Czech Challenge Fund – Cambodia

Description

1) Objective

The Czech-UNDP Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals Project aims to respond to the development challenges by transferring innovative solutions for SDGs to partner countries. The objective of the Czech Challenge fund: Innovations for SDGs is to facilitate the transfer of know-how and innovative solutions.

The challenges for Cambodia are:

• Sustainable Growth: with focus on e.g., Youth employment, Job creation, Support of youth and women-led enterprises and livelihoods.
• Green Economy and Circular Economy: with focus on e.g., Climate resilience, Sustainable agriculture.
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: with focus on e.g., Innovative green solutions and energy affordability, Energy efficiency.

2) Eligibility

The eligible applicants include the private sector, NGOs, universities, state institutions or research centres. The applicants are required to engage local partners to assure viability in local conditions and to promote the sustainability and scalability of the solution. Partnership with the local partner needs to be presented in the form of letter of cooperation, memorandum of understanding or similar document signed by both parties.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Cambodia.

4) Budget

Grants are ranging between US$20,000 and US$40,000, the applicants provide co-funding of at least 20% of the total cost of the project.

5) Application

The application deadline is 6 December 2024. Interested suppliers must submit their offer directly in the system as instructed in the solicitation document, following the instructions in the available user guide.