OneMekong Ideas

Ideas

Inspiring ideas and turning them into impactful solutions — through open challenges, fellowships and the OneMekong incubator.

From idea to impact

OneMekong runs an annual open challenge, a fellowship for early-career Mekong innovators, and a small incubator that helps the most promising ideas grow into deployable solutions. Every supported idea is required to be open and to work with at least one community partner.

Open challenges

Annual themed challenges — water, climate, agriculture, education — open to teams across the basin.

Fellowships

12-month fellowships for early-career Mekong innovators with mentorship and a stipend.

Incubator

Hands-on support to take a prototype from working demo to deployed solution.

Pitch days

Quarterly pitch days where teams present to community partners and funders.

Open by default

Every funded idea is required to release code, data and learnings openly.

Cross-border teams

We prioritise teams that span at least two Mekong countries.

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