Introduction The World Bank’s Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grant program that identifies and provides direct support for innovative, grassroots development ideas. Since its inception in 1998, DM has awarded roughly US$35 million to more than 800 projects through Global and Country-level Marketplaces. These small-scale projects not only deliver results, but also have the potential to be expanded or replicated elsewhere. The 2006 Global Development Marketplace (DM2006) will be held in collaboration with the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP), and the World Bank's Water and Energy Practices. The competition will focus on three key elements of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—Water Supply, Sanitation, and Energy. Providing safe and reliable water supply, sanitation facilities, and clean and affordable energy services is a key World Bank Group priority in its mission to reduce poverty. The objective of DM2006 is to recognize and support local innovative initiatives that increase access to sustainable, affordable, and safe water supply, sanitation, and energy services for poor people in developing countries, and have credible potential for replication and scaling-up. 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 and other donor organizations. Back to top
Theme The theme, Innovations in Water, Sanitation, and Energy Services for Poor People, builds on the ongoing efforts of the World Bank, WSP, and ESMAP to increase access to water supply, basic sanitation, and energy services in developing countries in an environmentally and financially sustainable manner. Safe water, sanitation facilities, and energy services are vital for survival, yet more than a billion people in developing countries remain without safe water and 2.6 billion people lack hygienic sanitation facilities. Nearly 3 billion people cannot access or afford modern fuels and electricity for their homes. The numbers are staggering and the need, urgent. Unsafe water supply and inadequate sanitation contributes to water-related infections and parasitic diseases—disproportionately affecting the poorest people in developing countries, particularly children. Inadequate sanitation facilities degrade groundwater, coastal, and river resources on which poor people depend for their livelihoods. Reliance on wood fuels combined with inadequate housing/cooking facilities lead to a high incidence of respiratory infection from indoor air pollution, and contributes to deforestation, soil erosion, and environmental degradation. Moreover, the lack of energy for basic human activity such as agriculture, transport, medical care, communication, education, and enterprise further marginalizes poor people and limits their ability to increase their incomes. DM2006 seeks to support innovative and sustainable local-level solutions that improve the quality of and access to water supply, sanitation, and energy services for poor communities in developing countries. In doing so, the World Bank and the development community will gain valuable insights on providing effective and efficient service delivery to the poor. For brief summaries of previous water and energy Development Marketplace winners, please click here. Back to top
Eligibility Criteria DM2006 is open to a wide variety of organizations, including Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), multilateral and bilateral development agencies (including the World Bank), private foundations, universities and schools, private sector groups, individuals, and local and municipal governments. Development Marketplace projects must be implemented in developing countries. Proposals will be screened to ensure that they conform to the following criteria: Sub-themes: Proposals must reflect the theme of Innovations in Water, Sanitation, and Energy Services for Poor People, in any of the following areas: Service Delivery: Sustainable delivery of water supply, sanitation, and/or energy services to poor households Environment: Renewable energy, clean energy technologies, energy efficiency, and/or environmentally sustainable sanitation solutions to poor households and 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, forests) specifically for the provision of water supply, sanitation and energy to the poor.
Implementing organization and partnerships: Proposals must be submitted in partnership with at least one other organization. DM is particularly interested in proposals from local organizations working in developing countries. Proposals from international organizations will be considered eligible only if their implementing partner is a local organization. Private businesses and individuals must include a non-profit partner such as NGOs/CSOs, multilateral/bilateral development agencies, foundations, universities/schools, or government. Municipal and local government agencies are eligible to apply in partnership with at least one of the other different organizations mentioned above.
