Innovation for women in Africa
The tech startups challenge for women inclusion
THE COMPETITION
To promote entrepreneurial initiatives managed by women and/or men, tackling the challenges of women’s inclusion and gender inequalities – whether social, economic, cultural or political – and leveraging digital innovation for their development.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
ANY INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVE
- demonstrating the existence of a legal form and having a proven activity on the African continent
- owned by women and/or men, and having a positive impact on women’s inclusion and the reduction of gender inequalities
- leveraging digital technologies to amplify its impact
REWARDS
DIGITAL CHALLENGE INITIATIVE: 15 000€
Rewarding two startups going through the induction phase and demonstrating an outstanding ability to innovate.
DIGITAL CHALLENGE SUCCESS: 50 000€
Rewarding two startups going through the expansion phase and demonstrating an outstanding ability to scale up and develop.
DIGITAL CHALLENGE – JURY’S AWARD: 20 000€
Rewarding one startup demonstrating outstanding originality and uniqueness in its approach to the challenge of women inclusion.
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Overview
| Program dates | Jan 1 - Jul 31, 2019 |
| Organizer | AFD |
| Website | Visit website |
| Targets | Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Sectors | Sector agnostic |
