Apply for SDGs Awards 2020!
Does your project help to fulfil one or more principles of Sustainable Development Goals, either in the Czech Republic or abroad? Then apply for prestigious SDGs Awards 2020! Already for the fourth time, the Association of Social Responsibility in cooperation with the Czech Development Agency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Environment […]
Challenge Fund topics: What are the Development Challenges for Spring 2020?
Few days ago, Challenge Fund: Czech solutions for SDGs opened its Call for Proposals for the fourth time. What are the Development Challenges waiting for innovators in Spring 2020 application process? Find out more in an infographic above. The aim of the initiative funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic is […]
Where traditional meets contemporary: Designing efficient wood-burning stoves in Georgia
Agora CE, a Czech non-governmental organization has been working in Georgia since the Abkhaz war. Their knowledge of the local situation and everyday problems of its people helped them to succeed in the 2019 Challenge Fund call with an innovative design of an energy-efficient wood-burning stove that addresses the local needs while respecting and bearing […]
CHALLENGE FUND 2020: APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
We are happy to inform you that the spring 2020 Call for Proposals for the Challenge Fund of the Czech-UNDP Partnership is open and accepting applications. The objective of the Challenge Fund: Czech solutions for SDGs is to facilitate transfer of Czech know-how and innovative solutions that would address development challenges and contribute to the […]
Our CUP of tea: The story behind the tea production project in Georgia
How difficult is the journey from tea leaves to a cup during the COVID-19 pandemic? And what are the current conditions and the future potential of Georgian tea production? Petr Sič is one of the innovators that succeeded in the autumn 2020 Challenge Fund call and is currently implementing his project on a sustainable and […]
If people witness domestic violence, why don’t they act?
People who witness domestic violence in Georgia but fail to intervene either don’t feel they have the authority to act or don’t know how to help the victims, according to new research conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the UN Women and the Embassy of the Czech Republic. With studies […]
Can you help solve challenges?
More than 150,000 people still lack access to modern energy services, water and sanitation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over the last 40 years, 70 percent of Georgia has suffered repeated hydro-meteorological and geological events, with economic losses exceeding US$14 billion. In the Republic of Moldova, the rural productivity is highly vulnerable to climatic conditions which […]