The
Rockefeller Foundation launches new competition in search of solutions that
will improve livelihoods for poor or vulnerable workers in the world’s informal
economies. During celebration of The Rockefeller
Foundation’s centennial anniversary, the Centennial Innovation Challenge will
consider as many as 10 of the finalists for the opportunity to apply for a
grant of up to $100,000
and win support in proposal-writing to enable the further development of
submitted ideas.
It is
often out of necessity that 1.8 billion people find their livelihoods in
the informal economy – the business enterprises and jobs that exist partially
or completely outside of government regulation. Informal workers lack basic
safety nets like pensions and health insurance, and are typically without
recourse if they are denied pay or are compelled to work in unsafe conditions.
Improving
working conditions, legal rights, and social benefits for informal workers
would open new pathways to economic and social empowerment for millions of poor
or vulnerable people worldwide.
Ideas
for the 2013 Centennial Innovation Challenge will be accepted online at challenge.rockefellerfoundation.org until the deadline
on April 1, 2013.
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Courtesy of rockefellerfoundation.org
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