BACKGROUND More women are pursuing entrepreneurship in Africa per capita than anywhere else in the world. For this reason, Spark* is conducting a continent-wide search to bring together an unrivaled group of 15 African Female Founders for its YHER Accelerator. ABOUT THE PROGRAM The Y-HER Accelerator Program is a powerful opportunity for passionate female impact […]
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D-Prize expands access to poverty-alleviation interventions in the developing world. The challenge focuses on the distribution of solutions to poverty to the people who need it most that already exist and produces new “distribution entrepreneurs” – social entrepreneurs who start new ventures that distribute proven life-enhancing technologies to millions of people living in extreme poverty. Can
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The Stars in Global Health program supports Bold Ideas from the best and brightest scientists and innovators, both in low- and middle-income countries and in Canada, to address some of the most pressing global health challenges. It provides funding to explore transformative ideas at proof-of-concept that bring together scientific/technical, social and business innovation. The Program
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The Vedica Scholars program for Women is a unique alternative to the traditional MBA and seeks to create a cadre of successful women professionals for the 21st century. It is an 18-month full-time, residential, post-graduate program with a curriculum that has been carefully crafted to the expectations of employers today. The program is a combination of
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The GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund (“the Fund”) supports innovative start-ups in emerging markets to achieve sustainable growth and improved socio-economic impact. The objectives of the Fund are to: Establish partnerships between mobile operators and start-ups in order to increase the reach of innovative mobile services. Test business models with the greatest potential for growth
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The prize is seeking innovators to find alternative materials that could be recycled or industrially composted. The aim of the Challenge is to stimulate the development of materials that could be captured, recycled or composted effectively rather than being incinerated or ending up in landfills or the natural environment after short use. Award Details Winners will receive $200,000
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The AIMS (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences) – Women in Innovation (WiIN) program is a 1 week long leadership development program designed especially for recent female university graduates who want to pursue a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Through the program, 15 pan-African female university graduates will have the opportunity to develop
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Union Bank has kicked off celebrations to mark its 100th anniversary in Nigeria having been established in 1917. As part of this celebrations, the bank has come up with The Centenary Innovation Challenge to engage eligible young and talented people across Nigeria to submit novel ideas that address some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that
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The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) hosts the ” Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of innovative green ideas. The award, under the patronage of Minister Professor Johanna Wanka, honours young researchers each year from numerous countries and scientific disciplines for their
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The world is in desperate need of innovative solutions to create a new, sustainable energy future. No one knows who or where the next great energy solution will come from. Solutions and technologies that could change the world are being developed globally, and the $4 million Zayed Future Energy Prize, managed by Masdar in Abu
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