Implementation time frame: Proposed activities must be completed within two years of receiving the initial disbursement from Development Marketplace. Results: The output or results outlined in proposals should be measurable and demonstrate a direct impact on improving the access to services by poor and marginalized households in an environmentally sound manner. Projects with the sole output of research, such as publications or conferences/forums with no directly verifiable results on the ground, will be ineligible. The proposals should also demonstrate financial viability and the potential to scale up. Maximum award size: The maximum award size for DM2006 is US$200,000. Awards to winners will vary in size according to the needs outlined in their proposals. In past years, awards typically ranged between US$50,000 to US$150,000. Past winners and applicants to regional and country DMs: If your project is already being funded by the World Bank Group or if you are a past DM winner (Global or Country-level), you may submit a proposal that is significantly different from the project or idea for which you have received funding. You may not submit the same idea or project. If you have submitted a proposal to any of the on-going regional and country DMs (Albania, Benin, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, China, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Kosovo, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, and Vietnam, you may not be eligible to send a proposal to DM2006. Please contact the Development Marketplace team at DMinfo@worldbank.org for further clarification. Language: Proposals must be submitted in English. If you are unable to submit a proposal in English, you may choose among the options provided below (See “Options for translating your proposal into English”). Back to top
Assessment Criteria Proposals will be assessed according to the following criteria: Innovation: Extent to which idea varies from current approach – e.g. a novel approach to implement an idea or in a new country/region. The DM is especially interested in a variety of innovations, such as affordable technologies; application of advanced technologies to services to the poor; financing mechanisms; institutional arrangements and partnerships designed to unblock constraints to service delivery; innovative contracting instruments; people-centered approaches to service delivery; behavioral change; and innovative use of technology for capacity building and training; among others. Examples of past DM winners, including those in the area of water supply, sanitation and energy, can be found on our website. Realism and Results: Extent to which project outputs or results are clear and have a direct impact on improving service delivery to the poor. Project teams should present a realistic implementation time frame and budget. Financial Viability: Extent to which the implementing organization is able to sustain their activities beyond DM funding phase. Project teams should demonstrate their ability to make the project financially viable by leveraging funds from grants and non-grant resources (such as user fees, community contributions, etc) to make the project financially viable. Sustainability (organizational, social, and environmental as relevant): Extent to which the proposal addresses organizational capacity, environmental sensitivity, and local support and participation. Replicability and Scaling up: Extent to which project could be transferred or replicated elsewhere (internally or in another country). In particular, the potential for the idea to be applied at a large scale.
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DM2006 Timeline and Key Steps The Development Marketplace competition is guided by the values of inclusiveness, diversity, fairness, and transparency. The overall process is described below. October 3rd, 2005 – November 30th, 2005: Call for proposals
All proposals for DM2006 should be submitted through our website. Click here. November 30th, 2005 – February 14th, 2006:Review of proposals
Proposals will be reviewed against the assessment criteria mentioned above. February 15th, 2006: Announcement of finalists Assessors will select roughly 100 finalists. February 15th- April 4th, 2006: Submission of finalists’ proposals
All finalists will be asked to submit a more detailed proposal by April 4th. Finalists will be invited to the 2006 Marketplace and showcase their ideas before an international jury. The World Bank will cover the expense for one representative from each finalist team to attend the event. May 8th -9th, 2006: 2006 Global Development Marketplace & Knowledge Exchange, Washington, D.C.The Global Development Marketplace will be held on May 8-9, 2006. At the Marketplace, an independent jury comprised of World Bank staff and leading individuals in development outside the Bank (academia, civil society, foundations, government, other donor institutions, and the private sector) will evaluate each proposal and select about 40 winners. To take advantage of the presence of a variety of development actors in one place, DM convenes a Knowledge Exchange to share ideas and engage finalists with other representatives of the development community in productive and inventive partnerships and networks. May 1st-12th, 2006: UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14), New York City, New York. Selected winners of DM2006 may be asked to participate in the fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, which will focus on Energy for Sustainable Development, Industrial Development, Air Pollution/Atmosphere, and Climate Change. CSD sessions typically include a “Partnership Fair” that provides a platform for various stakeholders and practitioners working in sustainable development to network, identify partners, combine efforts, and learn from each other's experiences. Back to top
Awards The World Bank Group expects to provide roughly US$4 million in Development Marketplace Awards to the winners selected by an international jury. Other award categories may be announced in the months leading up to the event, or at the Marketplace itself.
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