Entries Open for Ockenden International Prizes 2024

Donor Name: Ockenden International

Category: Awards, Prizes and Challenges

Publish Date: 03-Sept-2024 12:00 am

Deadline Date: 30-Nov-2024 12:00 am

Overview

Entries are now open for the Ockenden International Prizes, which seek to support locally-based and/or refugee-led organisations that work directly with refugees and displaced people to advance self-reliance.

Prize Information

The five winning organisations will each receive GBP25,000.

Eligibility Criteria

The five Ockenden International Prizes are open to not-for-profit organisations, registered with their relevant official national and/or local government bodies.

• All entries – and supporting documentation, including financials and accounts – must be in English and USD or GBP.
• Organisations may submit one entry only in each prize year. Unsuccessful organisations are welcome to reapply in future years.
• Winners of Ockenden International Prizes are ineligible to enter for the following three years.
• The not-for-profit organisation must be able to demonstrate the effectiveness of its entered program/project, preferably with measurable evidence of positive outcomes.
• The project/program entered must be up-and-running before March 1, 2024: i.e. it must have been established and operational for a minimum of six months.

Selection Criteria

The judges will, in particular, look for:

• Projects that promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people.
• Projects that are led by or have a high level of participation from displaced people themselves.
• Projects providing education, legal assistance and/or livelihood assistance.
• Projects that help refugees and/or displaced people build stable, independent lives.
• Projects that have proved to be highly effective in improving the lives of refugees and/or displaced people.
• Projects that have led to real change in the lives of refugees and/or displaced people.
• Effective initiatives, with measurable evidence of outcomes.

For more information, visit: Ockenden International