This is an 18-month program providing training, mentorship, and support to 6 social enterprises working to empower women in low-income countries economically. Organizations that increase business skills, provide education, access to digital markets and payment tools, as well as those that provide essential mental health or healthcare support among working women and micro-entrepreneurs, are invited … Read more
CcHub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower ed-tech startups that are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation. The program provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with a network of experienced professionals with the same goal: to drive innovation in the edtech sector. … Read more
Deadline: February 1, 2024 Applications for the Mophradat Writing Sabbaticals 2024 are now open. Mophradat is supporting emerging creative writers from the Arab world working in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Published writers currently working on a new text for publication and who need time to focus on its completion can apply to this program. … Read more
Deadline: February 1, 2024 Applications are open for the NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards 2024. NASW established the Science in Society Journalism Awards to provide recognition — without subsidy from any professional or commercial interest — for investigative or interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact on modern society. Beginning with the first … Read more
Deadline: February 12, 2024 Applications are open for the GSMA Innovation Fund for Humanitarian Challenges 2024. As global humanitarian needs continue to rise, there is an increasing demand to respond with innovative, impactful and scalable solutions powered by mobile and digital technology. On 11 December, the GSMA opened the GSMA Innovation Fund for Humanitarian Challenges. … Read more
Deadline: January 30, 2024 Call for applications to join the World Food Forum (WFF) Youth Policy Board 2024-2026 are open. The WFF Youth Action and Policy Track aims to connect and empower young people with different backgrounds across the globe to discuss their local priorities and challenges and identify innovative and actionable solutions for a … Read more
Deadline: February 17, 2024 Applications are open for the CcHub/Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Programme 2024 (Cohort 2). CcHub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower edtech startups who are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation. The program provides a unique opportunity to collaborate … Read more
The Lagos State Government, under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled a relief initiative, the Lagos Market Trader Money, to support 15,000 low-income traders spread across the state’s 57 local council development areas (LCDA). Governor Sanwo-Olu announced this initiative during the inauguration of the Fresh Food Agro Market in Mushin. The scheme aims to alleviate economic … Read more
Deadline: January 10, 2024 Applications are open for the CIVICUS Digital Action Lab (DAL) 2024. DAL is an initiative empowering civil society actors in countries facing restricted civic space, with the skills, resources and confidence to take effective action for inclusive democracy. The mission is to cultivate real-world pilot projects that strengthen the organising, advocacy, … Read more
Deadline: December 23, 2023 Applications are open for the UN SDSN Youth Nigeria SDGs Advocate Programme (Cohort 5). The SDGs Advocate Programme is designed as a 4-month intensive training and advocacy programme for Nigerian Youths. The training includes 20+ lectures, original readings, and comprehensive assessments that will allow young actors and changemakers to deepen their … Read more