Deadline for Wazo prize entries

Applications are now open for the Wazo prize, an innovation prize competition to make climate information more useable for poor and vulnerable communities in Kenya.

The prize, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), will award cash prizes to entrepreneurs and innovators who come up with new solutions to use climate information in a way that helps vulnerable individuals, households and communities in Kenya better tackle climate uncertainty and risk.

The Wazo prize is the first of a series of prizes to be awarded in Kenya over the next three years. It is part of the Ideas to Impact Programme, which is seeking to explore how innovation prizes can benefit communities across the world in the areas of climate change adaptation, energy access and access to clean water.

The prize competition is open to individuals and organisations that can demonstrate how their idea can make a positive impact in Kenya. The prize was formally launched in Nairobi, 30th September 2015, and will close on 7th February 2016. In March 2016, the top fifteen ideas will be awarded cash prizes. The Wazo prize has a particular focus on the recognition, showcasing, and publicity of novel ideas and actors in the area of climate information.

 Questions? For further information about the prize, eligibility criteria and how to apply, visit http://www.climateinformationprize.org/ or contact: 

Nicki Spence,

Prize Manager,

Cardno Emerging Markets (EA) Ltd,

Nicki@climateinformationprize.org