of operations.
v. Extent
to which the organization has employed creative partnerships to achieve its
goal(s) and ensure coordination with other development actors. These
partnerships may include public and/or private sector players.
Please
provide a brief recommendation and scoring on the following achievements for
each organisation:
Good=10 ;
Average=7 and Weak=4
1.
Innovation
2.
Results
3.
Scalability
4.
Accountability
5.
Partnerships
6. Bonus
MDGs
Shortlisted
applications will undergo a due diligence process the month of October 2015.
How to
Apply:
Check you
are eligible to apply – read the award criteria
3. Submit
you application by Friday 28 August 2015