The Global Startup Awards is calling all African startups, innovators and ecosystem players who are engaged in cross-border collaboration and access global networks and funding opportunities. (more…)
Applications are now open for the 2024 UNICEF Youth Advocates Programme. UNICEF has launched the Youth Advocates programme, a new initiative to recruit talent in partnership with United Nations Volunteers (UNV). UNICEF aim at empowering young people, including youth with disabilities, to become agents of change and champion children’s rights. (more…)
Applications are now open for the 2024 Flat6Labs/Organon Women’s Health Accelerator Program. The Women’s Health Accelerator Program, launched by Flat6Labs and Organon, a global healthcare company, aims to support Femtech startups that focus on enhancing women’s health and wellness, across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) region. The program provides support to build products, test market fit and improve business models. (more…)
The French Committee for International Solidarity (CFSI) has launched a Promotion of Family Farming in West Africa (Pafao) Program. The Promotion of Family Farming in West Africa (Pafao) program has been jointly supported, since 2009, by the Fondation de France and the French Committee for International Solidarity (CFSI). It benefits from a contribution from the JM.Bruneau Foundation (housed at the Fondation de France) and the French Development Agency (AFD). The Joint Action for West-Africa (Jafowa) program participates in the capitalization component of the program. The Network of West African Farmers’ and Producers’ Organizations (Roppa) is a member of the steering and monitoring committee. The program supports or has supported more than 330 initiatives since 2009 (annual “general” call for projects and 6 Coup de Pouce calls. (more…)
Applications are now open for the MIT-Empowering the Teachers (MIT-ETT) Programme. The MIT-Empowering the Teachers Program (MIT-ETT) is a semester long fellowship accepting engineering professors who are currently teaching at local universities in Nigeria and who recently completed their Ph.D. (more…)
Archipelagos is a multi-year international cooperation program developed by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), the Italian Financial Institution for International Development Cooperation, with the support of the European Commission that aims at supporting the growth of African SMEs and facilitating their access to capital markets. (more…)
Applications are now for the F5 Tech for Good Grants Program. In 2024, F5’s Tech for Good Grants are focused on supporting nonprofit organizations that need greater technology resources to help address the outsized effects of climate change upon people of color and/or marginalized racial or ethnic communities. (more…)
Application is now open for NerdzFactory NYSC Internship Program. The NYSC Internship Program at NerdzFactory is a comprehensive initiative designed to cultivate the next generation of Nigerian professionals and leaders. The internship program is committed to providing NYSC corp members with an unparalleled opportunity to gain practical experience within a dynamic and innovative environment. (more…)
