Opportunities and updates

Funding, competitions and TA

EEP Africa Knowledge Week

Join EEP Africa for a 3-day virtual event diving into today’s most relevant clean energy topics, alongside the launch of EEP Africa’s upcoming Call for Proposals.

Location: Southern and Eastern Africa

Sector: E-mobility, digitalisation and AI in clean energy

Stakeholders: EEP Africa

Deadline: Happening 10-12 Feb

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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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African Impact Challenge (AIC)

Welcoming applications from entrepreneurs building scalable solutions offering mentorship, funding, and access to markets.

Location: Africa

Sector: Health

Stakeholders: African Impact Challenge (AIC)

Deadline: 14th February

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Bopinc’s O-Farms Accelerator

Accepting applications from agri-food entrepreneurs looking to strengthen their circular business model and scale impact.

Location: Kenya, Uganda

Sector: Agri-food

Stakeholders: Bopinc

Deadline: 15th February

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Growth and Investment Programme

Welcoming applications from Agri-SMEs looking to sustain growth and access debt financing.

Location: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania

Sector: Agri-SMEs

Stakeholders: Aceli Africa

Deadline: 28th February

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Tony Elumelu Foundation

Accepting applications from entrepreneurs for a training offering $5k seed capital.

Location: Africa

Sector: Unspecified

Stakeholders: Tony Elumelu Foundation

Deadline: 1st March

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SSNUP TA and funding programme

Inviting applications for a £50k technical assistance funding.

Location: Africa, Asia, Latin America

Sector: Food security and improved nutrition

Stakeholders: SSNUP

Deadline: 9th March

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Asia Global Institute (AGI)

Welcoming applications from mid-career professionals for a leadership program.

Location: Asia

Sector: Public policy

Stakeholders: Asia Global Institute (AGI)

Deadline: 31st March

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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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