This piece is published by Ashoka Philippines through Rappler’s Lighthouse.
Are you running an initiative creating positive impact in your community? Are you looking to scale your work through funding and other support?
We’ve compiled a quick list of opportunities for you! Hurry, most are closing soon!
This page will be updated as more opportunities emerge this month so make sure to bookmark it.
FUNDING & MENTORSHIP
D-Prize Challenges
D-Prize Challenges award startup to entrepreneurs launching new organizations. They support organizations in any low-or-middle income country where extreme poverty still exists. The seed support is meant to be the launching point for organizations to grow to large-scale.
💰Grants of up to $20,000
🗓️ Closes on 3 November 2024
Mountaintop Fellowship
Mountaintop’s flagship program is a paid, one-year, full-time fellowship for the most promising local leaders to stay in or return to their home communities and contribute to systems change in lower-income places around the world.
💰$3,600 grant alongside mentorship and other benefits
🗓️ Closes on 8 November 2024
Whitley Awards
Whitley Awards are for dynamic, mid-career conservationists who are leading wildlife conservation projects in the Global South. Winners are nationals of the country in which they are working who are seeking to scale up proven work, that is embedded in the local community and would benefit from further funding, a profile boost and international support.
💰£50,000 GBP in project funding over one year
🗓️ Closes at midnight GMT on 31 October 2024
AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific
The AI Opportunity Fund: Asia-Pacific is an AI skilling initiative designed to equip workers, especially those who need more support to upskill themselves, with the foundational AI knowledge and tools needed for long-term positive professional outcomes.
Successful applicants will receive funding, comprehensive training based on Google and external AI courses, and the option for additional tailored training aimed at supporting vulnerable workers.
🗓️ Closes on 30 October 2024
EVENTS
Get WISER Summit
Image from Ashoka Arab World
It’s time to #GetWISER! Join Ashoka’s Women’s Initiative for Social Entrepreneurship (WISE) on October 30th & 31st for the third edition of Get WISER Summit. In the 2-day event, we aim to engage with innovators and decision makers in the entrepreneurship ecosystem to highlight the deep impact being led by women innovators worldwide.
🔗 Learn more and register here.
Leaders of Tomorrow: Developing Pathways for a Sustainable Future
UP-CIFAL Philippines invites everyone to join us for Leaders of Tomorrow: Developing Pathways for a Sustainable Future.
This event explores the impact and role of the youth in promoting the 2030 Agenda, examining both youth-led and youth-centric initiatives that foster their proactive participation in achieving sustainable development. It will feature the launch of Susie for Sustainability Book Series, a forum titled, Amplifying Voices: Fostering Youth Involvement for Sustainable Development, and a fair showcasing programs and initiatives of various UN and youth-led organizations.
28 October 2024 (Monday)
9:30 AM (Manila time)
bit.ly/RegFormLOT
RESOURCES
Image from Ashoka’s Changemaker Companies
Changemakers in the Workplace: When Employees Lead Social Impact
Research shows that companies with a higher density of employee changemakers are more sustainable and successful.
In collaboration with novelist Aurelie Razimbaud, Ashoka shares the personal stories of executives, managers and employees at all levels driving positive impact within their companies. Through heartfelt interviews, we highlight their journeys of employee-led changemaking, featuring leaders from companies like Boehringer Ingelheim, Kersia and more.