Registration for the IsDB-ILO Youth Green Skills Accelerator Challenge 2023 are now open. The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) are inviting non-profit organisations led by young people to propose new and innovative ideas and green solutions that support training processes for young people living in post-crisis situations.

To help young people further translate their activism, commitment and creativity into action, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have created the "IsDB-ILO Green Skills Accelerator Challenge Call", with the overall aim of promoting youth participation and skills for green jobs for a just transition.

Last year, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) designed the IsDB-ILO Youth Green Skills Accelerator Challenge Call to recognise, promote and help young people further translate their activism, commitment and creativity into action in relation to climate change action and the shift to a green economy.

benefits

• Financial support: The three best ideas indicate US$ 50,000, US$ 30,000 and US$ 20,000 respectively to implement the proposed solution.
• Global visibility: The winning proposals are hoping for support to raise awareness of their ideas and solutions, including an invitation to attend the COP, where they will present their projects; press affairs in the media, videos, among others.
• Technical support through an Online Innovation Lab: Through bootcamps and remote mentoring, the winning proposals received technical support to transform, refine, develop and pilot their ideas. The duration of the laboratory is between three and six months, depending on the stage of development of the solution.
• Access to a network of skills innovations: The winners and shortlisted will join the ILO Skills Innovation Network. They will be updated on the latest advances in innovation and skills development and will have access to tools, resources and knowledge-sharing events that they can use to build new ideas and solutions.

Eligibility

The candidate must fulfil the following criteria:

• Legally registered non-profit organisations - these can include government agencies, employers' and workers' organisations, cooperatives, educational and training institutions (including public TVET institutions, schools, training providers and universities), NGOs and civil society organisations, and other educational and research institutions.
• The candidate must be registered in a common IsDB-ILO member state or in the occupied Palestinian territories.
• The applicant will be required to provide proof of their legal registration.
• The applicant must have contractual capacity and have been in existence for at least two calendar years prior to the deadline for submitting applications.
• The applicant must provide a detailed budget and indicate a contribution from the applicant organisation corresponding to at least 10 per cent of the value of the proposal, which can be represented by expenses in kind or staff costs.
• The solution answers one or more of the challenge questions listed in the "target scope" (see section 3 of the Participant Guidelines).
• All submissions must be made in English or Arabic.

Application

The application process comprises two stages:

First Round of Entries

Candidates must:

• Review the eligibility criteria for participation in the challenge call, the selection criteria for evaluations and the Terms and Conditions applicable to the ILO Implementing Agreements specified in these Terms and Conditions. Participant Guidelines .
• Fill in the registration form at Portuguese or Arabic and send it by 28 July 2023 (midnight Geneva time). Before preparing the Application Form, please consult the list of Application Questions at Portuguese or Arabic . They recommend first preparing your application information and answers using this list, as the online application form does not allow you to save an application before sending it. In addition, prepare a budget estimate using the Budget Template at Portuguese or Arabic and send it in on the enrolment form.

Applications can be sent in English or Arabic. Only applications selected for the second round of applications will be contacted. No fee is required to participate in the challenge call. Late or incomplete entries will not be accepted .

Second round of applications

If your application is among the top 10 applications submitted, you will be asked to submit an extended project proposal and will be invited to present your project proposal at a final online presentation event.

For more information, visit the IsDB-ILO Challenge .