RESILIENT AGRICULTURE INNOVATIONS FOR NATURE (RAIN) CHALLENGE

The Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) challenge, a partnership between the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and Munich Re Foundation, seeks proposals from not-for-profit organizations in East Africa for nature-positive agricultural innovations. Selected winners will receive up to 50,000 USD in funding, tailored mentoring, leadership training, and connections to private investors to enhance the scalability and viability of their projects. Applications are evaluated on innovativeness, impact, equity, scalability, viability, team composition, and risk.

• The RAIN challenge targets not-for-profit organizations, including public entities, civil society, international NGOs, and academia, specifically those operating in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
• Winning initiatives will receive a cash prize of up to 50,000 USD, provided after the completion of an initial mentoring period and the Leadership Academy, intended for implementation and scaling over 12 months.
• The program provides a comprehensive support package for winners, including up to 24 hours of mentoring over three months, communications support, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) assistance, and access to a Leadership Academy based on executive management practices.
• The challenge defines 'nature positive' solutions as those that go beyond doing no harm to actively provide benefits such as biodiversity gains, CO2 capture, and the restoration of nature, including examples like regenerative agriculture and financial innovations for forests.
• Applications are scored out of 100 points across seven criteria: Innovativeness (15), Potential for impact (15), Equity (15), Scalability (15), Viability and Sustainability (15), Team Composition / Organisation (15), and Risk (10).
• The selection process involves screening for eligibility, review by two separate assessors (including a reference marker), and a final selection of 3 to 5 winners from a shortlist of applicants scoring above 60 points.

APA

Global Resilience Partnership (n.d.). RESILIENT AGRICULTURE INNOVATIONS FOR NATURE (RAIN) CHALLENGE. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rain-guidelines-for-applicants_not-for-profit-docx.pdf

Chicago

Global Resilience Partnership. RESILIENT AGRICULTURE INNOVATIONS FOR NATURE (RAIN) CHALLENGE. n.d. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rain-guidelines-for-applicants_not-for-profit-docx.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalresiliencepartnershipndresilient, author = {{Global Resilience Partnership}}, title = {{RESILIENT AGRICULTURE INNOVATIONS FOR NATURE (RAIN) CHALLENGE}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rain-guidelines-for-applicants_not-for-profit-docx.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }