page_title: Human Development Innovation Fund
hierarchical_section_title: Human Development Innovation Fund
caption_attribution_description: English: 12 May 2015, Launch event for HDIF, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Pictured (l to r): David B. McGinty, HDIF Team Leader; Dr. Hassan Mshinda, Director, COSTECH; Dr. Mohamed Gharib Bilal , Vice President, Tanzania; Dr. Prof. Makame Mbarawa, Minister, Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology; Marshall Elliott, Head, DFID Tanzania
context_page_description: The Human Development Innovation Fund is a UKAid financed 40 million British Pound challenge fund providing grants to businesses, NGOs and research institutions for scaling innovations focused on the quality, value for money, and sustainability of basic services in education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene. HDIF was launched on May 12, 2014 with the support of the Vice President of Tanzania.
  Among other honors received, in 2019 HDIF won the British Expertise award for best "International Collaborative Project."
  According to DFID's business case for establishing the fund, the intended outputs of HDIF are testing and use of new innovations to manage and deliver basic human development services and enhance the evidence base and innovation ecosystem in Tanzania. HDIF supports the innovation ecosystem and government's roles in science, technology, and innovation through collaborations with Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology.
  Distinguishing factors of HDIF as a challenge fund include the long investment period compared to other challenge funds, which reflects the desired intent to scale early innovations.
context_section_description: The Human Development Innovation Fund (also known as HDIF or HDIFtz or the Human Development Impact Fund) is a UKAid financed 40 million British Pound challenge fund providing grants to businesses, NGOs and research institutions for scaling innovations focused on the quality, value for money, and sustainability of basic services in education, health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). HDIF was launched on May 12, 2014 with the support of the Vice President of Tanzania.
  Among other honors received, in 2019 HDIF won the British Expertise award for best "International Collaborative Project."
  
  According to DFID's business case for establishing the fund, the intended outputs of HDIF are testing and use of new innovations to manage and deliver basic human development services and enhance the evidence base and innovation ecosystem in Tanzania. HDIF supports the innovation ecosystem and government's roles in science, technology, and innovation through collaborations with Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH). 
  Distinguishing factors of HDIF as a challenge fund include the long investment period compared to other challenge funds, which reflects the desired intent to scale early innovations.
caption: Launch event for HDIF, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Pictured (l to r): David B. McGinty, HDIF Team Leader; Dr. Hassan Mshinda, Director, COSTECH; Dr. Mohamed Gharib Bilal, Vice President, Tanzania; Dr. Prof. Makame Mbarawa, Minister, Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology; Marshall Elliott, Head, DFID Tanzania
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