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The funds should always address a key development issue which otherwise is not addressed by market forces. Challenge Funds can also be used to stimulate and support innovations in research and the civil society, for example by investing in local knowledge to improve governance, transparency, rights and access to services or to strengthen peoples’ voice and influence.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"blockName":456,"innerHTML":466,"innerContent":467},"\u003Ch2 id=\"3bb3a7f4-fa87-420d-9a4f-03f7256460bd\">Why is there a need for Challenge Funds?\u003C\u002Fh2>",[468],"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is there a need for Challenge Funds?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{"blockName":461,"innerHTML":470},"\u003Cp>Because of low investment, many people living in poverty suffer a lack of productive work and goods that would help them improve their livelihoods. The private sector is a large source of innovation, employment and growth that has the potential to positively affect the situation for people in low- and middle-income countries. Due to the high level of uncertainty and risk associated with developing markets it is often hard for entrepreneurs to access credit or investments.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"blockName":461,"innerHTML":472},"\u003Cp>Challenge Funds are mostly aimed at entrepreneurs that lack the capital to start up their business or to scale a small project or business venture into a larger one. Sida wants to give social\u002Fsustainable businesses a chance to try their ideas and innovations. By taking some of the initial risk via investments through a Challenge Fund, Sida can enable social\u002Fsustainable businesses to become self-sustaining.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"blockName":456,"innerHTML":474,"innerContent":475},"\u003Ch2 id=\"2a59ec33-6510-4f0c-a161-046d2a2cf13e\">Who is eligible for funding?\u003C\u002Fh2>",[476],"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is eligible for funding?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{"blockName":461,"innerHTML":478},"\u003Cp>A Challenge Fund is aimed at small social\u002Fsustainable enterprises that are just starting out or that want to expand to a new market. 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The entrepreneurs that have applied are assessed against each other and the businesses that best fills a number of pre-set criteria are given a grant to implement their ideas. While applicants usually have to adhere to certain criteria, they are given freedom in designing their solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"blockName":461,"innerHTML":490},"\u003Cp>Many Challenge Funds also offer additional services to grantees, such as technical assistance, that strengthen the capacity of entrepreneurs to take their business innovations even further.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"blockName":456,"innerHTML":492,"innerContent":493},"\u003Ch2 id=\"943acc8e-2716-4787-97ff-1bb7affa156d\">Challenge Funds supported by Sida\u003C\u002Fh2>",[494],"\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenge Funds supported by Sida\u003C\u002Fh2>\n",{"blockName":461,"innerHTML":496},"\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwe4f.org\u002F\">Water and Enegy for food (WE4F)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr>WE4F supports innovations and mobilizes capital to produce more food with less water and energy in the agricultural and food sector in developing countries. The challenge fund focuses in particular on benefiting women and people living in poverty while at the same time promoting sustainable use of natural resources and strengthened biodiversity. WE4F is based on lessons learned from the previous challenge funds Securing Water for Food (SWFF) and Powering Agriculture (PAEGC) and is funded by Sida, USAID, the Netherlands, BMZ \u002F GIZ and the EU Commission.\u003C\u002Fp>",{"blockName":461,"innerHTML":498},"\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Finnovationsagainstpoverty.org\u002F\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\u002F\u002Finnovationsagainstpoverty.org\u002F\">Innovations Against Poverty (IAP)\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cbr>IAP is a catalytic fund that challenges the private sector to contribute to the fight against poverty. Through a combined approach, offering financial- and non-financial support, IAP helps small- and medium sized entrepreneurs to scale innovations that deliver development impact in Zambia, Uganda, Ethiopia and Cambodia. 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