WFP 2024 Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (up to USD 100,000) for Course

WFP 2024 Innovation Challenge for Entrepreneurs (up to USD 100,000) for Course
  •  Course
  •  31-Jul-2024
  •   Worldwide
  • $$  $100,000

Every year, we host multiple WFP Innovation Challenges in search of game-changing innovations that deliver relief, foster, resilience and end hunger. 

Over 309 million people are facing acute levels of food insecurity in 2024 in the 123 countries with WFP operations. The convergence of multiple crises – conflict, extreme climate patterns and economic shocks – is driving hunger, eroding livelihoods, and entrenching vulnerabilities especially in the worst hit food crisis countries.?? These multifaceted crises have made food inaccessible for millions of people, placing significant strain on WFP's operations. We encourage people to apply innovative ideas that support WFP's operation.

You could either apply for topic-specific cohorts or submit your project to be reviewed on a rolling basis. The application will automatically be considered for future programmes.

Eligibility Criteria

If you are a startup

  • Your organization must be an established legal entity.  It can be for profit or not-for-profit.??
  • Your innovation must at least be at the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) stage. Proof-of-concept and initial traction is preferred.
  • Your organization should have a presence or willingness to build a presence in one of 123 countries and territories that  WFP operates in. 
  • Your proposal must show how working with WFP will serve your long-term strategy.
  • Your innovation should have a potential plan to implement during the six-month Sprint with the available funding and a clear pathway to scale.

If you are a WFP employee

  • Your team must have evidence of Country Office support and management buy-in.
  • You are encouraged to apply, regardless of your contract type or function.
  • We accept applications from WFP employees

Offered Benefits

  • Innovation Consultancy: Dedicated Innovation Consultant providing project management support and creating enablers for scalability.
  • WPF Access: Creation of strategic collaborations between the Sprint team and WFP field operations, HQ Business Unit and/or Regional Bureaus towards testing and scaling within WFP and beyond
  • Funding: Access to up to US$100,000 equity-free funding to test the venture’s scalability potential.
  • Mentor Support: Access to need-specific mentors from our broad innovation ecosystem. Our mentors come from diverse backgrounds including experts from humanitarian agencies and partners such as John Deere, Netlight and Google.
  • Visibility: Production and dissemination of project visibility materials to internal and external audiences, including through social media and the Accelerator web page

Application Process

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