The Fonds SUEZ initiative carries out concrete actions in favour of access to water, sanitation and waste management in developing countries. In France, the Fonds support projects in the field of social and professional inclusion for the socially vulnerable populations.
Worth
- The Access to Essential Services Award, for a sum of €50,000 (fifty thousand euros) is awarded to a non-profit organisation as a reward for its innovation. It aims at creating a bridge between applied research and operational development projects. The objective is to promote the innovations to the greatest number of people so that then they may be used by professionals in the water, sanitation and waste management sectors in developing countries. The innovations, applicable in the field, can be technical, organisational, financial or social, and may concern tools for spreading information and knowledge.
- The Social Entrepreneurship Award, for a sum of €50,000 (fifty thousand euros), is awarded to a social entrepreneur for an initiative in the field of water access, sanitation or waste management. It aims at supporting business activities developed by social entrepreneurs in the sectors of water, sanitation and waste management in developing countries. These initiatives, which often generate jobs, have a positive social impact, particularly for poor and at-risk populations.
Selection criteria
- The project contributes to the improvement or development of water services, sanitation or waste management.
- The project concerns at least one developing country.
- The project has already produced conclusive results through one or several significant pilot phases.
- The project shall be widely replicable and free of royalties, or at least not subject to constraining intellectual property rights.
- The project is replicable (generalization to different contexts, easy implementation, adapted costs, etc.);
- The project must be free of all rights or at least not subject to restrictive intellectual property rights.
- The applicant organization and the team responsible for the project are recognized for their qualifications and experience
- The application form complies and is complete in form and content, the answers to the requested information are concise and clear, the presentation is clear etc.
- The application form must explain and describe the use that will be made of the Award funds in order to improve water services, sanitation or waste management in developing countries.
Deadline: January 16, 2016
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