ICIMOD Mountain Prize 2021 and Chance to Win $2,500 USD

ICIMOD invites innovators to participate in a competition; ICIMOD Mountain Prize 2021. In this year, the focus of the award will be exclusively on work related to the COVID pandemic, any activity or approach carried out in a pandemic-related response aimed at building the resilience of HKH communities. Nominations will be accepted for those individuals, organizations, or companies that have worked with HKH communities through innovations in their various capacities and brought about positive tangible change on the ground.

If you win this year in the competition, you will get:

•  USD 2,500.

You should follow these criteria:

• Any individual, organization, or private sector entity that has done outstanding pandemic-related response work in the HKH is eligible and referred to as ‘nominee’.
• The nominee must have made a demonstrable impact. 
• While it would like to particularly acknowledge the efforts of individuals or entities that have worked in line with ICIMOD’s mandate, this is not a pre-condition for the award.
• Any individual can nominate any organization or a private sector entity or another individual, including his/her own organization or company, for the prize.
• A nominator is expected to be very familiar with the work of the organization or company or individual he/she is nominating.
• Self-nomination is not permitted and the nominator may nominate only once.

Selection criteria:

The commission will pick the winner of the prize and Honorable Mentions based on the following criteria:

• Demonstrable impact.
• Innovation.
• Degree of importance given to gender equity and social inclusion (GESI).
• Potential for scalability and sustainability.

Timeline:

1. Nomination process: 21 June – 30 September 2021.
2. Selection process: 1 October – 15 November 2021.
3. Result announcement: 11 December 2021.

About ICIMOD:

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is an intergovernmental knowledge and learning center working on behalf of the people of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH). It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal, and works in and for the eight regional member countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. ICIMOD works to improve the lives and livelihoods of men, women, and children of the HKH and protect mountain environments and cultures. The knowledge it creates and shares helps the people of the HKH become more resilient, make the most of new opportunities, and prepare for change. Its work strengthens regional cooperation for the conservation and sustainable mountain development.

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