Opportunity to Participate in the Africa-France 2020 Summit

Deadline:

31 January, 2020

Location:

Bordeaux, France

(Partially Funded)

Description

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.

More Details

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.

Required Languages

English & French.

Eligible Countries

EGYPT, TUNISIA, ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SUDAN, LIBYA, SOMALIA, DJIBOUTI, MAURITANIA, COMOROS & OTHER COUNTRIES ARE FROM AFRICA.

Program Period

End of March, 2020: Nomination of the 1.000 winners.
June 4, 5 and 6, 2020: the Africa-France Summit in Bordeaux, France.

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

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.

Opportunity Cost

(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.