2015 Making All Voices #Tech4Gov Pitching Competition in Tanzania.

Application Deadline: Friday 3 October 2015.

When: The finals of the competition shall take place on 30 November – 3 December 2015 at the seat of the African Court in Arusha, Tanzania.

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Court) is a continental court established by Member States of the African Union to ensure the protection of human and peoples’ rights in Africa.

In an effort to promote the work of the Court and the African Human Rights System, the African Court has organized a pilot moot court competition. The competition is being organized under the aegis of the African Governance Architecture (AGA), the continental framework for the promotion of good governance in Africa.

Eligibility Requirements

The Moot Court Competition is open to undergraduate and post graduate students from all institutions of tertiary education in Africa.
Each university is entitled to present one team composed of two students – preferably one woman and one man. Each team shall be accompanied by a team coach.
The moot court competition shall also be preceded by a one-day lab/ workshop on international human rights and good governance as well as networking events.

Scholarship

Competition finalists will receive a scholarship that will cover travel, accommodation and meals for the duration of the finals.

Registration Procedure

Every university in Africa is invited to present a team of two students – preferably one woman and one man.
The moot court competition is organized in three phases of progressive elimination.

Phase 1:

Registration of teams and submission of memorials Registration is open from 1 July to 3 October 2015.. All teams are required to submit written memorials before 15 September 2015. Registration and submission of memorials is free of charge.

Phase 2:

Selection The top 15 teams will be selected and announced in late September 2015. The selection of the top teams will be on the basis of written memorials. Feedback and clarification of facts may be provided. Memorials from respective teams shall be exchanged.

Phrase 3:

Finals in Arusha The top 15 teams shall be invited to Arusha to argue their cases before a panel of judges.
To register, please submit the following to the address below:
1. Application form
2. Participant CVs. (CVs should be no longer than 3 pages)
3. Written memorials

Forms:

Email: [email protected]
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Conservation Centre, Dodoma Road
P.O. Box 6274 | Arusha, TANZANIA |Tel: +255 732 979506/9

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Application Deadline: 13 September 2015 23:59 GMT

Making All Voices finds and funds the best tech governance ideas and projects through Pitching Competitions . Do you have an idea for a technology-enabled solution to be implemented in Tanzania that can help to better engage citizens and government in ‘Energy Sector Reform and Improved Service Delivery’ and ‘Participatory Budgeting’ issues.

Making All Voices Count’s latest Pitching Competition is taking place in Tanzania this September, with up to £40,000 up for grabs for winning ideas.

If you have an idea on how technology and innovation can support a more accountable energy sector in Tanzania, and include more people in deciding how and where government should spend public money, this competition is for you.

Themes

Ideas should seek to address two or more of the guiding points under each of the following themes:

1. Within the theme ‘ ‘Energy Sector Reform and improved public service delivery’ we seek projects that:

– Use technology to incentivise and sustain government responsiveness to citizens need;

– Improve access to information so as to create more avenues of engagement between citizens and legislators;

– Strengthen and promote use and adoption of ICT tools in government ministries, departments and agencies and the private sector to increase connection and access levels;

– Improve government/private sector standards for environmental and social protection;

– Make effective use of technology to ‘make all voices count’ through active engagement of women and/or marginalized groups or communities.;
2. Within the theme ‘Participatory Budgeting’ we seek projects that:

– Promote the use and adoption of ICT tools in budgeting processes to increase awareness and access to information;

– Seek to make allocation of public resources equitable and inclusive;

– Track national resource allocation and expenditure at the local and national level so as to create a channel for citizens to give voice to their priorities;

– Monitor budgeting and promote fiscal and budget responsibility to promote accountability and reduce corruption;

– Make effective use of technology to engage the youth and marginalised groups in planning and budgeting processes.

Process and awards

Online submissions will be assessed by the Making All Voices Count team
10 – 12 finalists will be travel to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where they will pitch their idea to a panel of judges.
2 – 4 winners of the competition will receive incubation support for their ideas from Making All Voices Count, preparing them for potential grants of up to £40,000
Winners will have access to mentoring support, international networking and related tools and resources through Making All Voices Count’s South to South Lab.

Online Resources and Tools

Making All Voices Count strongly recommends that applicants use NESTA’s Development, Impact and You (DIY) toolkit to further strengthen your idea and pitch. Some of these online tools that may be useful are:

– Problem Definition;

– Theory of Change;

– Target Group;

– Business Model Canvas;

– Business Plan.