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Funding Opportunities

Digital ChangeMakers for Women Entrepreneurs Incubation 2025 (up to €10000)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
Digital ChangeMakers for Women Entrepreneurs Incubation

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…)

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African Food Changemakers BRACE Program Cohort 3 (Batch 2)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
BRACE Program

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…)

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Mastercard Foundation Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) Program (up to $15,000)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
Mastercard Foundation FAST program

The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with CCHub Nigeria, MDF Global, Concree, Scale up, Savannah Innovations Lab, the Center for Enterprising Organizations, Inkomoko, and the Africa Leadership Academy (ALA), is excited to announce the second application drive for the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) program. (more…)

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Reckitt Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6 (Up to $50,000 Grant)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
Reckitt Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6

Applications are open for Reckitt Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 6. Reckitt is proud to have supported the Lead2030 SDG6 challenge since 2019, working with 11 WASH entrepreneurs to date. They want to build on this success in 2025, by supporting innovations that create measurable impact by enabling access to clean water, sanitation or hygiene, and are particularly interested in innovations with a focus on children or women/girls. (more…)

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AREF Research Development Fellowship Programme 2005/26 (Up to £47,000)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
AREF Research Development Fellowship Programme

Applications are open for AREF Research Development Fellowship Programme 2005/26.  The Africa Research Excellence Fund is pleased to launch the call for the 2025/26 AREF Research Development Fellowship Programme.  The fellowship aims to support researchers in Africa who are emerging leaders and working on important challenges for human health, to develop their skills as a researcher.

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Al-Sumait Prize in Food Security 2025 (up to $1,000,000 prize)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
Al-Sumait Prize

Applications are open for Al-Sumait Prize in Food Security 2025. The Al-Sumait Prize honors individuals or institutions who have, through their work or research, made significant advances in the fields of food security, health, and education in Africa. Sponsored by the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the State of Kuwait and managed by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). The goal is to shine a light on those making a positive difference to sustainable development in Africa. (more…)

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Code for Africa (CFA) Media Sentinel Fellowships in West Africa 2025 (Monthly Stipend, Training, and Mentoring)

by Johnpaul Mbanefo on
CFA Media Sentinel Fellowships

Applications are open for Code for Africa (CFA) Media Sentinel Fellowships in West Africa 2025. Code for Africa (CfA) is offering three Media Sentinel Fellowships to frontline grassroots researchers in Benin, Guinea, and Mauritania. Candidates should have expertise in social media listening and analysis and possess a good knowledge of social media cross-platform coordination and messaging on platforms such as Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, and X (formerly Twitter).

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