Deadline: 19-Aug-23
Youth-led organizations, individuals, or social enterprises are encouraged to submit applications for the Youth Solutions Micro-Grant 2023.
Young people are uniquely placed to become effective agents of change within their communities. Recognizing this potential, the Youth Solutions Micro-Grant will support the youth to start, replicate, or scale up their solutions to housing and urban challenges in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Youth Solutions Micro-Grant will:
- Harness youth solutions through mentorship from international experts to strengthen their ideas;
- Invite 10 youth-led organizations to be part of the Youth Assembly Suwon, South Korea to network and showcase their solutions to actors in the housing and urban sectors across the Asia-Pacific region.
This micro-grant will only support solutions that are developed and managed by the youth for the benefit of the community where they operate.
Funding Information
- Seed funding of US$2,000 to five (5) youth solutions that promote a more innovative, inclusive, and collaborative housing ecosystem for sustainable urban development.
- Duration: The solution should be implemented and completed before April 2024.
Prizes and Benefits
- The Top 10 finalists will get a reserved space at 4th Asia-Pacific Youth Assembly in Suwon, South Korea on October 22, 2023 to showcase their solutions and network with global actors, potential donors, and investors.
- All 10 finalists will be paired with expert mentors to help refine their youth solutions as they prepare to pitch for seed funding.
- From the 10 finalists, five youth solutions will receive a microgrant. They will also receive mentorship from international experts to help implement their project.
- Winning youth solutions may also be requested to showcase their project in other future Habitat for Humanity events.
Geographical Coverage
- This call for application welcome proposals from youth-led organizations, individuals, or social enterprises operating in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka.
Eligibility Criteria
- Youth-led organizations, youth groups, social enterprises or young individuals that will apply for the Youth Solutions Micro-Grant 2023 are subject to the same criteria as other partners of Habitat for Humanity.
- Applicants must be accountable, transparent and refrain from all discriminatory practices and adhere to Habitat for Humanity International’s safeguarding policies.
- Applicants should fulfill the following criteria to be considered for the Micro-Grant:
- Be a young individual or be a youth-led organization: a majority of the positions and decision-making roles within the organization are held by people between the ages of 18 and 30.
- Be able to use the micro-grant for either an existing project or a new one.
- Have no adherence to or affiliations with violent ideologies or antagonism against any particular country, culture, religion or belief system, ethnic group, gender, etc.
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