Cal for applications: YouthADAPT Challenge 2023

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.

Eligibility Criteria

• 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.

Read more and apply: YouthADAPT Challenge 2023 – Scaling Up Gender-Responsive Youth Innovations for Climate Action (kcicconsulting.com)