Innovations in Water, Sanitation, and Energy Services for Poor People

The World Banks Development Marketplace Program, in collaboration with the Water and Sanitation Program and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme announces its Call for Proposals for the 2006 Global Development Marketplace (DM2006). With a theme of, Innovations in Water, Sanitation,and Energy Services for Poor People, the 2006 Marketplace expects to award US$4 million for ideas that provide clean water supply, sanitation and energy services to poor communities developing countries.

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Proposals are welcome from a range of development innovators civil society groups, social entrepreneurs, private foundations, government agencies, academia, the private sector, as well as staff from the World Bank Group and other donor organizations. Maximum award size is US$200,000

Proposals should be submitted by November 30, 2005 on one of the following sub-themes:

Service Delivery:
Sustainable delivery of water supply, sanitation, and/or energy services to poor households

Environment:
Renewable energy, clean water technologies, energy efficiency, and/or environmentally sustainable sanitation solutions to poor households and to small enterprises

Health:
Protecting health from environmental risk factors (indoor air pollution, contaminated drinking water, unsafe sanitation), including innovative programs for hygiene promotion and behavioral change

Natural Resources:
Sustainable management of natural resources (land, water, forest) specifically for the provision of water supply, sanitation and energy to the poor

Proposals will be accepted through the DM website at
http://www.developmentmarketplace.org/

Please visit the website for competition guidelines, the online proposal form, and step-by-step instructions in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.