- Grant Amount – $150,000
- Deadline – April 30, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub is looking for proven innovative WASH solutions with potential for accelerated scale.
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The $150,000 UNICEF Sustainable WASH Innovation Hub sources, accelerates and scales transformative water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions to drive lasting impact for children and their families.
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Solutions within the innovation portfolios are selected based on their potential to accelerate results for children across multiple countries, regions, and potentially globally. The portfolios ensure that innovation is strategic and programme-driven, with a focus on evidence-building and scaling up across multiple geographies.
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This Call for Applications is intended to expand the WASH innovation portfolio with solutions that address systemic problems for WASH. They are seeking a diverse range of innovative solutions, including but not limited to programmatic models, private sector approaches, public sector strategies, and other relevant models.
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Benefits
- If you are ready to scale your WASH innovation with UNICEF, here’s what they offer:
- Global reach: Access UNICEF’s networks across 190+ countries, collaborate with field teams, and engage with governments to expand your impact.
- Strategic matchmaking: Connect with ecosystem actors, creating pathways for scale impact through strategic alliances and community engagement.
- Expert support: Gain technical and financial guidance to align your solution with market needs, regulatory frameworks, and best practices.
- Catalytic funding: Access to an initial grant of approximately 150,000 USD in flexible funds to support evidence generation, feasibility studies, and market understanding and assessments.
Eligibility:
- Be a Registered Entity: Apply with one lead entity as a registered company, university spin-off, NGO, UN organization or Government agency.
- Have Financial Viability: Availability of a detailed financial plan and projections for the next 12 months.
- Address WASH Hub Goals: Solution must clearly tackle at least one WASH Hub Problem Statement.
- Operates in UNICEF Countries: Has demonstrated the impact of the solution or plans to in at least UNICEF Programme Countries, with plans to expand.
- Commit to Scaling: Be open to broader adoption of the solution including potential uptake of the innovation by others (no IP sharing required).
- Adhere to UNICEF Policies: Agree to UNICEF’s General Terms and Conditions of Contract, UNICEF’s Policy Prohibiting and Combatting Fraud and Corruption, UNICEF’s Policy on Conduct Promoting the Protection and Safeguarding of Children, the United Nations Supplier Code of Conduct and UNICEF’s Information Disclosure Policy.
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