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The ONE Africa Award Throughout Africa, there is amazing progress to end extreme poverty and preventable disease. New ideas and exciting approaches are transforming lives. The ONE Africa Award will celebrate African progress toward achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, the world’s blueprint to a better future, ranging from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education. The ONE Africa Award celebrates the progress made, and looks forward to solutions for the challenges still ahead. With the launch of the ONE Africa Award, we will recognize the Africa-driven efforts that have demonstrated success at a community, national, or regional level. We hope that, by honoring the commitment and progress on the ground, new efforts can be inspired and more lives can be saved. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q: How does an individual or an organization apply for the ONE Africa Award? [Download the application here (PDF)] Please print and fill out the application and mail to: Edith Jibunoh You can also prepare your application as a word document and email it to: edith.jibunoh@data.org If you would like hard copies of the application sent to you please contact the above address. Q: Who is eligible for the award?
Q: What criteria will be used to evaluate the applications? Applications will be assessed against the following criteria: * Extent to which the individual/organization has designed and implemented an innovative program that employs new approaches to achieve the MDG(s); * Ability to demonstrate and communicate specific indicators of progress linking project work to progress in a given MDG sector(s) in a clear results framework; * Demonstration of the ability to replicate efforts of the individual/organization to ‘scale up’ the intervention; * Demonstration of strong accountability mechanism i.e. community consultations and involvement in programs; and * Extent to which the individual/organization has employed creative partnerships to achieve its goal. These partnerships may include public and/or private sector actors. To qualify for the ONE Africa Award, organizations and/or individuals must be Africa-based and indigenous. Q: What is the deadline to apply? The application process is open until August 15, 2008. The winning applicant will be contacted in September 2008. Q: What is the prize for the ONE Africa Award? ONE will present the winning applicant with a USD$100,000 prize. Q: Who will select the winner? The winner will be selected by a panel of experts and members of the ONE Board of Directors and Policy Advisory Board. For more information, contact: THE ONE AFRICA AWARD
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