Apply for the GoalKeepers Youth Action Accelerator 2019 (Up to $30,000 in support)

 

Deadline: October 31, 2018

Applications are open for GoalKeepers Youth Action Accelerator 2019.
The Goalkeepers Youth Action Accelerator is a 12-month pilot project
that will engage and support up to 30 youth advocates using data to
improve local development related to poverty, hunger, health and
well-being, education, gender equality and water and sanitation (Global
Goals 1-6).

These youth advocates will have access to a suite of funding and
technical capacity development support, valued at up to $30,000.
Participants will also have access to local and international networking
opportunities to garner visibility and mobilise funds for their initiatives.

Do you want to increase youth representation and influence in
development decisions in your community? Do you want to generate and use
data to improve accountability for local development?  Do you have a
great idea, but need a little extra support to realise its full
potential? If this sounds like you, apply now!

Eligibility

They’re looking for young advocates from all walks of life with proven
determination and experience.

You’re an ideal candidate if you:

  * Are an experienced social activist, researcher, campaigner,
    technologist, scientist or change agent.
  * Are committed and ready to advance and accelerate the progress of a
    successful idea now and in the longer-term.
  * Are passionate about solving local development issues, no matter
    what it takes

You (the applicant) should fulfill the following criteria:

  * You are a young person (age 18-35 as of 1 January  2019) or
    represent a youth-ledorganisation.
  * You or your organisation are affiliated with one of the following
    partners:
      o Action for Sustainable Development
      o Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
      o Goalkeepers Community
      o CIVICUS
      o George W. Bush Institute
      o Obama Foundation
      o Restless Development
      o If you’re not affiliated with any of these organisations, you
        can sign-up to become a CIVICUS member here
       

    You work in your community to enhance local development in Africa,
    Asia, Latin America or the Middle East (with priority given to
    Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia).

  * You are able to dedicate up to 50% of your time to
    Accelerator-related activities from January to December 2019,
    including a 5-day workshop in Arusha, Tanzania, from 21-25 January
    2019, and twice-monthly online calls.
  * You have the capacity to deliver on your proposed idea/plan.
  * You can share your expertise and knowledge with other participants,
    and bring learnings or synergies back to your organisation/community.
  * If you are applying as an organisation, you must demonstrate
    alignment between your organisation mission and the initiative.
  * If you are applying as an organisation, the governance structure of
    your organisation must approve your application.


Proposal Criteria:

Your idea should fulfill the following criteria:

  * The idea contributes to driving progress towards Global Goals 1-6
      ending poverty, eliminating hunger and/or promoting health and
    well-being, quality education, gender equality, and/or access to
    clean water and sanitation.
  * The idea focuses on the national or subnational (i.e. local) level.
  * The Accelerator will serve your long-term strategy.
  * The idea has been tested and is ready for acceleration.
  * The idea focuses on
(1) data sourcing and accountability (e.g.
    initiatives that collect community feedback to gauge how people
    perceive progress over time and/or crowdsource quantitative data on
    how much progress is being made on specific indicators) and/or
(2) data translation and storytelling (e.g. storytelling
    initiatives and campaigns that translate development data for
    advocacy efforts with leaders across sectors).


Assessment Criteria

  * Relevance to the Accelerator’s themes, i.e. data sourcing and
    accountability and/or data translation and storytelling
  * Feasibility, viability, and coherence of the idea
  * Impact and scaling potential in the near-term
  * Innovation, with a focus on creative ideas for generating and using
    citizen generated data
  * Proven experience and understanding of the problem
  * Soundness of budget and implementation plan
  * Clearly articulated link between Accelerator support and the
    initiative’s success
  * Human resource capacity

 Application:
  * Applications open: 26 September 2018
  * Applications close: 31 October 2018
  * Finalists announced: 30 November 2018
  * Virtual orientation (mandatory): December 2018
  * Workshop in Arusha, Tanzania (mandatory): 21-25 January 2019

If you are selected, you will also have the opportunity to engage in
additional networking opportunities to increase the visibility of your
initiative, build local and global solidarity and mobilise funds.

You can download the application form here to help you
prepare your application.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit
CIVICUS Alliance