Are you a youth entrepreneur in Africa making a positive impact in climate adaptation? Do you have innovative solutions on climate adaptation and resilience? Apply today for the Youth Adapt Challenge and receive a grant of upto $100k to scale up your business and boost creation of green jobs. Deadline 6th Oct.2021 To apply please visit: https://gca.org/african-youth-adaptation-solutions-challenge-2/ African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge ...
Deadline: 6th August 2021 The Centre for Financial Inclusion will host the 7th financial inclusion week from 1-4 November 2021. This yearâs theme, âInclusive Finance: Driving Prosperity in an Era of Uncertaintyâ is based on the ongoing impact of COVID to financial service providers. The financial Inclusion week will bring together different financial actors across the globe to share their experiences/lessons on how they continued restructuring loans, providing information on the health crisis as well as how they continued to support...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) under its Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi Donor Trust Fund (YEI MDTF) is receiving proposals from eligible grant recipients amounting to 5 million USD aimed at providing business development services to youth led MSMEs and startups on the African continent. ELIGIBILITY (Youth) Atleast 51% owned by individuals aged between 15 and 35.Start-ups at ideation stage with proof of concept and the business model should demonstrate to have social impact, inclusive job creation & economic development.Lack the capacity/collateral...
She Loves Tech, the worldâs largest startup competition for women in technology is currently receiving applications from women-led African tech startups in different sectors including agriculture. The competition aims to bridge the financial gap for women entrepreneurs and creating a technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation environment that benefits women. Apply today! More information about the competition is available at: https://www.shelovestech.org/ ...
The African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA) is saddened to receive news of the passing of Mrs. Jema Hillal on 11/7/2021. Mrs. Hillal was the Senior Agribusiness Manager at CRDB Bank Plc (Tanzania) and was a very active member of the AFRACA Network who shared her expertise with other members on rural and agricultural finance. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends, and colleagues at this difficult time. Her absence will really be felt by the Association....
The Israeli Embassy in Ghana, in partnership with Innohub and Pears Program for Global Innovation have launched the Israel-Ghana AgriTechAccel, focusing exclusively on product development support for AgriTech Startups. Agritech Startups interested in a tailored Product Innovation accelerator program that will provide them with high-level technological expertise for their product development journey should apply at: https://lnkd.in/e9xE9pR Deadline for submission: Sunday, 25th July 2021. ...
Handmade canoes propelled by paddles or sail power depict the typical equipment features of the artisanal fisherfolk plying the Kenyan coast. Only a few fisherfolk have motorized boats enabling them to take the opportunities offered by offshore fishing. Majority of artisanal fisherfolk are disempowered and unable to access any of the largely untapped offshore pelagic resources. To address this, AFRACA and FAO collaborate to support provision of âTechnical services in the development of credit programmes to finance private sector innovation...
AFRACA congratulates Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed, MD & CEO Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) who recently was recognized as one of the Best Global CEOs according to the CEO Today Magazine Global Awards. NIRSAL plc is a non-bank financial institution formed in 2023 to derisk agriculture, fix broken agricultural value chain, institutionalize incentives for agricultural lending and stimulate flow of finance and investment into the agricultural value chains. Some of the innovative and sustainable solutions in agriculture by...
Deadline: 22nd July, 2021 The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) in partnership with the Stanbic Kenya Foundation (SKF) invites application for grant financing and local support from small and medium enterprises, cooperatives and producer groups to help them address gaps in their internal systems and capabilities to meet investment requirements by commercial investors. Maximum Award US $50,000 Eligibility SMEs to be considered are only those that are 100% African-owned and managed Legally registered in Kenya, with basic functional management and financial controls for at...
Deadline: 6th July 2021 The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) is currently receiving applications for innovative climate-smart business that have developed prototypes in any of the following areas: Water Management, Renewable Energy, Energy efficiency, Agribusiness, Commercial forestry and Waste management. To apply, please visit: https://www.kenyacic.org/greenbiz-programme/ ...
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