Transforming Lives Awards

Awards totaling $600,000, each winner will receive up to $100,000 in 
funding to #TransformLives and drive sustainable impact.

Register Your Organization

ABOUT

Register your interest in the Transforming Lives Awards.

We #TransformLives by offering free online courses & knowledge-share communities to locally-led organizations in the Global South. We want to give them the tools & practical knowledge to take their brilliant solutions to scale!

Philanthropy University
@PhilanthropyUni

We #TransformLives by leading a "shared values" business that helps to develop sustainable economies, bringing people out of poverty and creating better futures for us all.

Alquity
@alquity

Geography

Organizations must be operating in one of the following countries: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, China, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Chile, Peru or Mexico. There will be at least one Award in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Sustainability

A core component of all the Awards will be to fund sustainable and / or scalable solutions.  Award winners will need to demonstrate a pathway to a sustainable funding model, even if their current model requires donor funding.

Programmatic Focus

These awards seeks to support growth in sustainable livelihoods and the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: economic growth and decent work for all.

Eligibility

The registration is open through October 31, 2018. 
Up to 9 organizations will be recognized across Africa, Asia & Latin America fitting these criteria:

All registered organizations will be invited to complete a pre-application process during the month of October. Invitations will be sent via email. 

The Transforming Lives Awards is much more than just an Awards program; 
it is a movement to find & support promising, locally-led organizations
 working to bring people out of poverty and build brighter futures for all.

Do You #TransformLives?

Alquity
@Alquity

Some of The Clients We've Worked With

Organizations Registering

The Transforming Lives Awards is inspired by the Alquity shared values business model, which has generated over $1.7m in charitable donations,  supported the growth of sustainable livelihood programming and transformed thousands of lives across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Philanthropy University is a first-of-its-kind technology platform that offers locally-led organizations in the Global South access to free online courses, knowledge-share communities and capital. As convener of the Transforming Lives Awards, the platform will connect social impact organizations to this opportunity to scale their sustainable impact.

The Transforming Lives Awards seeks to fund organizations working to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 8: "promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all."

Register Your Organization

Promoting Sustainable Livelihood Programs Through The

Identifying and supporting excellent nonprofits and social entrepreneurs focused on UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: improving livelihoods, productive employment and decent work for all.

Register Your Organization

After October 31, we will contact eligible organizations and invite you to fill out a formal application for the Transforming Lives Awards, where you can receive recognition and funding to take your impact to scale. 

Winners will be announced at a global awards event in Summer 2019, 
following an extensive and participatory assessment and due diligence process.

HIGH IMPACT

NONPROFITS DEMONSTRATING STRONG PRACTICES & RESULTS IN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

HIGH POTENTIAL

NONPROFITS THAT DEMONSTRATE POTENTIAL TO SCALE 
LIVELIHOODS-FOCUSED PROGRAMS.

ENTERPRISE

ENTERPRISES WITH A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO ADDRESS SOCIAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.

Recognizing Excellence

The Awards will recognize organizations that fit the following categories: