Today is the last day to submit proposals for the I-LAB contests “Inclusive Finance” and “Inclusion in Firms”. It is also the last day to vote for the best innovative solutions already online. Participate now! Visit http://www.bidinnovacion.org/inclusion-en-empresas/en/votar/
Approximately 10% of the world’s population has some form of disability. Many people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean are excluded from labor markets and live in poverty. There is very limited accessible education and training, and people with disabilities are often excluded from the job markets because of this. In addition, job opportunities often present both physical and non-physical barriers. In order to reduce the social and economic exclusion of people with disabilities, it is crucial to support ideas that can generate income while fighting back the prejudice. Help us create a more inclusive society through innovative solutions.
Participate the I-LAB contests until December 31st of 2012, visiting http://www.bidinnovacion.org/en/concursos-del-i-lab/
Visit http://www.bidinnovacion.org/en/concursos-del-i-lab/ and participate to win a grant of up to $50,000. All you have to do is present an innovative solution for the problem we propose. Only three weeks left to register!
Submit your idea visiting http://www.bidinnovacion.org/disruptive-ideas/. If you are already the author of an idea in the contest “Disruptive Ideas”, have you thought about developing your idea further, and presenting a proposal for the I-LAB contests, “Inclusive Finance” and “Inclusion in Firms”? If you submit a formal proposal for these last two contests you will be competing to win a grant of up to $50,000!
Help us create a more inclusive society by presenting innovative solutions. Participate in our contests and share your idea, or compete with your proposal to win a grant of up to $50,000! Only three weeks left until the end of the I-LAB contests! Visit http://www.bidinnovacion.org/en/concursos-del-i-lab/ for more information.
In the I-LAB contests, “Inclusion in Firms” and “Inclusive Finance” the first selection will be done by the public´s vote. The number of votes will indicate which proposals are among the 20 finalists. Then, a panel of experts will select the best and most innovative solutions among the 20 finalists. Therefore, it is very important to note that submitting your solution as soon as possible will guarantee you more time to receive more votes! Although projects will be prioritized according to the number of votes, all proposals will be read.
INNOVATION and INCLUSION: these are our key words! The I-LAB contest titled, “Disruptive Ideas” is a call for the public to share ideas with the world. The authors of the best and most innovative ideas in the I-LAB platform will gain the possibility of explaining them in detail to IDB experts.
The contest titled, “Inclusive Finance” is a call for formal proposals that have the potential of bringing inclusion to people with disabilities in the financial sector of Latin America and the Caribbean, both as employees as well as costumers. This particular call is open to financial institutions and public or private entities that are legally established within one of the member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (for more information about the member countries please visit: http://www.iadb.org/en/about-us/member-countries,6291.html).
In the case of “Inclusive Finance”, if the proposal is not submitted by a financial institution, then the participant must list a financial institution as a partner for the project. Applicants that are not a citizen of, or are not legally established in a member country of the Inter-American Development Bank, may apply through a local partner.
Have you ever thought of innovation as an instrument to boost the social and economic inclusion of people with disabilities? Do you think that innovation could help create a more inclusive society? Visit http://www.bidinnovacion.org/en/concursos-del-i-lab/ and submit your proposal before December 31st.
Gianfranco is a 10-year-old from Costa Rica and he has low vision. He is one of the children who have benefited from the audio game Sin Límites para Volar, a project born from 2010´s I-LAB contest “A World of Solutions: innovations for people with disabilities”. You can download the game visiting: http://www.fairplaylabs.com/sinlimites.html
Discover more visiting the profiles of our past projects: http://www.bidinnovacion.org/proyectos-del-i-lab/un-mundo-de-soluciones/ . Help us build, through technology and innovation, a more inclusive society. Participate in the I-LAB contests of 2012!
Many ideas have already been shared in the I-LAB contest “Disruptive Ideas“. This call for solutions seeks to explore what kind of problems people with disabilities face, and what could be done to promote a more inclusive society. If you think you would like to participate in this challenge but you are not sure about your idea, get inspired looking at ideas that have already been proposed in the I-LAB platform. Here we share some of them:
One of the most voted ideas is the one about training for people with disabilities and an audio-library, where people with disabilities can look for job offers that are inclusive. Do you think you would vote for these ideas? There is also more than one idea involving a loan program through social networks, as well as the increase of teleworking or telecommuting opportunities in the region. What do you think about telecommuting? Visit the voting zone, find your favorite idea, vote and comment what you are thinking!
