The Seed Initiative, a Germany-based nonprofit institution that supports small-scale social and environmental enterprises in emerging economies, recently announced that it is accepting applications for the “2014 Seed Awards for Entrepreneurs in Sustainable Development,” a set of annual awards presented to entrepreneurs in developing countries that Seed deems to be the “…most promising, innovative and locally led…[and that have the] potential to contribute significantly to sustainable development…”. Each winner will receive USD 5,000, as well as access to technical and business development advisory services from Seed and its network of partners and previous winners of the awards.
In the 2014 edition, approximately 55 Seed awards will be conferred, including 30 “Seed Africa Awards” for enterprises in Ethiopia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda; 12 “Seed South Africa Awards” for enterprises in South Africa; 10 “Seed Low Carbon Awards” for enterprises in Colombia, India, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam; and 3 “Seed Gender Equality Awards,” for enterprises in other countries that are not members of the European Union (EU) or the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Completed applications are due by 23:59 Central European Time (CET) on April 8, 2014. Additional details can be found at http://www.seedinit.org/awards/about.html.
By A’kos Szebeni, Research Associate
About Seed Initiative
Seed Initiative (Seed) is a Germany-based nonprofit forum focused on supporting the development of small-scale social and environmental enterprises in countries with developing and emerging economies. Seed was launched at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa as a partnership among the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In addition to the founders, other partners in the Seed forum include: the governments of Flanders, Germany, India, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States of America; the European Union; and US-based Conservation International. Seed operates primarily through four activities: (1) the Seed Awards, an annual award scheme recognizing innovative social and environmental enterprises; (2) Seed Support, its business development service; (3) Seed Research and Learning, its research arm; and (4) Seed Forum and Network, a platform for interacting with its affiliates.
Sources and Additional Resources
Seed Initiative, http://www.seedinit.org/awards/about.html
MicroCapital, August 13, 2013, “Applications Open for Citi Foundation’s Indian Micro Enterprise Awards 2013,”
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MicroCapital Universe Profile: SEED Initiative
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=SEED+Initiative
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