COMMIT
Instructions
The ground rules. Partners commit to challenges, the Jury and mentors come on board, and the Handbook is published at the official launch.
WhenNow, until the official launch
[ Flowchart 01 ]
How to take part, start to finish
Follow the arrows. The two diamond steps are Jury decisions.
- You01
Form an interdisciplinary team
Bring different skills together and pick a priority area.
- CREATE02
Register your team
Registration opens with the official launch.
- CREATE03
Work through the knowledge modules
Every registered team gets them.
- CREATE04
Submit a concept note and a video
Fully remote.
- Jury05
Shortlisted?
20 to 25 teams go forward.
- CHECK06
Virtual mentoring, module by module
With FOREWARN Experts, Youth Pool and domain mentors.
- CHECK07
Submit a revised proposal
Validated with data and tools from partners.
- Jury08
Top five?
5 teams go to CULTIVATE.
- CULTIVATE09
Residential prototyping
Hands-on technical mentoring.
- CULTIVATE10
Test with partners and users
Field validation, then an implementation plan.
- Jury11
Final presentation and awards
All five teams are ranked and awarded.
- CULTURE12
Pilot, improve, scale
Partners own and pilot promising tools.
[ Flowchart 02 ]
What COMMIT puts in place
Before any team registers, the foundation has to hold.
- Foundation 0101
Theory of Change and visioning
Shared vision and ToC
- Foundation 0202
Stakeholder map, partner commitments and roles
Concept note, ToR and Handbook
- Foundation 0303
Jury and mentors onboarded
Plan, roles and partner agreements
- Foundation 0404
Handbook, outreach and official launch
Priority challenge areas
[ Stage by stage ]
What each stage asks of you
| Stage | What you do | What you submit | Who decides | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREATE | Register, complete the knowledge modules | Concept note and video | Jury shortlists | 20–25 teams |
| CHECK | Take module-wise virtual mentoring | Revised proposal | Jury selects | 5 teams |
| CULTIVATE | Prototype at the residential workshop, test with partners and users | Prototype, implementation plan, presentation | Jury ranks | 5 awarded teams |
| CULTURE | Develop and pilot with a partner | Sustainability plan | Partners own; SBH and FOREWARN follow up | Piloted tools |
[ Build rules ]
What the Jury rewards
Practical, affordable and easy to use
Shaped with the communities it serves
Works with weak phone coverage and low literacy, not only on smartphones
Connects with Union and Upazila Disaster Management Committees, the National Disaster Management Information System and Start Network's early action plans
Represents communities with dignity
Follows safeguarding, do-no-harm and data protection principles
[ Fair play ]
Who does what, and never
Jury
Assesses CREATE submissions, CHECK proposals and CULTIVATE presentations against published criteria, and shortlists, selects and ranks teams.
Does not mentor teams or run the process.
Mentors
Provide module-wise virtual mentoring in CHECK and hands-on technical mentoring in CULTIVATE.
Do not score or select teams.
Organising Team
Coordinates partners, knowledge modules, logistics, communication and follow-up, and applies the rules consistently.
Does not score, rank or mentor teams.
[ Handbook ]
The full rulebook
The Handbook, concept note and Terms of Reference are published at the official launch.
[ Questions ]