$2,500 Free Funding – Gov Labs by NED Incubation Program 2021 for Civil Society Organizations
GovLab is a 12-week program designed to identify, select, and support organizations that develop innovative and practical solutions to enhance good governance and public service delivery.
This program is designed to enhance citizen engagement, government accountability, and transparency by finding solutions that foster wide-scale access to public services. These innovations would primarily address pain points that militate against effective implementation and enforcement of human rights and rule of law by government officials and its representatives at the local, state, and national levels. Selected participants will then engage stakeholders to get a deeper understanding of the issues and be supported through a mentorship program to develop solutions that meet the objectives of the program.
Benefits
Grant: Get up to $2,500 worth of equity-free funding
Deals: Get discounts and free offers from our partners
Business Advisory: Get access to a pool of mentors and business experts
Strategic Partnerships; Access to a network of partners
Eligibility
We are currently accepting applications from Civil Society Organizations and innovators operating in Nigeria. In order to participate in this program, the following criteria have to be met:
Solution improves services
Solution can be adopted easily
Solution should leverage technology
Idea/solution solves a clearly defined pain point
Solutions show scalable impact
The solution should provide data capturing abilities
Citizens should prioritize new solution over what already exists
Key areas of interest for your solution
Applications should focus on the following areas
Low Level of Citizen Participation
Solutions that drive citizens’ participation in the process of governance to demand accountability and transparency
Corruption in Procurement
Solutions that track procurement processes, mitigates foreign bribery and simplifies the Nigerian budget and public data.
Low Level of Institutional Cooperation
Solutions that drive cooperation of all government bodies starting from the lower levels
High Cost of Political Campaigns
Solutions that regulate spendings on political campaigns
Poor Remuneration of Civil Service Personnel
Policies and initiatives that drive for better remuneration
Low access to funding for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
Solutions that encourage crowdsourcing for CSOs
Program Timeline
6th January, 2021 Call For Applications
8th February, 2021 Review
15th February, 2021 Build
1st March, 2021Acceleration
6th June, 2021Demo Day
Application Deadline: February 6th 2021
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