Sunday, September 10, 2023

SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2024

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Are you running a tech startup and want to transform the agriculture and food tech industry in Africa? Do you have a tech solution that makes the industry more sustainable and profitable while at the same time empowering value chain actors? Do you want support on raising investment, reaching more customers and having a significant impact?

The SAIS Investment Readiness Programme (IRP) offers you a yearlong, tailor-made support programme to raise investments and scale up your business! Precondition is that your tech startup registered in Africa, works in Africa, and offers scalable, market-based solutions for agriculture, food or climate change. The Programme is available in English and French.

Read more and apply: https://vc4a.com/giz/sais-2024/

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

JWH grants for young people in the environmental sector in developing countries

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The Joke Waller-Hunter (JWH) Initiative creates opportunities for young people in the environmental sector in developing countries to unfold their full potential. By providing small grants to individuals to expand their knowledge, experience and training, the Initiative aims to strengthen environmental Civil Society Organisations capacity and efficiency. The mission of the JWH Initiative is thus to provide an accessible and tailored small grant for education and training of individuals who are nominated by their organisation as potential future leaders.

Great candidates are: 
  • showing potential and ambition towards becoming a leader in her/his/their field of work.
  • working with or linked to local communities, community based organisations or civil society organizations.
  • fully embracing the idea of sustainable development, gender equality and climate justice.
  • having a strong background in and commitment to working on environmental and sustainable development issues.
  • showing potential and ambition to be innovative and creative.
The grant can be applied for a wide range of activities, depending on the individuals’ need and interest. Most grantees request funding for advancing either their knowledge, and skills through courses, training or expanding their experience through internships, exposure and exchange travels, participation in conferences, high level meetings etc. It is crucial the activities requested are exclusively for personal development and should not be part of a larger organisational project.

Applications for 2023 are open from August 1 until September 15, 2023 (5 PM CEST)

Read more and apply: https://www.jwhinitiative.org/contact#apply

AVAC 2024 Advocacy Fellows Applications

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AVAC is thrilled to invite applications for the 2024 Advocacy Fellows Program. Fellows accepted into the program, will mark the 13th cohort of this program. Read further to explore the history of the program, learn about new features for 2024, find application details, and register for upcoming informational sessions.

Eligibility
  • Emerging or mid-career community leaders and advocates who want to advance their advocacy skills and advocate for HIV, SRHR, STI, TB, and pandemic prevention and preparedness.
  • Individuals with experience or education in HIV or public health, or in advocacy for key populations (e.g., sex workers, LGBTQIA+ individuals, pregnant individuals, people who use drugs) or for social and economic justice.
  • Based in low- and middle-income countries with substantial HIV burdens and ongoing HIV prevention research or introduction of new interventions.
  • Please note that for 2024 fellowships, priority focus lies in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Proficient in written and spoken English.

Indigenous Fellowship Programme

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The candidate must be indigenous (non-indigenous persons will not be taken into consideration, even if they have close links with indigenous communities and/or organizations).

Age should not be a limitation to participation in the programme.

Formal education should not be a limitation to participation in the IFP given the socio-economic barriers confronted by many indigenous peoples that limit access to formal educational institutions.

Candidates should agree to train other indigenous persons after the return to their respective communities/organizations.

The candidate should be proposed, and his/her candidacy supported by his/her indigenous organization and/or community. It is desirable that the sponsoring organization has a firm constituency or membership and that it is representative.

The candidate should have a good working knowledge of the language in which the programme is imparted.

Consultancy: Development of guidelines - Sustainable Landscape Restoration

   
Project title: Supporting the Implementation of Integrated Ecosystem Management Approach for Landscape Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation in Tanzania

Consultancy title: Development of guidelines for public and private sector engagement in SLR related production systems in targeted basin

Post level: National

Location: Dar es Salaam, Lake Rukwa and Great Ruaha River Basins

Office: IUCN Tanzania

Estimate start and end date: 25th September – 24 November 2023

Objective of the assignment:

The overall objective of this assignment is to develop guidelines for enhancing public and private sector engagement and investment in sustainable landscape restoration related production systems in Great Ruaha and Lake Rukwa Basins.

Specific objectives of the assignment are to:
i. Review of public-private related policies and regulatory frameworks;
ii. Analyze existing SLR related public-private partnerships and initiatives and explore potential opportunities for investment in target Basins; and
iii. Develop guidelines for enhancing public and private sector engagement and investment in SLR.

Read more and apply: https://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.offline.download&offline_vacancy_id=6508 

WeWorld: Project Manager Zanzibar (Pemba Island)

   
Position: Project Manager Zanzibar (Pemba Island)

Reporting Relationship: Country Representative Tanzania

Duty station: Tanzania, Pemba Island 60% - Dar es Salaam 40%

Deadline: 20/09/2023

Starting date: Mid-October 2023

In October/November 2023, the project KIJANI PEMBA - Strengthening Urban Eco-Resilience in Chake Chake and Mkoani will start in Pemba Island, Zanzibar (Tanzania). WeWorld is partner of a consortium led by LVIA (Italian NGO). The overall objective of the project is to contribute to improving the living conditions of urban and peri-urban poor communities in Pemba through a community-based sustainable integrated territorial development, whilst the specific objective is to promote inclusive and sustainable growth in Chake Chake and Mkoani areas, South Pemba, by increasing climate urban resilience and access to basic services, socio-economic opportunities and decision making, especially for women and youth in the urban poor communities

Job description

The Project Manager will be responsible (70% of the assignment) for the successful implementation of the project’s activities concerning the infrastructures (markets, green areas, roads, bus stops, schools), the economic empowerment and the gender mainstreaming, providing guidance to the project team in achieving the agreed goals within the respect of time, quality and budget standards; s/he will be accountable to the consortium’s lead and the Country Representative. For 30% of the assignment, h/she will support the Country representative to strengthen and expanding the action of WeWorld in Tanzania.

Friday, September 1, 2023

Best Airfare Search Engines for International Flights

   

If you like doing your own research instead of booking through a travel agent, below is a list of search engine sites that I have used and continue to use when scanning for better price deals for international flights.
 
Some airlines do not participate in search engines; therefore, if there's a particular airline that you don't see in the list, you may want to visit their official website and compare prices.
  1. momondo.com
  2. justfly.com
  3. kayak.com/flights
  4. orbitz.com
  5. cheapoair.com
  6. skyscanner.com
  7. matrix.itasoftware.com/search
  8. kiwi.com
  9. google.com/travel/flights
Note: Google Flights used to be a great and useful tool if you wanted to get a rough idea of the price range per different departure and return dates up to months ahead, but it's been inaccurate as of the time of this post.

Tip: In the US, your point of departure can also make a difference on how much you pay in total for travel. You may get a better deal if you can travel domestically form your home state to catch an international flight from one of the airports listed in the US States below:
  1. New York
  2. Boston (especially flying Delta Airlines)
  3. Washington DC (especially if departing from BWI or IAD) 
  4. Los Angeles (especially if travelling to Asia)
  5. Chicago