LOCATION: Nigeria
The African Development Bank Group and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) are jointly implementing a strategic partnership program, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), aimed at mobilizing $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa. Applications are open.
ELIGIBILITY:
Age – The entrepreneur must be between the ages of 18 to 35.
Citizenship of founder – The founder must be of African nationality or the founder must be playing an active role in the operations of the enterprise.
Geography and legal registration of the company – The business must be legally registered in Africa.
Profitability – The business must have generated profits for the last two years.
Impact/ Climate adaptation – The business must demonstrate a direct impact on climate adaptation and resilience.
Gender Only female-owned enterprises are eligible – 51% of shareholding should be female.
Industry – Must be within the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies.
BENEFIT:
Grants of up to USD 100,000 per enterprise to support their business growth plans.
Participate in a 1-year accelerator program designed to empower the selected young entrepreneurs and their teams with tailored business development skills, mentorship, training and resources to scale-up climate adaptation innovations and boost the creation of green jobs.
Expanding partnership, knowledge sharing, exchange and learning through a network of youth entrepreneurs in Africa.
Tailored business development services to elevate your climate solutions and generate green jobs.
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