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[Willow Brugh]

We're with snv! Yay!

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Date: Mar 10, 2015 8:33 AM
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HDIF Round 1 Winners Announced

Twenty-one innovative projects have been awarded funds through the Human Development Innovation Fund’s (HDIF) Round 1 competition.

The Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) is proud to announce the 21 winners of its Round 1 challenge fund competition. The grants are part of an overall £30 million investment in innovation in Tanzania by UK Aid. HDIF was launched in May 2014 to fund innovative and sustainable solutions to create social impact in education, health and WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) across Tanzania. Winners for all HDIF funding opportunities are selected based on a combination and balance of 5 criteria: innovation, development impact, viability, organizational capacity, and results measurement.   HDIF’s Round 1 winners join HDIF’s existing 3 Initial Investments. All grant awards are subject to the satisfaction of specific conditions and final contract negotiations. With HDIF’s Initial Investments and Round 1 grantees, the overall fund’s portfolio now includes the following:

Organization Key Partner(s) Sector Stage Project Description Initial Investments Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT)   Health Pilot Improving the management of health systems through an Integrated Management System Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Deloitte Health Scale Up Population-based screening and comprehensive care for sickle cell disease PharmAccess International (PAI) CSSC, APHFTA Health Scale Up Scale up of SafeCare to improve quality health services Round 1 Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania Afya Micro-Finance Health Scale Up Improving access to affordable finance in healthcare Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa University Shirati Hospital, AMREF Health Scale Up Improving maternal and newborn health in rural Tanzania through an integrated solution for pregnant women and newborns Camfed Tanzania   Education Pilot Technology-supported learning Catholic Relief Services Grundfos WASH Pilot Revolutionizing remittance recovery in water Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC) Studi Academy Education Pilot Performance enhancement by eLearning in secondary schools Dageno Girls Center   Education Scale Up STEM education for girls utilizing Human Centered Design and problem-based education Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Tanzania Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) Education Pilot Delivery of ICT, entrepreneurship, and leadership education for youth Fundación Paraguaya de Cooperación y Desarrollo   Education Pilot Innovation and Entrepreneurship in education Ifakara Health Institute Trust (IHI) In2Care BV Health Scale Up Eave tubes/bricks for elimination of malaria in urban and peri-urban areas Maji Safi kwa Afya Bora Ifakara Safe   WASH Scale Up MSABI subscription-based private sector water point maintenance Massachusetts General Hospital JHPIEGO Health Scale Up Uterine balloon tamponade for safe births Pyramid Pharma Limited   Health Pilot Franchising healthcare delivery Sanergy Inc   WASH Pilot Sustainable sanitation in Dar-Es-Salaam's slums Shule Direct Co. Ltd. Eneza Education, Tigo Tanzania Education Pilot Access to quality education through mobile technology SimGas Tanzania Ltd.   WASH Pilot Bio-sanitation systems for schools SNV University of Twente WASH Pilot Revolutionizing the information infrastructure of public water services Sproxil, Inc.   Health Pilot Mobile product authentication (MPA) for pharmaceuticals Stitching Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS)   WASH Pilot Prepaid solutions for sustainable water services Ubongo Ltd.   Education Pilot Interactive edu-cartoons for school readiness Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)   Health Scale Up Accelerated care and treatment for mothers and neonates World Vision - Tanzania Intel, Team4Tech, TechnoBrain Education Scale Up ICT for skills and entrepreneurship education

INNOVATION WEEK Innovation Week is scheduled to take place between 23 -28 March 2015 in Dar es Salaam. For more details click here (or see attachment) and follow us on Twitter (@HDIFtz), Facebook (http://on.fb.me/1F2V82m) or LinkedIn (http://linkd.in/1AlcpAr).   FUTURE FUNDING The next funding round will open mid-2015. Guidelines and important dates will be posted on the HDIF website (www.hdif-tz.org) as soon as the final scope for Round 2 has been determined.   STAY CONNECTED HDIF will continue to keep you abreast of interesting innovation activities in Tanzania. Connect with HDIF and the innovation network in Tanzania by joining us on Twitter (@HDIFtz), Facebook (http://on.fb.me/1F2V82m) or LinkedIn (http://linkd.in/1AlcpAr).

P.O. Box 76724 | Plot 436 Block 11 TCRS Building | 2nd Floor, Mwai Kibaki Road/ Kiko Avenue Mikocheni Area | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

 

 

 

[Steven Feldman]

Massive ‘well done’ to all involved

Now it is down to delivery :)

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Steven

On 10 Mar 2015, at 12:39, Willow Brugh <willo...@gmail.com> wrote:

We're with snv! Yay!

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[Florian Rathgeber]

This is excellent news! Congratulations and massive thanks to everyone
involved! Is anyone attending this innovation week in TZ?

On 10/03/15 12:52, Steven Feldman wrote:
> Massive ‘well done’ to all involved
>
> Now it is down to delivery :)
> ______
> Steven
>
>
>> On 10 Mar 2015, at 12:39, Willow Brugh <willo...@gmail.com