Category: Challenges

  • Call for Applications: SeedMoney Challenge 2024

    Call for Applications: SeedMoney Challenge 2024

    Applications are open for the SeedMoney Challenge 2024. The SeedMoney Challenge is a group crowdfunding competition open to any public food garden project located anywhere in the world. Participating projects include youth gardens, community gardens, community farms and food bank gardens. Participants keep 100% of what they raise and compete for challenge grants of $100 to…

  • AKTW 2024 Innovation Challenge | Over N5 Million in Cash

    AKTW 2024 Innovation Challenge | Over N5 Million in Cash

    This challenge seeks to harness the ingenuity of tech enthusiasts, developers, and innovators to develop digital solutions to pressing challenges facing Akwa Ibom State across various sectors of the economy. The Akwa Ibom Tech Week is an annual event aimed at fostering innovation, technology adoption, and digital transformation within the state. As part of the…

  • Youth Sustainable Enterprise Challenge Program (YSEC) | Training, Mentorship and, Funding

    Youth Sustainable Enterprise Challenge Program (YSEC) | Training, Mentorship and, Funding

    The YSEC program is a transformative entrepreneurship initiative designed to unleash the potential of young individuals, equipping them with the expertise, skills, and mindset necessary to launch and scale successful, sustainable businesses. Our aim is to cultivate a new wave of innovative, socially responsible entrepreneurs who will drive economic growth, create jobs, and contribute to the…

  • MTN-WWF Africa PachiPanda Challenge 2024 for youth-led SMEs

    The Africa PachiPanda Challenge, a joint effort by MTN and WWF to inspire and support innovative solutions addressing pressing environmental challenges across the continent. This program aligns with WWF’s global goals, its Africa Strategy, and its established practices. It also adds significant value to the Mobilising More for Climate (MM4C) Programme. Specifically, the challenge contributes…

  • NEF Africa Energy Innovation Challenge 2024 | $10,000 prize

    Applications are open for the 2024 NEF Africa Energy Innovation Challenge. The 9th Africa Energy Innovation Challenge, organized by the Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF), invites youth-led early-stage energy entrepreneurs from across Africa to work with local research institutions or industries to create a prototype model of a key device/equipment for a social energy enterprise, agri-business,…

  • NITDA Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge 2024 | Up to 11 Million Prize

    The 2024 Digital Nigeria Innovation Challenge seeks to leverage technology and innovation to address critical infrastructure challenges in Nigeria. Participants will work in groups to create innovative digital maps of a single Nigerian state, emphasizing critical infrastructure like hospitals, schools, roads, and utilities. These maps will provide insights that can help to drive sustainable development…

  • Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Challenge 2024 | Up to $50,000 in Equity Funding

    The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) (www.Meltwater.org), in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy, proudly announces the launch of the 6th edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC). This year’s challenge seeks to identify and support exceptional AgriTech entrepreneurs who are addressing critical agricultural challenges in West Africa. In the rapidly evolving world of…

  • Melton Foundation SDG Innovation Challenge 2024

    Are you committed to sustainable development and social impact in your community and beyond? Are you a 16-35-year-old student, professional, activist, change-maker, or entrepreneur who wants to make a difference on the African continent and around the world? Are you a member of a youth innovation startup/project team based anywhere in Africa looking to pivot…

  • Mastercard AI StartUp Challenge 2024 | $150,000 prize

    Applications are now open for the 2024 MasterCard AI StartUp Challenge. MasterCard, the UAE Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications Office, and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) are collaborating to launch the UAE’s first AI challenge, empowering the next generation of AI pioneers. The challenge invites seed and Series A startups to submit…

  • Irish Aid SDG Challenge 2024 for Sustainable Solutions

    Applications are now open for the 2024 Irish Aid SDG Challenge. The SDG Challenge supports transdisciplinary teams in developing sustainable solutions to address development challenges under the UN SDGs in Irish Aid’s target countries. Solutions must demonstrate context-specific expected impact in one of Irish Aid’s partner countries, but applicants are encouraged to consider broader opportunities…