The GSMA Mobile for Development Utilities Innovation Fund (“the Fund”) supports innovative organisations in emerging markets. The goal of the Fund is to improve access to basic energy, water and sanitation services using mobile technology. The Fund supports innovative business models that use technology and the reach of the mobile communications industry to deliver underserved or low-income consumers with new or improved access to energy, water and sanitation services. M4D Utilities serves as a “market facilitator” by sharing lessons learned and best practices from these trials to help operators, innovators and funders advance these models.
WORTH
- The amount of grant can be between GBP 100,000 and GBP 150,000.
ELIGIBILITY
- Be an entity registered and operating in the country of project implementation (whether domestic or foreign owned
- or a joint venture) in compliance with relevant business licensing, taxation, employee and other relevant regulations.
- The lead organisation must be able to accept foreign grants and deploy them in the country of implementation.
- The lead organisation must be in satisfactory financial health and be able to show two years of audited financial
- accounts; have adequate financial systems to report regularly to the Fund and, if required, undergo an external audit.
- If two years of financial audited accounts are not available, the GSMA is willing to discuss other suitable submissions.
- Have adequate internal human resource capability to implement the proposed project within the proposed timeframe.
- Have the potential and appetite to form strategic partnerships with mobile operators, where relevant.
- Not violate fundamental human rights or international labour standards.
DEADLINE
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