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Mira la Gran Final de Superhéroes del Desarrollo 2024 en VIVO

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Finalistas

1

Educación: Incluir a los niños y niñas con discapacidad en las escuelas convencionales mejora los resultados de aprendizaje para todos, cuando se proporciona apoyo adicional en el aula. 

2

Socioeconomía circular como vector de desarrollo local a partir de un residuo de la cadena del Sururu

Ventanilla: BID Lab

País: Brasil
3

Emprendimiento Social y Económico para la Lucha Contra la Deforestación

Ventanilla: BID

País: Colombia
4

Programa de Aceleración de Aprendizajes a través de Tutorías en Comunidades Vulnerables de Honduras

Ventanilla: BID

País: Honduras
5

Xochi, Corredor de las Flores

Ventanilla: BID Invest

País: Guatemala

Become the next
Superhero!

If you are helping to improve lives in the region, we want to hear your story and highlight your work. Share your experiences and lessons learned so that your learnings become timely knowledge for other teams.

What do you need to be a Superhero of Development?

Be part of an executing agency of a project (co) financed by the IDB or be a client of IDB Invest or IDB Lab. In addition, you must highlight your ability to:

Desafíos

Face challenges

What challenges did you face and what impact did they have on project performance?

Soluciones

Generate solutions

What creative and/or innovative solutions were established to address those project challenges?

Lecciones

Identify lessons learned

What experiences and learnings can you share so that these insights become applicable and timely knowledge within everyone's reach?

participate

Why should you participate?

Share
learnings

Systematize the lessons learned and share that practical knowledge with other teams so that it can be used in other projects.

Amplify the
impact of your
operations

Participate in the Grand Finale in Washington, D.C. to publicize the effort you make every day in the implementation of your operations. Managing development projects is not an easy task.

Being part of a
prestigious
community

Join a select group of project executors. Get the recognition you deserve and build new networks.

If you are one of the finalists

Gain visibility

Participate in the event in Washington D.C. where winners of the eighth edition of Superheroes of Development will be selected.

Take advantage of the IDB Group communication channels to showcase your operations. Be part of the Superheroes of Development publication, which has an average of 60,000 downloads.

* Visa arrangements for the United States will be the responsibility of project finalists.

Show your recognition

Obtain a digital Superheroes of Development credential.
Earn recognition and share your achievements on professional and social channels.

When?

may

12

Applications
open

June

6

Applications
close

august

25

Finalists are
announced

Who can participate?

All teams from executing agencies of projects (co) financed by the IDB or clients of IDB Invest or IDB Lab that meet one of these two categories can participate:

Category 1:

IDB and IDB Lab Projects. The project is currently in the execution phase (projects that have received at least one initial disbursement) or the project has been completed since January 2016, and—in the case of IDB projects—it has a PCR. (The PCR is the Project Completion Report.)

Category 2:

IDB Invest Projects. The project has an XSR or is in the process of obtaining one. (The XSR is the Expanded Project Supervision Report, which serves as the project’s final internal evaluation by IDB Invest and is validated by the IDB Group’s Office of Evaluation and Oversight.)



Dates
The application will be open until June 6th, 2025.


Complete form
Complete all the information requested in the form. Click here.


TERMS AND CONDITIONS
To participate please read the Terms and Conditions.



Panel
There are different evaluation instances, led by various panels of experts from the IDB Group.


Process
Finalists traveling to Washington, D.C. will be selected, where 2 winners will be chosen.


Focus
Projects that have had an agile and effective execution and that have demonstrated innovation and/or creativity in addressing the challenges faced and solved challenges such as:
    • Government transition
    • Staff turnover in Executing Agency/Client
    • Change in priorities
    • Fiscal space (limited available public resources)
*With special focus on identifying and sharing lessons learned and operational learnings from project execution.

Eligibility criteria and general description
A technical team from the IDB Group verifies that all the requested requirements are met and that there is a correct description of challenges, solutions, results, and lessons learned.


IDB Group Officials
An interdepartmental panel of the IDB Group will evaluate the proposals and the finalists will be chosen.


Top administration
The finalists present their projects to a panel of IDB Group senior management at an event at the Bank's headquarters in Washington, D.C. In this instance, the 2 winning projects are chosen.

Finalists
The finalists will have the opportunity to make their projects visible through the IDB communication channels. From a publication with their stories, and their lessons learned, to a dissemination campaign on social networks. Finalists and winning projects will get the recognition they deserve.


Preparation
Led by IDB communication specialists, finalists and winners will have the opportunity to train in preparing their pitches and presentations.


High level event
The finalists will have the opportunity to share their learnings and experiences at an event in Washington, D.C. with senior management of the IDB Group, which will also be broadcasted through a series of online channels.

Become the
next Superhero
of Development
today!

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Frequently Asked Questions about
Superheroes of Development

The objectives of this initiative are:

  1. Recognize executing agencies and clients that have successfully addressed the challenges that arise during the execution of IDB development projects or have achieved a development impact related to the financing of IDB Invest or IDB Lab.

  2. Systematization and exchange of lessons learned to improve the effectiveness of projects and share this practical knowledge with other teams.

This call is for executing agencies/clients that are currently executing - or have been since 2016 - a project that includes IDB Group financing. In the case of Haiti, we accept teams in charge of donations.

IDB Group specialists or staff are not eligible to participate. They may be consulted as part of the process and may participate in the preparation of the execution challenge narrative, but the award will be given to the clients and personnel of the executing agency.

The IDB will review the executing agency/client's eligibility and recognize the executing agency/client team.

You can, but it is not required. All submissions must reference all relevant individuals and institutions involved in the specific challenge and solution described but are not required or limited in terms of the number of individuals or organizations involved in any one submission. The team submitting the story is responsible for sharing credit and acknowledging the contributions of different agencies and individuals.

Entries may involve other individuals; however all award entries must be made by staff of the executing agency or eligible project client. The solution or innovation described in the application must be at least reviewed or have been reviewed by the executing agency/client and must have (have had) a direct impact on the performance or results of the project.

Yes. There is no limit to the number of stories that the executing agency or eligible client can submit.

You must fill out a form following the corresponding steps. The forms are on the Open IDB platform, where you must register. Only stories submitted through this form will be considered for the awards.

You may submit your application in any of the four official languages of the Bank (English, French, Spanish or Portuguese).

While it is permissible to submit additional relevant information to your story as part of the entry, the panel will not consider this information for their evaluation (however, it can be used for knowledge sharing purposes) It is therefore recommended to ensure that all critical information is included in the suggested format.

Changes and updates to your application are possible up to the closing date and time of the application stage (June 6th, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EDT). Applications received after the closing date will not be considered by the evaluation panel.

All applications will be carefully evaluated by a panel of IDB experts. Projects financed by the IDB (sovereign guaranteed loan), IDB Invest and IDB Lab will be selected based on the following criteria: challenge in execution; solutions and achievements; and lessons learned.

One of the key objectives of this initiative is to promote the exchange of knowledge among development specialists in Latin America and the Caribbean. To this end, any application received by the IDB may be formatted and published for public disclosure.

The winners and finalists will have the opportunity to participate in a discussion at the IDB Group headquarters in Washington, D.C., which will be broadcasted online, where they will share their stories and give visibility to their project, achievements, and experiences. They will also receive digital credentials that can be shared on different professional and social platforms, as well as a diploma and statuette of recognition.

May 12th
Applications open

June 6th
Applications close

August 25th
Finalists are announced

Learn more about the winning
projects in past editions

Publication
2023 edition

Publication
2022 edition

Publication
2021 edition

Publication
2020 edition

Publication
2018-2019 edition

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