The Africa Borderlands Centre Innovation Challenge

The ABC’s PMU is responsible for providing overall thought-leadership to the conceptualization and design of the innovation process. Its specific roles include coordination of the co-creation and solutions mapping workshops in the implementing border communities; development and application of monitoring and evaluation tools for the innovation challenge; provision of quality assurances for the implementation; overall management of accountability of the resources extended to recipient AccLabs/ COs; and support to visibility/ communication of the innovation outputs.
The project implementation shall be facilitated by the ABC, specifically through the conceptualization and design; transparent governance of the process; technical advisory and guidance; funding support; oversight and quality assurances; and provision of visibility

Funding

Funding for each awardee for the 2021 round will not exceed USD160,000 for each successful proposal. This funding support is provided to two country offices implementing the proposal. The counterpart funding required from each country office applying to the challenge is USD40,000.

Application

Completed applications, and attachments should be submitted in zipped folder to:hello.africaborderlands@undp.org.
The Innovation Challenge application window is open until 30 May 2021 at Midnight EAT.

For more details: https://www.africa.undp.org/content/rba/en/home/presscenter/events/call-for-proposals–the-africa-borderlands-centre-innovation-cha.html