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News July 15, 2015

WILD CARD ELEMENT OF GLOBAL RESLIENCE CHALLENGE NOW CLOSED!

We have now closed the “Wild Card” Challenge. The selected teams will join the 17 teams selected in Stage One and will also be eligible to implement the high-impact solutions with a focus on finance, technology or both. The selected ideas will have elements that are targeted at building resilience in three focus areas, that […]

News July 2, 2015

Revised Guidance for Wild Card Applicants

The guidance for Wild Card applicants has been revised to provide additional templates, including the budget template. The documents can be accessed below. GRP_Revised Guidance_Challenge Solution Statement (.docx) GRP_Revised Guidance_Challenge Solution Statement (.pdf)

News June 30, 2015

Global Resilience Challenge Teams Identify Major Barriers to Building Resilience

The Global Resilience Partnership today announced that 17 finalists in the Global Resilience Challenge will move forward with bold new proposals to build resilience in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. These finalist teams are made up of a diverse array of more than 150 experts from across Asia, Africa, […]

News June 19, 2015

Devex Global Resilience Challenge Blog Series – Cracking the coconut

Devex is publishing a series of blog posts highlighting the innovative projects supported by the Global Resilience Partnership, an initiative by The Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency designed to help millions in Africa and Asia build more resilient futures. The post – titled <a href=https://www.devex.com/news/cracking-the-coconut-4-ways-to-improve-financial-security-for-smallholder-farmers-86320>“Cracking the coconut: […]

News June 19, 2015

Devex Global Resilience Challenge Blog Series – How to build coastal resilience

Devex is publishing a series of blog posts highlighting the innovative projects supported by the Global Resilience Partnership, an initiative by The Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency designed to help millions in Africa and Asia build more resilient futures. The post – titled <a href=https://www.devex.com/news/how-to-build-global-coastal-resilience-past-present-and-future-challenges-86130>“How to build […]

News June 15, 2015

Conference Call on Wild Card Round to be Held on June 18

The Global Resilience Partnership will be hosting a conference call on the “Wild Card” portion of the Global Resilience Challenge on June 18, 2015 from 9:00-10:00am ET (1:00-2:00pm Dakar / 4:00-5:00pm Nairobi). The call will feature a short presentation provided by Global Resilience Partnership representatives and then a Q&A session. Participants are encouraged to register […]

News May 15, 2015

‘Wild Card’ Element of Global Resilience Challenge Now Open

The Global Resilience Partnership is now accepting applications from new teams to join the Global Resilience Challenge as “Wild Cards”. Wild Card teams will join the 17 teams currently participating in the Challenge and will be eligible for up to $1 million to implement solutions to build resilience in some of the world’s most vulnerable […]

News March 25, 2015

Global Resilience Challenge teams join forces to build resilience at Bangkok Regional Workshop

From March 30-April 2, members from 10 of our 17 Global Resilience Challenge teams will meet in Bangkok, Thailand at our first Asia Regional workshop. The teams, whose projects are all focused in South or Southeast Asia, will be meeting to discuss the broad scale of resilience and collaborating on how best to incorporate innovation, […]

News March 16, 2015

Global Resilience Challenge teams collaborate on resilience at Nairobi Regional Workshop

This week, from March 17-20, members from seven of our 17 Global Resilience Challenge teams will meet in Nairobi, Kenya at our first Regional workshop. The teams, whose projects are all focused in the Horn of Africa or the Sahel, will be meeting to discuss the broad scale of resilience and how best to incorporate […]

News February 20, 2015

Welcoming the 17th Team!

The Global Resilience Partnership is delighted to share the news that one additional team has been selected for the Global Resilience Challenge. The FHI 360 team, led by Josh Woodard and Wayan Vota, will focus on “Fostering Climate Resilience through Entertaining Games” with a focus on building resilience in South and Southeast Asia.