South Africa: Undergraduate Exchange; Responsible Media Consumption; Hackathons: Digital Solutions

Sponsor Deadline: 

May 31, 2019

Sponsor: 

Dept of State Embassy in South Africa

UI Contact: 

Promoting Volunteerism and Community Engagement in South Africa 
DOS-PTA-201906
grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314286
Develop and implement a program that would connect people throughout South Africa who want to volunteer or intern with relevant volunteer opportunities at NGOs and corporations.

Go Green on Campuses and in Surrounding Communities
DOS-PTA-201907
Grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314287
Carry out an exchange for South African and American undergraduate students and nearby youth community leaders dedicated to developing and implementing environmentally supportive on-campus/in-community projects.

Becoming a Responsible Consumer of Media 
DOS-CT-201902
Grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314244
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa announces an open competition for organizations interested in implementing a series of workshops, lectures, media campaigns on Becoming a Responsible Consumer of Media over a one-year period to train trainers and educators to educate South Africans to be responsible consumers of news. Activities should have an American component, demonstrating the shared values around freedom of information and responsible journalism in a democracy.  This could include, but is not limited to, engaging American experts on the topic, partnering with an American organization with similar aims, or using curriculum developed by an American expert or institution. 

Hackathons for SA: Digital Solutions for Real-World Challenges
DOS-CT-201901
grants.gov  https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314289  

The U.S. Embassy in South Africa announces an open competition for organizations interested in implementing a series of four hackathons (two in Cape Town and two in Johannesburg) over a one-year period to:
  •  Build technical, problem-solving, creative thinking, and collaborative skills among emerging software developers to strengthen their employability and help drive economic growth;
  •  Create innovative digital solutions to key social, environmental, health, and economic challenges;
  •  Strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and South Africa through exchanges of information, experiences, and expertise

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