Grants & Investment opportunities

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Please find and add here information on grants and investment possibilities for the agricultural sector in Zambia.

These can be calls for tenders, private investors, and alike 

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G20 Challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation

The G20 Challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation is a global search for businesses with innovative, scalable, and commercially viable ways of working with low-income people in developing countries.
If you represent a successful business with an innovative way of working with individuals at the base of the pyramid, G20 encourages you to apply

Businesses around the world are finding innovative ways to work with low-income people living at the base of the pyramid (BOP), working with them as suppliers, distributors, retailers, or customers. These firms are called inclusive businesses. Developing an inclusive business model that addresses the particular needs of people living at the base of the pyramid is an accomplishment. Scaling that model and replicating it in new markets is a challenge.

By recognizing businesses that have already succeeded in developing innovative, scalable, and financially sustainable inclusive business models, the G20 Challenge provides a global platform for all businesses to learn from successful leaders in the growing field of inclusive business, and enables these leaders to come together and develop linkages with other inclusive businesses. When fellow innovators have the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences, who knows what new business opportunities may become possible?
Message from the G20

The Group of 20 and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have launched an online competition to find the best examples worldwide of businesses in developing countries that provide critical goods, services, and livelihood opportunities in financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable ways to those living at the base of the pyramid (BOP), called ‘inclusive businesses’.

More details on http://www.g20challenge.com/

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Application Tender for Grant Awards

                                                   

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF or the Gates Foundation) is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. The foundation is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family" The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty globally to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The foundation, based in Seattle , Washington , is controlled by its three trustees: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. Other principal officers include Co-Chair William H. Gates, Sr. and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Raikes.

To make further progress on these commitments, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) encourages Youth organizations, Socio-Cultural Organizations, Community organizations, Educators, Scholars, Researchers, Health Organizations, Professionals, Business Organizations, Decision makers in the public and private sector, Representatives of Governmental and Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs), Religious organizations, Human Right Organizations & Women Groups, Institutions and Individuals to apply in various categories of the on going grant award  scheme for  the use of global health, poverty and development, education and information; and other special projects in Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America and South America.

Interested applicants should contact us by email at our main office for further information on application procedure: ([e-mail])



Best Regards,

Sir. Anthony Taylor

Publicity secretary

Grant Scheme Committee

Seattle, WA 98102 , USA

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Private Sector Investment: Tender information

The first PSI Regular tender 2012 is now open for 48 countries worldwide.

The first PSI Plus tender 2012 is open for the following countries: Afghanistan, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Iraq, Pakistan, the Palestinian Authority, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Yemen.

The deadline for both tenders is Monday, 6 February 2012, 15:00 hours CET.

The second tender 2012 for PSI Regular and Plus will close on Monday, 20 August 2012, 15:00 hours CET.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Development Cooperation has announced the opening of the first tender 2012 for PSI Regular and PSI Plus by publishing the subsidy regulations in the 'Staatscourant'. The Guidelines explain the programme and set out the procedure and conditions that apply. Evaluation of your application will take place on the basis of the criteria set out in this document.

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