The Centre for Child Rights and Business and Save the Children are pleased to announce the launch of the first Seal Challenge of 2024. With International Women’s Day on March 8th, Round 1 will centre on the theme of gender.
Last year, we rolled out five Seal Challenges, resulting in funding for 11 concepts. Selected winners included tea estates and smallholders, who turned their innovative ideas into practical actions that continue to positively impact women, children and tea communities. Read this article for a round-up of last year’s Seal Challenge initiatives.
What is the Seal Challenge?
The Seal Challenge (formerly known as the CRIB challenge) is an initiative led by The Centre for Child Rights and Business to encourage businesses connected to the tea industry – including plantation companies, brokers, exporters, brands and retailers – to develop or support innovative concept notes that address particular issues or challenges faced by children and families within their business ecosystem, particularly in estates or factories. “Winners” of the Seal Challenge receive either a small funding boost or technical expertise as an incentive to bring their proposed concepts to life.
How to take part
To participate in the Seal challenge and submit your concept note, please use the CRIB online portal on the Mother and Child-Friendly Seal for Responsible Business website. Create your profile on the CRIB portal: Login | CRIB (srilanka-motherandchildseal.org), and upload your concept note under the collaboration space.
Remember to put the title of your concept note as "Seal Challenge 2024 Round 1" along with your company name in the title.
For more information on the Mother and Child-Friendly Seal for Responsible Business Initiative, please visit https://www.srilanka-motherandchildseal.org.
Details on the Seal Challenge 2024 Round 1:
The concept note for the challenge can be submitted under the following sub-categories within the theme of gender:
Eligibility Criteria:
The initiative concept note should include the following:
The Centre for Child Rights and Business will be selecting a few innovative ideas to support through a contribution of either funds (ranging from LKR 500,000 to LKR 1 million) and/or technical expertise.
Queries on the Seal Challenge:
Should any interested company have questions on the challenge, they can send them to info.SL@childrights-business.org, or post them on the discussion forum on the CRIB portal, with the subject title “Question on the Seal Challenge Round 1” on or before, March 12th noon. Responses to the questions will be shared with all those who reached out as well as posted on the CRIB portal.
The timeline of the challenge is as follows:
The Mother and Child-Friendly Seal for Responsible Business is a collaborative initiative between The Centre for Child Rights and Business, Save the Children, and key stakeholders in the Sri Lankan tea industry. It aims to improve the well-being of families in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing communities through sustainable and meaningful investments by business entities in the tea supply chain (buyers, brands, plantation companies).
Website: https://www.srilanka-motherandchildseal.org Email: info.SL@childrights-business.org
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