Call for solutions:
How to reduce stigmatization
and promote labor market integration of people deprived of liberty?

Send us your proposal until July 18th. We will support the implementation of up to three solutions

DO YOU HAVE AN INNOVATIVE PROPOSAL? PRESENT IT AND CONVINCE US!


This documentis for your information only. We provide it in order for you to read the questions in depth offline before entering your answers in the online form.

Important:

•Include only the most essential information of your proposal. Be concise and present it in the most convincing way.

•Follow the instructions on the word limit in each section.

•All questions, except the last two which are optional, have to be completed in order for your application to be considered.

•We encourage applications from people who not necessarily have worked with the beneficiary population but can contribute with an innovative idea from their field of expertise.

Please review your answers, something seems to be wrong

1) Basic information about the project leader

NOTE: Please check the information you provided carefully for spelling mistakes and use an email address that you check regularly as this will be the only way in which we will contact you.

I have turned 18 years of age at the moment of submitting this application

I have completed my studies at university degree level equivalent to a Bachelor degree or above

Education level

2) Where will you implement you project? (For researchers: which country will you research on?)

3) Which category describes best your proposal?

If applicable you can chose up to two categories:

4) With which type of actor would you identify yourself most?

Here you have the option to include up to three links that help us to get to know you better and learn more about your organization.

5) Stage

In which development stage is your proposal? Chose the optionyou consider closest:

Definition of the stages:

Idea: I have an idea I am passionate about but I have not taken any concrete steps to carry it out.
Design:I have developed my idea, established my objectives and the methods about how to reach the objectives, the timeline, budget, human resources and materials necessary to design a concrete implementation strategy.
Pilot Project: I have already been able to carry out a first project that has allowed me to incorporate new perspectives into my proposal and to a certain level get to know the human, economical, logistical, technological and methodological resources needed to achieve the objectives of the project.
Advanced: I have already carried out various projects or a program, and in addition to the previous stages I know how to monitor and evaluate the project as well as to measure its results and impact.

6) Tell us briefly about yourself (max. 250 words)

If applicable, tell us about your work, In which organization do you work?
Which position are you holding?

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7) Description of your idea (max. 500 words)

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8) Group of beneficiaries and impact (max. 150 words)

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9) Expected results (max. 150 words)

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10) What is innovative about your project? (max. 150 words)

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11) Working plan/Implementation (max. 300 words)

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12) Budget (max. 200 words)

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13) Cooperation with other actors (max. 150 words)

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14) Sustainability (max. 150 words)

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15) Team (if applicable) (max. 200 words)

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16) Scaling (max. 150 words)

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Optional Information

17) Impact on families (optional – max. 125 words)

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18) Gender perspective (optional – max. 125 words)

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19) Video

We are not only looking for innovative ideas but also for the best way to present them in order to raise awareness of this issue and of the needs of this invisible population:

•All applicants must present their proposal in a video of up to 90 seconds in an attractive way.

•For people who present research proposals the video is optional, but can provide extra points in the evaluation by the jury.

•You do not have to appear personally in the video.

•Chose a catchy title for your video of a maximum of 6 words.

•Proposals that are among the 5 most voted videos will receive extra points in the evaluation by the jury.

•Please be aware that having the most voted video is not a guarantee for receiving funds.

Requirements:

•Upload your video together with the application form in the available field online until July 18th at 2:00pm (Washington DC time).

•Videos can be of a max. 90 seconds length, applications with longer videos will be discarded.

•The preferred format is .mpeg4 but we also accept .mov, (standard format for cellphone videos) mp4, .avi, .wmv, .MPEGPS, flv, 3gpp, webm

•Between the 20th and 25th of July we will publish the videos on the website of this call and on the You Tube playlist Convocatoria I-Lab: Liberando Ideasof our account BID Competitividad e Innovación and they will be open for votes (by counting the number of likes).

•The link and exact hours of the voting will be published a day before voting starts on this website.

•We safeguard the right not to publish videos that do not fulfill an ethical standard and do not contribute to the understanding of the proposal.


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