Deadline: 31-Jan-21
The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Marine Accelerator Program (MAP) has been launched to advance the capacity of emerging conservation leaders and influencers from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, or Vietnam to scale up or expand initiatives that improve regional cooperation and address maritime and inland waterway issues, such as illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; river or marine ecosystem degradation; or marine debris.
Successful applicants to the YSEALI MAP will attend one virtual workshop in April and one in May, and an intensive in-person workshop in the Philippines in June. Participants will also get a chance to receive up to $2,000 in project grants to scale up and sustain their initiatives. The YSEALI MAP is a project of Save Philippine Seas and the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines.
Benefits
- Grow your Ecosystem: Connect with like-minded citizens, innovators, and experts from Southeast Asia and the United States.
- Project Funding: Ten initiatives will receive up to $2,000 to scale up and support upcoming activities.
- Continue Learning: Attend virtual workshops and an intensive in-person workshop to advance leadership skills
- Create ripples of impact: Improve your initiatives to serve your communities better.
Examples of initiatives that could be submitted are, but not limited to:
- Prototypes of alternatives to unnecessary single-use plastics.
- Prototypes of alternatives to storage containers for small-scale fisher folk to maintain freshness of catch.
- Community-based waste collection or recycling programs.
- Low-cost wastewater treatment tools.
- Campaigns to improve transparency and traceability in seafood.
- Monitoring or reporting platform for coral bleaching.
- Incentive programs for community-based small-scale fisher folk.
- Monitoring or reporting tool for IUU fishing.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be:
- between 18-35 years old;
- citizens and residents of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, or Vietnam.; and
- A YSEALI member. If you are not yet a member, register for free via given webisite. Complete the form at the upper right side of the website that says “Connect with YSEALI.”
Applicants may:
- Apply as individuals or a team of up to three members; and
- Represent private entities (including startups and social enterprises), civil society organizations, or academic institutions.
Initiatives may be an online and/or offline campaign, a digital platform (web- or mobile-based), a for-profit enterprise, or a community-based project. Initiatives must:
- Address marine and inland waterway issues in the region;
- Be at least six months old and a maximum of five years old; and
- Exhibit innovation, early social/scientific impact, and the potential to scale.
For more information, visit https://www.savephilippineseas.org/map
