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AFDB YOUTHADAPT CHALLENGE: SCALING UP GENDER-RESPONSIVE YOUTH INNOVATIONS FOR CLIMATE ACTION.

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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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SERVICESCAPE SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY CONTEST

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Application Deadline: November 30, 2023 WAT.

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

Are you enrolled or about to enroll in a college, university, or trade school? Are you looking for a little extra help in funding your education to cover expenses that other scholarships and financial aid don’t cover? Apply now to the 2023 Scholarship, which will be in the amount of $1,000.00 USD to be paid toward the educational certification/degree program of your choice. The chosen topic is as follows: How does writing impact today’s world? Think about it, write about it, and let us know your thoughts.

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for the ServiceScape Scholarship, all scholarship applicants should fill out the application form and submit a 300 word essay on this topic. Rules and exclusions apply.

Contest is open to students who are attending or who will attend an accredited college, university, or trade school in 2023.

In order to qualify as a contest participant, a person must successfully submit the application form below and must be at least 18 years old. ServiceScape is not responsible for any situation that constitutes an application form submission failure, including technical malfunctions experienced by the form submitter or by ServiceScape. ServiceScape employees and/or their immediate family and household members are not eligible to be contest participants. There is no purchase necessary to enter. Void where prohibited by law.

Each contest participant can enter only once.

Contest participants’ application form submissions must be written in English.

BENEFIT:

The winner of the contest will be awarded $1,000.00 USD, payable by check and mailed within 4 weeks. The prize is non-transferable. All federal, state, and local taxes imposed on the acceptance of a prize are solely the responsibility of the winner. The winner’s name, headshot photograph, and writing will be featured within the ServiceScape blog soon thereafter.

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