The GEF Small Grants Programme

in Uzbekistan

A contest of ideas for “Eco-souvenirs”

Small Grants Programme of Global Environment Facility (GEF SGP) in Uzbekistan together with the website “Advertising in Uzbekistan”www.pr.uz has launched a contest for the best idea for “Eco-souvenirs” (“Green merchandising”)

Terms and conditions of competition:
To think up and describe a conception for creation of souvenir production in the application area mentioned below.

Picture by Alexandra Povarich
The idea of environmental merchandising should embody the following requirements:
- Reduction of energy consumption, both thermal and electricity;
- Preservation and careful treatment of the wildlife – flora and fauna or minimal interruption to their habitat;
- Minimal use of the natural resources;
- Use of the secondary raw materials;
- Use of the natural materials – products and services of the nature in the more rational form;
- Representation of ideas and aims of the GEF SGP on promo-products (text, graphics).

Application area:

Calendars (wall, reversible)

Notebooks

Personal organizers

Business card holders

Pens

Auto-air freshener (from the pressing board)

USB-stick

Jars

T-shirts, caps

Bags

Magnets for refrigerators

Watches

Charms

Badges



Fresh ideas of souvenirs are welcome! Subtle humor is not prohibited but it shouldn’t exceed seriousness of the current eco-problems!
The idea of the project is global promotion aimed at bringing the following problems home to people’s minds:
- reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
- restoration of the lands, extermination of the practices which harm the lands;
- preservation of the wildlife and functions of biodiversity

Contest prize fund: 300 USD: 200 USD is for the first place, 100 USD is for the second place.
The reward ceremony will be in the following way: the GEF SGP will make a contract with the winners on purchasing of ideas and remunerate it in the amounts described above.
You can read about our thematic areas on our website.
The materials should be presented descriptively in the text form and accompanied with the design model saved for the web in the JPG format. In the case of winning in the contest the participant should present a source file.
Works for the competition should be copied to 2 addresses: info@pr.uz and alexey.volkov@undp.org with the note “GEF SGP competition” in the subject line/Subject.
All contest works will be published on the website www.pr.uz