Applications are open for UNICEF First Foods Africa Initiative. UNICEF First Foods Africa (FFA) initiative invites African-owned food companies to express their interest in joining efforts to transform food systems for children in 14 selected countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal in Western and central Africa; Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in Eastern and Southern Africa. (more…)
Applications are now open for the Global Peace Photo Award 2025 . The Global Peace Photo Award recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose pictures capture human efforts towards a peaceful world and the quest for beauty and goodness in our lives. The award goes to those photographs that best express the idea that our future lies in peaceful coexistence. (more…)
Applications are open for CLIC Agrifood Investment Connector 2025. The Agrifood Investment Connector is CLIC’s platform to support early- and growth- stage agri-SMEs with access to funding. They work with climate- and nature-positive enterprises across the agrifood value chain in emerging markets and developing economies. (more…)
Applications are open for International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Graduate Internship Program. As one of 15 research centers in the CGIAR, a global partnership for a food-secure future, IITA is engaged in several CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs). Their mission is to enhance food security and improve livelihoods in Africa through research for development (R4D). (more…)
The Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is excited to launch our 2025 New Champions Fund opportunity! Applications will be open from April 1st to April 30th, 2025. The EALA New Champions Fund is an annual unrestricted competitive sub-grant and year-long mentorship to support leaders of color or allies of access and inclusion in education, who are actively working to support students with disabilities, including students who are marginalized or come from underserved communities, and those experiencing poverty. (more…)
Applications are open for Intel Community Reach Program 2025. Intel is making a call for proposals for projects that can enable populations in underserved areas (and or communities) in the member states of the African Union to have access to education, including in STEM, healthcare, agriculture, environmental services, fintech solutions, or digital skills readiness; for financial, social and tech equity; using or planning to use Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially at the Edge with AI PC and/or broadband connectivity. You will have the opportunity to get their technical, capacity-building, and consultancy support for your respective project. (more…)
Applications are open for Digital ChangeMakers for Women Entrepreneurs Incubation 2025. Over 90% of the working population in Ghana is employed in the informal sector, with about 55% being women. Additionally, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) contribute 70% to the GDP. The digital innovation ecosystem is providing solutions to numerous problems, greatly enhancing economic growth. However, peri-urban (outskirts of cities) micro-enterprises face challenges in fully adopting these services for their growth. There’s also a risk that digitalization might widen disparities between rural and urban areas, particularly affecting informal women-led MSMEs. (more…)
Applications are open for African Food Changemakers BRACE Program Cohort 3, Batch 2. Is your agribusiness truly climate-smart? If you’re an agripreneur navigating today’s climate challenges with yesterday’s strategies — it’s time for a change. That’s where BRACE comes in. BRACE is designed to equip agripreneurs with the skills, tools, and community to build sustainable, climate-resilient businesses. (more…)
