Opportunities and updates

Funding, competitions and TA

Global LEAP Awards for Repairability

Welcoming applications from PUE appliance companies and repair service providers that promote solutions that strengthen repair models and systems.

Location: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, India

Sector: PURE appliances, particuarly solar water pumps, refrigerators and fans

Stakeholders: Efficiency for Access

Deadline: 17th April

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Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF)

Inviting registrations for the upcoming EAIF, which fosters partnerships to catalyse renewable electrification including energy access, PUE, and C&I. If you are a GDC member and would like to attend, get in touch with us for a 50% discount code.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Sector: Energy access

Stakeholders: Alliance for Rural Electrification

Event dates: 21st – 24th April

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1 Million AfCFTA Impact Hub Funding

Inviting applications from women, youth and PwD-led SMEs, offering impact investment readiness and catalytic funding of over US$100k.

Location: Africa

Sector: Women, youth and PwD-led

Stakeholders: 1 Million AfCFTA Impact Hub

Deadline: Rolling

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CLASP’s Productive Use Financing Facility

Providing procurement subsidies and enterprise development grants (EDGs) to accelerate the sale of productive use equipment (PUE) in sub-Saharan Africa.

Location: Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria

Sector: Energy access, productive use

Stakeholders: CLASP

Deadline: N/A

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Global Innovation Fund

Accepting applications from innovators with scalable solutions to pressing development challenges for funding between $230k – $2.3 m.

Location: Global

Sector: Clean energy, climate action and innovation

Stakeholders: GIF

Deadline: Rolling

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Clean Cooking Venture Community

Accepting applications from entrepreneurs and business leaders in the clean cooking sector for a Clean Cooking Venture Community for networking, resource sharing and more.

Location: Global

Sector: Clean cooking

Stakeholders: Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA)

Deadline: Rolling

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Bettervest Energy Efficiency Loan

Welcoming applications from companies working on SDG 7 or 13 for a loan volume of at least €200K.

Location: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Singapore

Sector: Energy and climate action

Stakeholders: Bettervest

Deadline: Rolling

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Open Investment Fund

Welcoming applications from women-led businesses in Africa with an annual turnover of more than $25K to grow their business sustainably and up to $100K investment fund.

Location: Africa

Sector: Energy

Stakeholders: CSI Energy Group

Deadline: Rolling

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Spark+ Africa Fund

Actively seeking to invest debt and mezzanine capital in leading companies throughout the clean cooking value chain, including cooking fuels, biofuels, electric appliances, and efficient biomass stoves.

 

Location: Africa

Sector: Improved cooking

Stakeholders: Spark+

Deadline: Rolling

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Transform support hub

Welcoming applications to this on-demand, free accelerator programme for social enterprises.

 

Location: Global

Sector: Unspecified

Stakeholders: TRANSFORM

Deadline: Rolling

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LendHer Capital Pre-Screening Questionnaire 

Looking for women-led businesses working in non-tech enabled sectors (such as personal care and hygiene), who would benefit from debt investment and business advisory.

Location: Kenya

Sector: Non-tech enabled

Stakeholders: LendHer Capital

Deadline: Rolling

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AirAsia Foundation Grant Application

Aiming to help social enterprises scale up, as a way of empowering communities and enabling them to build sustainable livelihoods.

 

Location: ASEAN

Sector: Unspecified

Stakeholders: AirAsia Foundation

Deadline: Rolling

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Energy Access Relief Fund

Providing loans starting at $50k to viable energy access companies facing liquidity challenges due to COVID-19.

Location: Africa and Asia

Sector: Energy access

Stakeholders: SIMA and 16 partners

Deadline: Rolling

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Bridge loans for impact

Helping companies that have been hit by unexpected obstacles to keep on track with impact aims.

Location: Global

Sector: Not specified

Stakeholders: Open Road Alliance

Deadline: Rolling

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S-GRID program

Welcoming applications from social enterprises keen to access coaching and partner with corporations.

Location: Global

Sector: Not specified

Stakeholders: MovingWorlds

Deadline: Rolling

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