Greetings!
The proposals submitted for
the Digital Content and Software Application Grant are currently
being reviewed. We recorded a
total of 2,154 applications on our online system. Of those, 667
were complete and submitted within the deadline. With the
support of the Tandaa Team, an independent consultant is now
reviewing and grading these 667 proposals.
Given the large number of grants received, we have had to push the announcement
date for successful proposals from August 15 to August 31. A
full report will be submitted to an independent Grants Committee in
mid-August. The Committee will then make the final decision and
select the successful grantees. Grantees will be announced on
August 31.
The day after the grants deadline, the Tandaa Team sent out an
evaluation form to get feedback from everyone who had participated
in the grant process. Below are some highlights from the evaluation
and statistics on the grant process.
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The
Stats
Barely 15% of
applicants were women.
Female = 103 Male = 608
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Overall, participants were satisfied
with the grant application process with 39.2% indicating
they were 'very satisfied' and 38.4% 'satisfied'.
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Of respondents that did not complete
the grant application process, 64% sited 'lack of supporting
documents' as the leading cause for non-completion, while
7.4%
sited 'lack of internet access'.
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20% of respondents have
attended a Tandaa Symposium. That comes up to almost 34% of Tandaa
participants also participating in the grant application
process.
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And finally... most people submitted
their proposals on the very last day!
Huge spike in submissions on last day
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View full evaluation results
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Money
for your business idea
Got an idea for a
business?
Got a great business idea but no money? Enter the Chase Bank Enablis Business LaunchPad Competition
2010 for a chance to win funding for your start-up. As you
prepare your business plan, have a look at this SME Toolkit for tips on writing
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Deadline is August 30
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Got an idea
for an app?
 Not ready to start a business but want to develop
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Apps<4>Africa
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Deadline is August 31
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Got a profitable
business?
If you are already running a
profitable business then you should The 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for
Entrepreneurship is now open for entries from the very best
small and medium-sized businesses from Africa. The Grand Prize is
US$100,000 with a further five runners-up winning prizes of
US$50,000 each.
Deadline is August
31
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Tandaa
Symposium on Technology for Social Change
Date: August 18
Venue: Nailab
The Tandaa Symposium is a bi-monthly event that explores a range of
topics on local digital content. Sponsored by Google, the events
explore everything from how to have a compelling presence on online
social media networks to opportunities the internet brings to
various sectors and industries in Kenya.
The third symposium will explore how technology, especially
Internet and mobile phone based technology, can help address some
the most pressing challenges currently facing Kenya and
Africa.
Read more about the Symposium and register online at the link
below:
Tandaa Symposium on Technology for
Social Change
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