[EQ] Call for proposals with innovative ideas to improve health, nutrition and Population for the Poor

The World Bank's Global Development Marketplace (DM) for 2007 focuses on
Health, Nutrition and Population

DM2007 is offering US$4 Million in awards for proposals with innovative
ideas to improve health, nutrition,
population outcomes of poor people in developing countries.

Website: http://tinyurl.com/z4898

2007 Development Marketplace Global Competition: Improving Results in
Health, Nutrition and Population for the Poor!

Proposal Deadline: November 17, 2006

Finalists Announced: February 9, 2007

Marketplace and Knowledge Exchange in Washington, D.C.: May 22-23, 2007

DM seeks to recognize initiatives that use:

   Innovative mechanisms to reach vulnerable groups,

   Public-private partnerships to improve delivery of health goods and
services,

   Innovative inter-sectoral linkages for illness/disease/injury prevention
(such as improving water supply, sanitation services, indoor air pollution,
roads, etc.),

   Cost-effective approaches and technologies that build local capacity to
gather and use information on health, nutrition, and population in
developing countries.

DM is a World Bank program that identifies and funds small-scale, creative
development projects that deliver results and have the potential to be
expanded or replicated.

The global DM is open to all: individuals, non-governmental organizations,
civil society organizations, academia, foundations and development agencies,
including World Bank Group staff. Visit the DM website for competition
guidelines and instructions in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese,
Russian and Spanish

     Review the 2007 Competition Guidelines

     DM2007 Competition Guidelines (eligibility, assessment criteria,
competition process, timeline). Follow links in the green box on the right
to
      read guidelines in languages other than English.

     Read the Instructions & Sample Proposal

     DM2007 Step by Step Instructions (PDF)* includes proposal questions and
detailed explanations.Follow links in the grey box on the right
      to read instructions in languages other than English. Sample Proposal
(PDF)*

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