Hello Everyone!
We have been receiving similar questions asking for clarifications to the guidelines, so we cleaned it up so as to clear up any confusion. You can see the new guidelines in PDF format here. Additionally, there is a new look to our competition page! Email us any further questions at ideasforaction2015@gmail.com.
Best of luck,
the I4A team.
Hello everyone! We are about a month away from releasing the prompt, and a couple months away from the deadline for submissions. So far, we have about 500 registrants and a handful of teams signed up, and we hope more people register as time nears.
If you haven’t already, follow us on Twitter to stay in the know of competition details. We will also release tips and questions that will spark ideas and guide you in structuring your proposals. We want to make #ideasforaction an active topic of discussion. If you’re on Twitter, give us a shout-out, introduce yourselves, introduce your ideas, and engage with us!
Our partner YABT has created a video promoting the competition in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Watch and share the videos with your Portuguese and Spanish speaking networks:
Spanish: http://youtu.be/Wt5NWNh65uw
Portuguese: http://youtu.be/PrEFvp9kIxk
English: http://youtu.be/3N3ZOh-HZXk
The Stockholm Environment Institute will host an upcoming seminar: What Could the Sustainable Development Goals Mean for Sweden and Europe? This seminar will be held on November 27th with representatives of civil society, the Swedish government, and the European Commission. The event will be livestreamed. Read more about the event here.
In the next couple weeks, we will begin posting information to aid in addressing each of the pillars of the competition. Stay tuned!
We are excited for you all to share your ideas with us. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and we’ll talk to you soon!
We have decided to move the dates for one month – to avoid any conflict in schedules for school or the holidays. The new dates are as follows:
Competition prompt released to teams by end of December, 2014
Deadline for Submissions: January 31, 2015
Finalists Announcement: March 2, 2015
Winner(s) Announced: March 30, 2015
We are also pleased to announce the Youth to Youth community as our newest partner. The Youth to Youth (Y2Y) Community is a network of young people around the world aiming to channel fresh ideas and perspectives into development and to engage, inspire and empower youth in making a difference in their communities and beyond. We look forward to forthcoming activities with Y2Y.
Lastly, the following are the latest materials provided by the World Bank in regards to Financing for Development.
Introduction to the Proposal of the Open Working Group for Sustainable Development Goals
Financing for Development: Supporting Countries to Achieve their Sustainable Development Goals
The Post-2015 Global Agenda: A Framework for Country Diagnostics
Report of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts on Sustainable Development Financing
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