Paris Peace Forum 2021 Call for Projects

Deadline: 9 May 2021
Open to: all governance actors: states, international bodies, local governments, NGOs, companies, foundations, development agencies, religious groups, associations, think tanks, universities, etc.
Benefits: one year of customized support from the Forum to drive visibility, advocacy, partnerships, and organizational structure forward

DESCRIPTION

In November 2021, the Paris Peace Forum will focus on spurring a more inclusive recovery and offering initiatives to better tend to global challenges and global commons.

Each year, governance projects proposing concrete solutions to global challenges are invited to the Forum’s Space for Solutions and contribute to debates. The solutions highlighted at the Forum are beyond the conception stage and stand out by their international and cooperative dimension, and their capacity to create sustainable change in global governance. Due to the uncertainties linked to the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, project leaders’ participation at the fourth edition of the Forum could be physical (hybrid) or virtual.

This year, the Forum will showcase 80 projects tackling the issues at the core of the fourth edition, and invites applications from projects working exclusively on one of the following themes:

Fighting against the Covid-19 crisis
Better governing the global commons
Better governing the digital world
Fighting fake news and threats to the press
Protecting the civic space in times of Covid-19
Achieving equality among men and women
Strengthening South-South cooperation
Reforming capitalism through the impact economy

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible, your project must meet each of the following conditions:

Be supported by an organization and not just by an individual
Be managed by a team who can send a minimum of 2 persons who can fully participate in the 3 days of the event from 11 to 13 November
Bring a concrete solution to tackle a transnational challenge
Be related to at least one of the themes of the fourth edition
Offer a cooperative approach
Having reached a certain level of advancement
Involve concrete, tangible, and distinct action
Applying without a view to request funding from the Paris Peace Forum
Have an international dimension

BENEFITS

By taking part in the Paris Peace Forum, project leaders will have the unique opportunity to showcase their innovative solution and push their project forward:

By increasing its visibility, benefiting from the number of visitors as well as the international media coverage of the event
By presenting it to diverse audiences, through a pitch presentation, as part of a debate, or by scheduling meetings with other participants at your stand
By connecting with potential partners: senior representatives from participating governments, international organizations, NGOs, companies, philanthropists, experts, journalists, etc.
By sharing expertise and knowledge with other project leaders and participants from all over the world.

All projects presented at the fourth edition will have the opportunity to be chosen as a Scale-up initiative to benefit from one year of customized support from the Forum to drive visibility, advocacy, partnerships, and organizational structure forward.