Deadline: 18-Apr-21
Applications are now open for Digital Innovations for Human Rights to create digital solutions for Human Rights Defenders to execute their work in better, more efficient and more secure ways.
After the Call for Ideas 10 teams get pre-selected to join the Design Sprint. You will work together with trained coaches to develop, refine and redesign your idea, solution or approach.
At the Pitch Event the 10 teams present their ideas, solutions and projects. Based on common selection criteria, the jury selects 4 winning teams that will receive part of the total award money and further support in terms of a 6-month Mentorship Program. The total award money of UGX 60.000.000 is going to be divided among the teams according to their needs.
In the following 6 months after the Pitch Event, experienced mentors will support the 4 winning teams according to their specific needs.
Areas of Action
- Digital Inclusion
- Are you working on the challenge of access to technology, stable networks and the Internet in the most remote regions of Uganda? Do you want to ensure that women or people belonging to minority groups are equally able to live digital participation? If your idea, solution or approach revolves around Digital Inclusion, this is your Area of Action.
- Capacity Building
- Do you look at systems from the meta-level and want to develop cross-cutting solutions that contribute to more effective human rights work? Have you found an approach on how to develop sustainable training opportunities and financing models? Digital ideas, solutions and approaches aimed at Capacity Building fall within this Area of Action.
- Security, Safety, and Privacy
- Are you working on a digital solution to streamline reporting structures of human rights violations? Or do you have an idea or approach that will enable Human Rights Defenders to exercise their right of assembly and association without hesitation? Everything around Safety, Security and Privacy, on- and offline falls into this Area of Action.
- Knowledge Sharing and Collaborative Learning
- Are you taking up the challenge of creating digital solutions for e.g. better networking and more effective communication between Human Rights Defenders? Or did you find an innovative and easy way for Human Rights Defenders to disseminate information on? This Area of Action is all about Knowledge Sharing & Collaborative Learning among Human Rights Defenders.
- Healthcare
- Are you taking up a challenge that affects the physical and mental health of Human Rights Defenders? A digital solution to improve the physical protection of Human Rights Defenders at demonstrations or a digital socio-psychological support service for Human Rights Defenders are only two ideas that could fall into this category. What is your idea?
- Media On/Offline
- Are you working on a solution that will make it easier for Human Rights Defenders to disseminate information through traditional media channels? Or do you already have an idea or approach to preserve the freedom of expression of bloggers in social media? If you want to overcome challenges regarding Media On/Offline, this is your Area of Action.
Funding Information
- The total award money of UGX 60.000.000 is going to be divided among the teams according to their needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- They highly encourage women or people belonging to minority groups to apply.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be evaluated independently by at least two persons according to the following criteria:
- Problem-Solution-Fit: Does the idea address the needs of the target group?
- Impact: How impactful is the idea?
- Motivation: Is the team impact-driven and motivated?
- Human Rights Work: Does the team bring experience from previous work in Human Rights?
- Team’s Skill-Set: Does the team have the (digital) skills to make it happen?
- Degree of Innovation: How innovative is the idea in that context?
- Technology: Is the idea technology-based or to be implemented with digital means?
For more information, visit https://digitalhumanrightslab.org/innovation-program/