Kopernik

Kopernik promotes technologies that have been designed to benefit people in developing countries. We are looking for technologies in the following categories:

1. Agriculture
2. Energy and environment
3. Education
4. Health
5. ICT and mobile technologies
6. Water and sanitation

1. Kopernik will deploy Kopernik Fellows to work with you and conduct impact assessment of the project.
2. In some cases, Kopernik will also send a university partner to conduct evaluation of the project

Yes, project proposal guidelines can be downloaded here.   

1. First, you will need to inform us by email that the products have arrived.
2. Kopernik’s project officer will make a monthly check up call to learn the project progress
3. If the implementation period is longer than 3 months (as outlined in proposal) you will need to submit a quarterly report (quarterly reporting format downloadable here) every three months of the duration of the project as well as a final report.
4. If the implementation period is less than 3 months, you will need t
   

Each technology provider has their own maintenance and warranty provisions. These are clearly listed on the warranty tab of the technology detail page.

Kopernik generally will not support those proposals from tech seekers that simply give products away for free. We encourage all tech seekers to devise a system of distribution, which could include the following:

1. Selling the products at a locally appropriate price, with locally appropriate payment scheme.
2. Renting the products.
3. Developing a lease to buy system.

This is not an exhaustive list and we look forward to more creative ways of sustainable use of the technologies.

The proposal budget can contain the cost of the products featured on the Kopernik website, international shipping costs, custom clearance, credit card processing fee and Kopernik’s 10% fee for due diligence.

Once you have completed the proposal you can submit the draft to Kopernik and we will calculate the shipping costs for you.

At this stage we are accepting proposals up to USD 5,000 (for product cost).