Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge Guidelines for Applicants

The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) challenge, a partnership between the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Munich Re Foundation, seeks innovative agricultural solutions in East Africa. The program targets not-for-profit organizations, including NGOs and academia, to develop scalable, nature-positive initiatives that build resilience for vulnerable populations and protect biodiversity. Selected winners will receive tailored mentoring, leadership training through a Leadership Academy, communications support, and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) assistance. Successful projects that graduate from the program and meet specific criteria will receive next-stage funding for implementation and scaling over a 12-month period. Applications are evaluated based on innovativeness, potential for impact, equity, scalability, viability, team composition, and risk.

• The RAIN challenge is specifically targeted at not-for-profit organizations, including public entities, local civil society, international NGOs, and academia, operating within East Africa.
• Eligible initiatives must be 'nature positive', meaning they must build resilience for vulnerable communities, protect biodiversity, and avoid causing harm to ecosystems.
• The program provides a comprehensive support package for winners, including up to 24 hours of mentoring over three months, access to a Leadership Academy, and a customized social media toolkit.
• Financial rewards for winners are structured as next-stage funding for implementation and scaling over 12 months, provided they graduate from the challenge and meet pre-agreed criteria.
• Applications are scored out of 100 based on six primary criteria: innovativeness, potential for impact, equity, scalability, viability and sustainability, and team composition, with a final risk assessment (0-10 points).

APA

Global Resilience Partnership (2023). Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge Guidelines for Applicants. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rain-guidelines-for-applicants_non-profit-2024-final-2.pdf

Chicago

Global Resilience Partnership. Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge Guidelines for Applicants. 2023. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rain-guidelines-for-applicants_non-profit-2024-final-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalresiliencepartnership2023resilient, author = {{Global Resilience Partnership}}, title = {{Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge Guidelines for Applicants}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, year = {2023}, month = dec, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rain-guidelines-for-applicants_non-profit-2024-final-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }