The eNGO Award is a platform for recognising innovations and best practices by the grassroots organisations for development and empowerment of marginalized communities. Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) launched this as a separate award in 2012 as a spin off from the Manthan Awards. This unique initiative in South Asia has today become the most influential and leading platform in the region for not only recognising and honoring best practices for socio-economic development by grassroots NGOs but also for networking among practitioners to create an ecosystem for knowledge sharing, partnerships and collaborations plus the biggest challenge for NGOs that is funding.
The eNGO Award is open to any of the following entities from any SAARC country provided the NGO has implemented some digital or non-digital intervention for development and empowerment of marginalised communities.
To join the eNGO Award, please register yourself online from March 1, 2019, onwards.
Nominations can be online at http://engochallenge.org/ or an Offline Nomination Form can be downloaded, filled back and sent to us on our email id – engochallengeaward@defindia.org
All the eight SAARC countries can participate. These eight countries are:
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- India
- Maldives
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
Yes, of course. Any project which has been developed or has the customer base/target market in any of the SAARC countries can apply for the award.
No, there is no entry fee. Any interested participant can apply, in multiple categories, following our Award guidelines.
Yes, but it should not be for the same winning project. Any previous winner can apply with a different project.
Yes, when any nominee submits complete nomination form along with all the supporting documents/material, we send an acknowledgment receipt to the nominee.
Yes, any Nominee can submit multiple products/projects for different categories.
The same project cannot be submitted under 2 categories however the Jury has the right to change the category of the project/product to ensure the ‘Best Fit’.
Any nominee is required to send an email engochallengeaward@defindia.org requesting the withdrawal from the award process quoting the reason for such a withdrawal.
Digital files may be submitted for all categories. Files in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, PDF are allowed & videos, audios in .wmv format. Kindly visit the Guidelines section to know the required supported documents.
Yes, any nominee can send the supporting material to the given email address within a week of submitting the nomination form online. The eNGO Award Secretariat will send a mail regarding the same.
Any information or material related to the products/projects & organisation will remain confidential & will not be shared with any external entity.
The process of evaluation commences from the date of the closing of nominations. Entries will be judged on the pre-defined evaluation criteria.
Content & Services – Quantify the quality of content and services delivery, the relevance of content and its utility value
Impact & Sustainability – The social impact & the commercial viability of the application/product.
USP & Strategic Value – Uniqueness of the idea & the easiness of strategy replication.
Execution & Implementation – Procedures of carrying out & executing the innovation, idea according to the market demand.
Accessibility – Cost-effectiveness matching social and economic capital of different user groups with diverse needs in different income brackets.
Functionality/Navigation – User friendliness & interactive nature of the application & its features.
Interface & Visual Design – Usability as well as the Design of applications and devices having larger user preference, aesthetic value with multimedia.
Overall Experience – The user base & overall user experience regarding the application/content.
It is necessary for the participant to fill all the fields that are marked as mandatory or else the form will be considered as incomplete and might be rejected. In any case, however, we suggest that you give as much information about your nominated project as possible to facilitate proper evaluation by the Jury members.
No, you cannot. Any project which has not been implemented yet is not eligible to participate in the eNGO Award process. Any nominated project has to complete at least 3 months on-ground
After the Grand Jury is over, the shortlisted nominations are contacted individually through email/phone from the eNGO Award Secretariat.
Final Results will be declared during the Award Gala on the final event day.
No, we request you to please make the necessary arrangements on your own. We can facilitate you in terms of suggesting the accommodation nearby the venue.
Any person who has an interest in the eNGO Award is welcome to volunteer for the final event.
Yes, certificates for volunteering will be provided to the volunteers from the Digital Empowerment Foundation.
15 December 2019 (8:00 am to 6:30pm) –
Please write to us at engochallengeaward@defindia.org with a request for getting a speaker slot. Please attach the brief profile of the person who wishes to speak at the event. It might entail some charges also please bear this fact in mind.
Yes, Press & Media are welcome to the final event day to cover the best practices in the use of digital technology for NGOs. There are 2 free passes available for the Press & Media. Please carry your ID card.
You need to write to us at engochallengeaward@defindia.org informing us of your interest in the subject line of the mail. Our team will contact you within 2-3 working days maximum.
Yes. The eNGO Awards has several sponsorships and promotional opportunities available from March 2019 onwards. To know our current sponsorship details, please contact engochallengeaward@defindia.org