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

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November 12, 2018
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

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