Deadline: |
31 January, 2020
Location: |
Bordeaux, France
(Partially Funded)
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The Challenge of 1,000 – Africa-France Summit
Announced at the press conference presenting the 2020 Africa-France Summit held in Bordeaux on Tuesday 17 September 2019, the Challenge of 1.000 is a joint initiative of Digital Africa and the Summit.
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The State will invite 1.000 African entrepreneurs to come to Bordeaux to present their solutions at The City of Solutions, a show dedicated to projects and solutions for sustainable cities and territories to be held during the 28th edition of the Africa-France Summit. June 4, 5 and 6, 2020.
The City of Solutions, 7 themed districts to create the city of the future together:
- Access to essential services.
- Feeding the cities.
- Building and enhancing the city.
- Moving around the city.
- Living in the city.
- Financing and structuring projects.
- Connecting the city.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Entrepreneurship.
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English & French.
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EGYPT, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, COMOROS & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE FROM AFRICA.
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- End of March, 2020: Nomination of the 1.000 winners.
- June 4, 5 and 6, 2020: the Africa-France Summit in Bordeaux, France.
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In order to apply to the Challenge of 1,000:
- You have to be an African entrepreneur, having an activity related to one of the 7 districts of The City of Solutions.
- Your organization needs a real legal existence (legal statute).
- Your organization should have an increasing revenue.
- Your organization should beared a viable product or solution, innovative or duplicable at a lower cost, to make French and African cities more sustainable from an environmental and social point of view.
CAREFUL CONSIDERATION will be given by the jury to:
- Gender Parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply!
- Geographical balance of origin of Contractors .
- Balance of themes on the 7 districts.
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(Partially Funded)
- WINNERS WILL BE INVITED (one person per organization): the costs of the plane tickets and 3-days accommodation in Bordeaux will be partially or fully beared depending on the financial capabilities of the winner.
- Winners will have a space in the entrepreneurs’ stands at the City of Solutions.
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First Step: Fill the application from here.
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This Scholarship Published by:
” Amina Hamed / Egypt “Reviewed by” Rahaf Elkhodary/ Egypt ”
MARJ3 Intern
MARJ3 Scholarships team
