Gender and Economic Agency Initiative Request for Proposals.
The GEA Initiative provides competitive funding for research projects aimed at enhancing women's economic agency, with a critical focus on economic empowerment and family planning.
The GEA Initiative provides competitive funding for research projects aimed at enhancing women's economic agency, with a critical focus on economic empowerment and family planning.
The AU-EU Cooperation Grants support youth-led advocacy and policy initiatives that foster cross-continental collaboration between Africa and Europe, enabling marginalized youth to become effective advocates for their rights.
The Fortify Forward Innovation Challenge aims to enhance nutrition in Africa by fostering scalable innovations in food fortification, offering financial awards and support to selected winners. It targets entrepreneurs and innovators across East and West Africa to improve the nutritional quality of staple foods.
The Inclusive Action Awards – Global 2025 provide a prestigious recognition platform for SMEs advancing gender inclusion in emerging markets, offering a cash prize, global media exposure, and a certificate of recognition.
The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) invites applications for financial support from projects that aim to transform commodity value chains and uplift smallholder and SME-based enterprises in CFC member countries. The CFC provides a variety of financial and technical support options to empower SMEs, cooperatives, International Commodity Bodies (ICBs), and other institutions, particularly those led by or supporting women in agriculture.
The GROW Project offers a grant to enhance gender-inclusive workplace infrastructure for women-led enterprises.
This is an intervention by UDB to enable access to affordable financing and Business support with the aim of promoting sustainable growth […]
The RISE Urban Challenge supports urban entrepreneurs and innovators in low- and middle-income countries to scale resilience solutions in informal urban settings. Winners receive up to $50,000 in funding, leadership training, investor connections, and mentoring. Apply by April 11, 2025. #UrbanResilience #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #WomenAndYouth
The Green Businesses and Jobs for the Green Transformation – Uganda program, implemented by GIZ and Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL), supports female-led businesses in Sustainable Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Circular Economy, and Waste Management. Eligible businesses receive training, coaching, and access to finance to scale their impact. Businesses must be registered, operate in Kampala, Mukono, or Wakiso, and have an annual turnover of UGX 50M+.
Opportunity for Agri-SMEs to join a dynamic support program aimed at transforming food systems in Africa.
EEP Africa invites locally-driven companies, start-ups, and enterprises to apply for funding for innovative clean energy projects in Northern and Eastern Africa, emphasizing gender equality and circular economy.