Theme: Better Neighborhoods, Better Homes  Date and Place: 10-11 March, 2005  Important Interim Dates:  Competition Launch: 22 October, 2004 Deadline for Proposals: 6 December, 2004 Announcement of Finalists: 14 January, 2005 Competition and Awards Ceremony: 10-11 March, 2005  Objectives:  ¨             To identify innovative approaches to alleviate poverty at the grassroots level ¨             To mobilize public opinion around key development issues ¨             To enhance engagement with civil society in the country ¨             To engage NGOs, government, private sector, and development agencies in new ideas through partnerships ¨             To share knowledge on innovative ideas that address the theme ¨             To ensure sustainable development and improved quality of life  Eligibility Criteria:  ¨      Projects must fall within the theme ¨      The competition will be open to civil society, including non-government               organizations (NGOs), foundations, private entities, community based                organizations, academic institutions, civic organizations and cooperatives ¨      Projects should be implementable within a timeframe of 12 months ¨      Activities must fall within a potential project award budget of about                  USD 10, 000-15,000  Criteria for Evaluation of Proposals:  ¨      Innovativeness – The project must present non-conventional approaches to address basic service delivery challenges. Projects seeking to expand existing initiatives are eligible, provided that they exhibit new elements in design or implementation not found in the original initiatives.  ¨      Focus – The project should focus on achieving tangible results in improving services, infrastructure and environment.  ¨      Sustainability – The proposal should show how a project can continue to operate and yield bene.ts beyond the period of the grant award.  ¨      Replicability – It must be possible for other organisations to implement the project idea in other places with similar conditions.  ¨      Impact – The project should be able to demonstrate tangible bene.ts for the intended bene.ciaries within 12 months  ¨      Cost Effectiveness – The project should propose effective ways to use the funding and its projected bene.ts should be commensurate to the size of the grant being requested.  ¨      Partnerships – The project should contribute towards building partnerships. This means that proponents could involve other institutions or stakeholders, such as national government agencies, community groups, donors, academic institutions, private sector and other members of civil society, including youth organizations at any stage of the project (i.e. conceptualization, implementation, monitoring and evaluation).  Knowledge Forum: Knowledge Forum provides opportunity for networking and exchange of ideas on the theme.  Contact: ipaichadze@worldbank.org or krekhviashvili@worldbank.org  For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org
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