Submissions can be made in any of the official UN languages – English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, or Arabic. Please specify your language preference.

You can make your submissions through this online form

Structure your entry to include (no more than 500 words):

The provided template is intended only as a guide — you may adjust the format as needed to best present your idea.

• Background/context: Briefly describe the setting and key challenges related to sustaining HIV services, particularly in resource-limited environments. Highlight specific barriers such as limited funding, access gaps, policy constraints, stigma or other barriers.
• Description of the solution/strategy: Clearly outline the intervention, approach, or proposed concept designed to address these challenges. Specify the target population, main activities, and how the solution was delivered or will be delivered.
• Principles and approaches used: Summarize the guiding principles (e.g., community-led, equity-focused, cost-effective) and key methods or tools applied. Indicate if collaboration, co-creation, or local engagement played a role.
• Lessons learned / Anticipated outcomes: For implemented ideas, highlight key results, insights, and evidence of effectiveness where available.
  For untested or conceptual ideas, outline the expected outcomes, underlying rationale, and potential ways to assess impact in the future.
• Scalability and potential for adaptation: Describe the potential for the solution to be scaled or adapted to other settings, disease areas or population. Identify the core elements that make it transferable and any prerequisites for successful replication.

Submissions will be scored on a 1–10 scale based on:

• Relevance to the challenge: Assesses how well the submission aligns with the core objective of the Phoenix Open Call: identifying solutions to sustain HIV services in resource-constrained settings.
• Clarity and conciseness: Evaluates the clarity, organization, and coherence of the submission. Effective communication of the context, strategy, and outcomes helps others understand, learn from, and possibly replicate the solution.
• Innovation and practicality: Assesses the creativity of the approach and its grounding in real-world application. Priority is given to ideas that introduce new ways of thinking or adapt proven methods in resource-constrained environments.
• Feasibility and scalability: Evaluates how realistic the solution is within its specific context and whether it can be scaled or adapted to other countries, regions or populations. Submissions should demonstrate implementation potential beyond the original setting.
• Equity and community engagement: Assesses how the approach ensures equitable access to HIV services, especially for marginalized or underserved populations. Submissions should reflect meaningful community involvement in the design, implementation, or evaluation process.

(Note: We value experiences rooted in practice, lessons learned, and evidence-based approaches. Submissions that incorporate innovative or tested solutions are encouraged.)

Yes! There are no restrictions on the size of the group. However, one person must be named as the representative of each group.

No, there is no limit. However, in the interest of fairness to all other participants, only one of your submissions may be selected to qualify as a finalist; therefore, please consider quality over quantity when submitting. Additionally, each contribution must be submitted separately.

Participation in the open call is free and there are no costs to submit an entry.

All eligible participants will receive a certificate of participation. The top half of submissions will receive a digital spotlight on our platform. Top-ranked submissions will receive cash prizes of up to USD 10,000. Selected finalists will be invited to a Global HIV Conference in Lagos, Nigeria, with airfare, accommodation, and visa costs covered.

Your submission must be an original work. Participants in the open call must not knowingly infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate any intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or any other rights of any person or entity in the performance of work.

We are interested in evidence-based, cost-effective, and equity-focused strategies that sustain HIV services in resource-limited settings. Examples include community-led partnerships, innovative financing, integration into national systems, decentralized and task-shifted delivery, and data-driven quality improvement. Submissions may present tested interventions or conceptual ideas that strengthen resilience and long-term impact.

You may use AI tools to refine your submission, but it must reflect original human insight and contextual relevance. Entries generated primarily by AI will be disqualified. Ensure your content is accurate, ethical, plagiarism-free, and protects sensitive data.