Ockenden International Prizes for Innovative Refugee/Displaced People Projects 2023 (£100,000 in prizes)

Ockenden International Prizes for Innovative Refugee/Displaced People Projects 2023 (£100,000 in prizes)

When

Nov 30, 2022    
12:00 am

Event Type

The Ockenden International, renowned for its work for and with refugees for more than 70 years, has launched its 11th annual competition to find and reward the most effective self-reliance projects for refugees and/or displaced people.
Ockenden International has helped refugees and displaced people across the globe. They believe that all refugees and displaced people have a right to live with dignity and be supported in seeking self-reliance. They recognize that self-reliance can be promoted in many different ways and they seek to make their support similarly flexible.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Open to non-profit organizations, which can enter their own projects or alternatively nominate projects managed by non-profit partners or affiliated organizations.
  • Projects can be led by – or have a high level of participation from – the project beneficiaries themselves.
  • Prizes will be awarded to projects that promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people.
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Prizes

  • The £100,000 prize money will be shared equally by four winners – to be announced by the March 31, 2023 – who will each receive £25,000 to extend their projects and programmes.

Entry Rules

  • Organizations may submit one entry only in each prize year.  Unsuccessful organizations are welcome to reapply in future years.
  • Previous winners are ineligible for three years.
  • The project must benefit refugees and/or displaced people with a strong emphasis on promoting self-reliance. The primary focus of the project must be helping refugees and/or displaced people in need, rather than this being an ancillary benefit.
  • The organization must be able to show that the project has been effective with measurable evidence of positive outcomes.
  • The project entered must be up-and-running before the 1st of March 2023.
  • Entrants must include a copy of the organization’s latest audited accounts with their application. Where audited accounts are not available, entrants will have to provide other evidence of sound financial governance.
  • Organizations must have high standards of financial and administrative governance.
  • During the short-listing process, entrants may be asked to provide references or other evidence of the project and their financial and administrative governance. This may include due diligence on bank accounts nominated by entrants for the receipt of prize money.
  • All short-listed entrant referees will be asked to provide references and any other evidence related to the organization’s entered or nominated project.
  • The two nominated referees required by all entrants must be third-party, relevant external observers.
  • Prize money will only be paid to a bank account held in the organization’s name. In no circumstances will prize money be paid to a personal bank account. Ockenden International will not be responsible for any bank or transfer fees.
  • Prize money must only be used to help refugees and/or displaced persons in need and Ockenden International is required to ensure that prize money is used by a winning organization for charitable purposes. It is anticipated that, in general, prize money will be used to continue or expand the project referred to in the entry or for a similar future project run by the organization.
  • Prize winners will be required to provide information to Ockenden International about the projects and the use of prize money which Ockenden International will share on its website and in other communications.
  • The jury’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • By submitting an entry, the organization entering the Ockenden International Prizes agrees to be bound by these Rules.
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Judging Criteria

The judges will, in particular, look for:

  • Projects that promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people. These may be 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; or any other programmes 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.

How To Apply

All entries should be made via the online Entry Form. All entries – and supporting documentation, including financials and accounts – must be in English.

Entries by Post

For organizations lacking stable access to the Internet, postal entries will be considered. If required, download the .pdf version of the Entry Form, complete the form in block letters, print and mail it, along with the requested documentation, by the closing date to:
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