Call for Applications

2016 SEED Awards in India

Is your eco-inclusive enterprise in a start-up phase and does it solve pressing local issues?
Do you need support to help to establish and grow your eco-inclusive enterprise?

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20 September

SEED has opened the call for application for the 2016 SEED Awards in India and is accepting
application from eco-inclusive enterprises in India until 20 September 2016. Two SEED Awards will be
made available for eco-inclusive enterprises in the fields of Waste Management and Green ICT.
More specifically, for the 2016 SEED Awards in India, SEED is looking for the most promising,
innovative and locally-led small and growing eco-inclusive enterprises in India that are active in the
following two sectors:

Waste Management: Does your eco-inclusive enterprise promote waste

management for solid or organic waste, lifting waste pickers out of informality and
reducing pressure on landfills?

Green ICT: Does your eco-inclusive enterprise demonstrate social & environmental
impacts through application of information and communications technology? Or does it
provide solutions for sustainable consumption or production using information and
communications technology?
The call for Applications for the 2016 SEED Awards in India will close on 20 September 2016, 23:59
IST (India Standard Time). Late submissions cannot be accepted.

SEED Awards Prize for Finalists

Stakeholder Dialogue: Out of all applications received, a cohort of ten shortlisted
enterprises the finalists will be invited to present their inspiring eco-inclusive
enterprises during a stakeholder dialogue forum organised by GIZ in October 2016.

SEED Awards Prize for Winners

Out of the ten finalists two SEED Award Winners will be chosen, who will receive a package of tailored
support services consisting of:
Tools: Self-help tools that help enterprises prioritise and address their most urgent needs,
for instance by assisting with market analysis, developing a funding strategy, mapping
stakeholder relationships, and developing Memoranda of Understanding with partners.
Capacity Building: One-on-one advisory service that offers Winners assistance with their
business and financial plan, including a 3-day in-country workshop, webinars and remote
advisory through the SEED and In-Country Advisors.
Profiling: SEED Winners are profiled nationally, regionally and internationally through
SEED and other high-level events.
Network Building: SEED facilitates contacts between its winning enterprises and support
organisations, funders, policy-makers, other enterprises such as SEED Alumni, GIZ
network, and SEED Partners and Associates.

Eligibility Criteria
You will be able to apply for a 2016 SEED Award in India if your enterprise:
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is based in India
demonstrates entrepreneurship and innovation in either Waste Management or Green ICT
delivers economic, social and environmental benefits
has the intention and potential to become financially sustainable
is a partnership between different stakeholder groups
is locally-driven or locally-led
has potential for scale up or significant replication
is in the early stages of implementation

More details on the elibility criteria are available at https://www.seed.uno/ together with details of
previous Award Winners.

Examples of Eco-Inclusive Enterprises

Waste Management
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The recycling of plastic to make EcoPost

posts result in twenty-five metric tons of plastic waste
being permanently withdrawn from the environment every month.
2010 SEED Winner EcoPost, a partnership of international and national NGOs, uses plastic waste to
make aesthetic, durable and environmentally-friendly fencing posts. Nairobi, the city where EcoPost is
based, generates over 2,400 tons of waste every day, 20% of which is plastic. Moreover, the city does
not have an organised waste management system, leading waste to be dumped on streets and open
fields. By collecting and recycling plastic waste, EcoPost reduces this amount of plastic litter. Also, by
providing an alternative fencing material to traditional wood, EcoPost contributes towards conserving
forests. Read more about EcoPost on the SEED Website via http://adelph.it/qjvoJ.

Green ICT
Farmerline has reached over 200,000 smallholder farmers across five countries in three years,
creating a meaningful social and environmental impact.
Farmerline uses developed mobile software technology to provide information and services needed by
farmers and to lessen some of the uncertainties from climate change. Farmerline helps to transform
rural smallholder farmers into successful entrepreneurs by delivering data and services that improve
productivity, decisions, practices, crop outputs, income and livelihoods. The mobile software and
applications are marketed to institutions and farmers, and additional financial services increase
farmers access to savings and loans. Read more about Farmerline via www.farmerline.co.

How to Apply
You can apply online via the SEED website. Or you can download an offline PDF application form via
www.seed.uno and email it to seedawards2016@seed.uno.
If you are unable to submit your application electronically, please contact SEED by email or phone
+49 89 248 830 722.
Submissions will be accepted up till 20 September 2016, 23:59 IST. Late submissions will not be
considered. Proposals that are shortlisted will be offered feedback and invited to submit additional
information in mid-October 2016.

About SEED
SEED is a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the
green economy that was founded by the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at the 2002 World Summit
on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
SEED is based on the understanding that the promotion of eco-inclusive enterprises is pivotal to a
world of flourishing communities where entrepreneurship drives sustainable development. SEEDs
comprehensive programme triggers the full potential of market-based mechanisms to avert
environmental degradation and tackle social problems. From an annual global awards scheme that
scouts for and supports the most promising innovative and locally-led eco-inclusive start-up
enterprises in developing countries to enhancing the quality and capacities of business development
service providers SEED builds the ecosystem for eco-inclusive entrepreneurship.
SEED is hosted by adelphi research gGmbH, based in Berlin, Germany. Partners in SEED, in addition
to the Founding Partners, are the governments of Flanders, Germany, India, the Netherlands, South
Africa, and the United States of America; Conservation International; the European Union; SWITCHAfrica Green; Hogan Lovells; UNIDO; UN Women and SEEDs Corporate Partner, Hisense.

Further Information
For media enquiries please contact Mr. Jona Liebl via jona.liebl@seed.uno. For more information
about the application process please contact the SEED Team via seedawards2016@seed.uno.

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The two 2016 SEED Awards in India are funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
(BMUB) and implemented in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).