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SARA BY WEMATRANSFORMING NIGERIAN YOUTHS PROGRAMME.

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LOCATION: Nigeria

SARA BY WEMA, in collaboration with Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), and MasterCard Foundation proudly presents a transformative initiative aimed at equipping Nigerian youths, especially female entrepreneurs, with essential entrepreneurial and managerial skills. The Transforming Nigerian Youth Program is a comprehensive training and support initiative aimed at empowering young Nigerian entrepreneurs, particularly women, with essential business skills and knowledge.

ELIGIBILITY:

The program targets young Nigerians aged 18 to 35, with a specific focus on women entrepreneurs, across various sectors of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Applications are typically announced via the bank’s social media platforms, external emails, and third-party media platforms. Interested individuals can apply by following the application guidelines provided during the application period.

The program is free of charge for eligible participants. There are no application fees or training costs involved.

Beneficiaries are selected based on predefined criteria, including their active participation in the training program and the quality of their business plans. Seed grants and support services are awarded to eligible participants through a transparent selection process and having a WEMA Bank account is a major eligibility criterion to win the grant award.

The training is self-paced and lasts 15 working days. Participants can start at any time within a 3-month period. Support and additional sessions will be available beyond the initial training to ensure lasting impact.

BENEFIT:

Free Enterprise Training: Free enterprise training for 50,000 young women business

Access to Market: Gain access to free and discounted slots in trade fairs and exhibitions to showcase your products and services.

Personalized Support Services: Receive personalized support from SMEDAN-certified Business Development Support Providers (BDSPs) to help you navigate challenges and capitalize on opportunities.

Seed Grants: Stand a chance to receive grant award of up to N5,000,000 to kickstart or scale your business ventures.

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SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 

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Application Deadline: 21 January 2025

LOCATION: China

SPC is a long-term and professional annual competition platform, offers the opportunity for mobile photography enthusiasts around the world to compete for various rewards and the chance to exhibit their works with EASYART©, the leading platform for modern and contemporary art works retail and art digital copyright brokerage in China.

ELIGIBILITY:

The entries must be original works independently completed by the submitter, and the title, picture description, and other required information must be indicated. Entry is free

The shooting and post-production of the entry must be done on mobile phones. The brand and model of the mobile phone are not limited. The original information of the photo must be kept; otherwise, the organizer will regard it as an invalid work.

The entries are required to be uploaded in JPG format. There is no limit to the color tone, both colored and black & white images can be submitted. The minimum length of the work is 1200 pixels. Except for the creative category, the pixel content of images competing for other categories are not allowed to be modified.

This competition does not accept restoration of photos. All entries must not have any watermarks.

Participants should have independent, complete and undisputed copyrights for the works they submit, and must not infringe any rights of third parties including copyrights, portrait rights, reputation rights, privacy rights, etc. Participants are deemed to agree with the content of this article. All legal responsibilities for related disputes caused by the failure of the above guarantees shall be borne by the contestants themselves, and the competition platform and event organizers have nothing to do.

The organizer of this contest has the right to use all entries, which can be extended indefinitely and irrevocably after the submission of the entries. The organizer can use any of the contestant’s works for publicity and promotion worldwide without any additional payment. At the same time, the organizer is obliged to respect the authorship rights of authors and copyright owners during use.

BENEFIT:

The first, second and third place of the Photographer of the Year will be respectively awarded with:

5000 RMB, the SPC trophy.

3000 RMB, the SPC trophy

1000 RMB, the SPC trophy

The  First, Second and Third Place, and Honorable Mentions of each category will be respectively awarded with:

500 RMB, the SPC trophy

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