{"id":18133,"date":"2021-11-11T08:36:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T08:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentspen.com\/?p=18133"},"modified":"2021-11-11T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T08:36:33","slug":"kofi-annan-award-for-innovation-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentspen.com\/kofi-annan-award-for-innovation-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply For Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kofi Annan Award application form<\/strong>\u00a0| How to Apply Online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<p>All Eligible and\u00a0Interested\u00a0applicants may apply online for the\u00a0<strong>Kofi Annan Award\u00a0<\/strong>before the\u00a0application deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Kofi Annan Award<\/strong>\u00a0application form, requirements, eligibility, application guidelines, application deadl<a href=\"https:\/\/kenyapen.com\/\">i<\/a>ne-closing date, and other opportunities updates are published here on Studentspen.com for free.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kofi Annan Award Application Instruction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"Fh82H2pR\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">The\u00a0<strong>Kofi Annan Award\u00a0<\/strong>application is totally free of charge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Don\u2019t send anyone money for this opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Beware of Fraudsters!!!!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Subscribe to our notification list with your email to receive the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/studentspen.com\/category\/opportunities\/\">Latest Opportunities Update.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong><b>Details of Kofi Annan Award<\/b>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Kofi Annan Award<\/strong>\u00a0has been initiated by the Austrian Federal Chancellery, in collaboration with<br \/>\nthe\u00a0<strong>United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>the Austrian Development Agency<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0the Kofi Annan Foundation.\u00a0<\/strong>The Award aims to identify and support promising social entrepreneurs with digital or technology-powered solutions for people in Africa to help them build the foundations to scale.<\/p>\n<p>The Call will be open to African social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven enterprises with a measurable social impact and sustainable business model. The focus of the first edition of the Kofi Annan Award for Africa will be on Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Kofi Annan Award is seeking to support technology-powered solutions and approaches<br \/>\nthat are helping to achieve high-quality universal health coverage in African countries, including<br \/>\nfinancial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services, and access to safe,<br \/>\neffective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Kofi Annan Award<\/strong>\u00a0welcome applications from social entrepreneurs with digital or technology-powered solutions for people in Africa who are addressing one or more of the following challenges:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Availability and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and<br \/>\nvaccines (including production, transport and distribution, as well as financial mechanisms<br \/>\nallowing for affordability)<br \/>\n\u2022 Access to quality essential healthcare services (including telemedicine: diagnostics, data<br \/>\nexchange between health posts and specialists in hospitals and mHealth (Mobile Healt<br \/>\n\u2022 Availability and access to mental health services (including training of mental health<br \/>\npractitioners, tele-health solutions and projects aiming at de-stigmatisation)<br \/>\n\u2022 Better prevention and prophylaxis: early warning, risk reduction, and management of health<br \/>\nrisks (including disease prevention and prophylaxis and health awareness)<br \/>\n\u2022 Improve financial risk protection for the most vulnerable (including micro-insurance solutions,<br \/>\nreduction of out-of-pocket expenses, prepayment and pooling of resources for health)<br \/>\n\u2022 Wildcard: high potential disruptive innovations in the digital health space are welcomed to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Eligibility criteria<br \/>\n\u2022 Your company must be a for-profit legal entity and incorporated for at least two years at the<br \/>\ntime of application.<br \/>\n\u2022 Your solution is anchored in at least one African country.<br \/>\n\u2022 The applicant must have existing contacts \/ presence in the country of implementation: country<br \/>\noffice or other permanent presence, subsidiary, long-term operations or partnerships in the<br \/>\ncountry.<br \/>\n\u2022 Your innovation clearly addresses one or more areas of SDG 3 Target Indicator 8.<br \/>\n\u2022 The entity does not fall under any of the points listed in the solemn declaration<br \/>\n\u2022 Your innovation has more than 1 million people of total addressable market<br \/>\n\u2022 Your startup pays attention to environmental protection and climate change, gender equality and<br \/>\nwomen empowerment, as well as social inclusion (leave no one behind).<br \/>\n\u2022 Your startup is not required to make a monetary contribution to the proposed project budget.<br \/>\n\u2022 Your innovation should have a strong proof-of-concept with initial traction and a clear path to<br \/>\nscale.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits<\/p>\n<p><strong>The WFP Innovation Accelerator<\/strong>\u00a0together with\u00a0<strong>the Federal Chancellery of Austria (BKA),<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF)\u00a0<\/strong>wish to support innovative solutions that address urgent healthcare needs of people across Africa. Therefore, the offer is:<br \/>\n\u2022 To select 9 teams that will be invited to participate in a fully\u00a0<strong>virtual WFP Innovation Bootcamp,<\/strong><br \/>\nwhere they will benefit from the chance to work with technical and industry mentors who will<br \/>\nprovide guidance to further develop and refine their solutions.<br \/>\n\u2022 Projects that make it to Bootcamp have the opportunity to apply to the Austrian Development<br \/>\nAgency for 3 x EUR 250.000.<br \/>\n\u2022 The 3 ventures that are each awarded EUR 250.000 will also join the\u00a0<strong>WFP Sprint Programme,<\/strong>\u00a0a<br \/>\n12-month acceleration programme with access to mentorship, and a global network of partners.<br \/>\n\u2022 The final 9 ventures will be able to tap into and leverage a network of relevant businesses,<br \/>\ninvestors and mentors.<\/p>\n<p>Your application will be evaluated in equal weight according to the following criteria:<br \/>\n\u2022 Impact &amp; Scalability<br \/>\n\u2022 Team<br \/>\n\u2022 Innovativeness<br \/>\n\u2022 Traction<br \/>\n\u2022 Business Model<\/p>\n<p>Supporting documents<br \/>\nPlease be advised that successful applicants that receive an invitation to the Bootcamp will be<br \/>\nrequired to submit the following documents:<br \/>\n\u2022 Signed Company and Bank Details<br \/>\n\u2022 Proof of registration (extract from business register or commercial register, copy of business license)<br \/>\n\u2022 Tax registration number, copy of tax registration<br \/>\n\u2022 Articles of incorporation.<br \/>\n\u2022 Proof of creditworthiness (if available)<br \/>\n\u2022 Annual accounts of the last two years (if available)<br \/>\n\u2022 Police records \/CVs<\/p>\n<p>For More Information:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at\/en\/kofiannanaward.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at\/en\/kofiannanaward.html\">Visit the Official Webpage of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, if you have any Feeling regarding the\u00a0<strong>Kofi Annan Award application<\/strong><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Please kindly DROP A COMMENT below and we will respond to it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be Social By Sharing this post with Others!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kofi Annan Award application form\u00a0| How to Apply Online. 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