The “Women Entrepreneurship for Africa” (WE4A) program is an action jointly supported by the European Union (EU), the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), and the German Development agency GIZ (E4D program). It is focused on empowering …
The Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize, or the Grinnell Prize, directly reflects Grinnell’s historic mission to educate men and women “who are prepared in life and work to use their knowledge and their abilities to serve the common good.” Grinnell was founded in 1846 by a group of transplanted New Englanders with strong …
Grinnell College Innovator in Social Justice Prize 2022 ($50,000) Read More »
The YCA launches yet another exciting program to create continental flagships to accelerate youth empowerment efforts. The very objective of this challenge is to amplify the work of national YouthConnekt programs by creating impactful continental flagships to empower young people. This program provides an opportunity to design intervention based on the strengths of the national YC program, …
YouthConnekt Africa Export Accelerator Program 2021 (Grant Available) Read More »
Over the past years, LEAP Africa has partnered with Union Bank Nigeria, other corporate sponsors, and development champions, to enable these young change-makers to transition their social change solutions into scalable social enterprises. Through a careful selection process, 40 highly motivated and young social innovators are chosen across a pool of applicants, to participate in activities outlined …
LEAP Africa’s Social Innovators Programme (SIPA) 2021/2022 for young changemakers Read More »
A Google for Startups program giving access to funding to Black-founded startups in Africa. Through the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund Africa, we are supporting early-stage Black-founded startups and startups that are benefitting the Black community on the continent. We want to bridge the existing fundraising gap for Black startup founders in Africa’s fast-growing technology …
Launched in 2019, the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa was the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by the Access Bank W Initiative. The program in its maiden edition provided financial grants worth N9Million to the top 5 applicants with a free mini MBA certification for 50 women entrepreneurs in Nigeria. This it did …
Access Bank Womenpreneur Pitch-A-ton Africa 2021 (Naira 5 million Grant) Read More »
The International Breweries Foundation is an arm of International Breweries Plc, (a proud part of the AB InBev Group) with the objective of delivering impactful, developmental, and sustainable projects. Kickstart is an initiative of the Foundation and focuses on enterprise growth and development for young entrepreneurs. The programme supports youth-owned businesses through the provision of …
Nigeria is currently facing a food security crisis that is compounded by the COVID-19 global pandemic and its effects on the food value chain in the country. The pandemic has significantly disrupted already fragile value chains across the country, including people’s ability to produce, process, and distribute food. The disruption to agricultural productivity and markets …
Apply for the USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge (Win up to $150,000 grant) Read More »
The Africa Business Heroes Competition (ABH) aims to identify, support and inspire the next generation of African entrepreneurs who are making a difference in their local communities, working to solve the most pressing problems, and building a more sustainable and inclusive economy for the future. The initiative aims to be as inclusive as possible. Applications are …
The March 8th Initiative is organised to inspire and promote communal, entrepreneurial and public-spirited en- deavours within Nigeria in honour of the birthday of His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON. Last year, 100 young entrepreneurs received business-defining grants that helped grow and advance enterprise. This year, the March 8th Initiative is expanding in terms …
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