World Bank Development Marketplace Award
- World Bank Development Marketplace Award
The Development Marketplace (DM) Award is a competitive grant programadministered by the World Bank. Since 1998, the DM has awarded morethan $46 million to some 1,000 early-stage, innovative projects worldwide.
Projects are selected based on:
* Innovation
* Potential for Growth
* Visible benefits
* Realism
* Sustainability
Development Marketplace Award winners
* 2000: Roundabout PlayPump.
* 2003: "HotPot" solar oven by Solar Household Energy, Inc. (SHE) and Fondo Mexicano para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza (FMCN).
* 2003: Kanchan Arsenic Filter Project for Rural Nepal. See also Amy B. Smith.
* 2004: Scojo Foundation for Reading Glasses for the Poor in India.
* 2005: Solar Tuki
* 2007: Small portable "Weza" electric generator for rural Rwanda.
* 2008: UV Bucket for killing bacteria in water in rural Mexico, by Florence Cassassuce.
Full Listings
* [http://go.worldbank.org/GD8X7SFB40 Winners of 2000 Development Marketplace]
* [http://go.worldbank.org/225EJ8FCF0 Winners of 2002 Development Marketplace]
* [http://go.worldbank.org/X4OGUVGOO0 Winners of 2003 Development Marketplace]
* [http://go.worldbank.org/CPVG1M0T20 Winners of 2005 Development Marketplace]
* [http://go.worldbank.org/VNWYTPUHN0 Winners of 2006 Development Marketplace]
References
* [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/DEVMARKETPLACE/4416738-1196093766795/21583185/DM.htm World Bank Development Marketplace site]
* [http://www.she-inc.org/art.php?id=54 HotPot]
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