WeMed Awards – applications open
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Switch Med is thrilled to announce that you can now apply for the WeMed Award 2024.
This current fourth edition, funded by the SwitchMed Programme, is addressed to entrepreneurs or companies in the Blue Economy sector that have integrated environmental and social values into their business models, in addition to having developed an economically viable business model and that are constituted in a Southern Mediterranean country (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia).
- Category A: Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
- Category B: Growth-Stage Entrepreneurs
In this fourth edition, there will be 2 prizes per category (1st. Gold Soft Landing services -valued at 10.000 €- and 2nd. Silver Soft Landing services -valued at 8.000 €-) given in the form of Soft Landing services (i.e. marketing support services and technical assistance, including travels to Europe and other Mediterranean Countries to connect, learn and discover new potential markets).
Click here to apply: Application Link; and the link with the Application Guidelines.
The WeMed Award is targeting early and growth stage sustainable ventures in the Blue Economy sector established in one of the Mediterranean eligible regions within the SwitchMed Programme: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia
The WeMed Mediterranean Sustainability Award is one of the first awards aiming to recognize an inclusive transition to sustainability in the Mediterranean. The Mediterreanean faces a wide batch of environmental and social challenges. Climate change, biodiversity loss, rapid urbanization and increased resource consumption and waste are just a few of these challenges that require radical measures to confront.
Check the guidelines to learn more about the requirements.
The fourth edition of the WeMed award is organised by MedWaves, the United Nations Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP).
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