Deadline: |
November 12, 2018
Location: |
Online
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The tech startups challenge for women inclusion
Have you created a company leveraging digital innovation tackling gender inequalities or economic, social, cultural, political inclusion of women in Africa? Apply for the AFD Digital Challenge 2018.
The AFD Digital Challenge is a tech startups challenge for women inclusion. The challenge aims to promote entrepreneurial initiatives managed by women and/or men, tackling the challenges of women’s inclusion and gender inequalities – whether social, economic, cultural or political – and leveraging digital innovation for their development.
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The jury will select 30 best initiatives qualified for the shortlisting phase. Then, they will select 15 best initiatives qualified for the final selection phase. Finally, they will nominate the 5 winners.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Entrepreneurship
- Gender Inequalities
- Economics
- Sociology
- Culture
- Politics
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English
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ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.
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27 SEPTEMBER 2018: BEGINNING OF THE APPLICATION PHASE.
- November 12, 2018: CLOSING OF THE CALL FOR PROJECTS.
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Open to any innovative entrepreneurial initiative:
- Demonstrating the existence of a legal form and having a proven activity on the African continent.
- Owned by women and/or men, and having a positive impact on women’s inclusion and the reduction of gender inequalities.
- leveraging digital technologies to amplify its impact.
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(Prize)
- Digital Challenge Success – €50,000: Rewarding two startups going through the expansion phase and demonstrating an outstanding ability to scale up and develop.
- Digital Challenge – Jury’s Award – €20,000: Rewarding one startup demonstrating outstanding originality and uniqueness in its approach to the challenge of women inclusion;
- Digital Challenge Initiative – €15,000: Rewarding two startups going through the induction phase and demonstrating an outstanding ability to innovate.
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Fill in the required application form, then ”Submit”.
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This Scholarship Published by:
“Alyaa Abdelraouf/ Egypt“Reviewed by” Menna Faramawy/ Egypt ”
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