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The Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa #MoreThanAWoman initiative will support the development of a docuseries intended to spotlight grassroot women innovators and promote their entrepreneurial stories. Through storytelling, this docuseries will elevate the voices of promising and/or successful women innovators, especially those with previously untold stories, and showcase their potential for further investment, growth and scalability.

Local community members are invited to submit ESD funding proposals for supply categories. 

Qualifying Criteria:

Tender Capital Africa is a woman and black owned Financial Inclusion Enterprise, whose business mandate is to help remove financial barriers that deter SMMEs from participating in South Africa’s mainstream economy.

Financial Solutions:

UNESCO and IEEE Entrepreneurship are launching a new entrepreneurship bootcamp in engineering for sustainable development. It is a 5-day intensive bootcamp for early-career engineers in Luanda, Angola from 9 to 13 September 2024. Prospective applicants from Africa who are interested in learning entrepreneurial skills to market their scientific inventions are encouraged to apply and take advantage of this enriching experience. The bootcamp is organized under the auspices of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development 2024-2033.

The Moses Kotane Research Institute (MKRI) is a leading research institute dedicated to fostering economic growth in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) through research and development. MKRI focuses on developing practical, research-based solutions that address the needs of the provincial economy. By leveraging research recommendations, MKRI aims to influence policy development and enhance service delivery interventions. 

The U.S. Mission to South Africa and the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) proudly announce the launch of the 2024 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs program in Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa.

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State and Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. It supports the U.S. National Strategy on Gender, Equity and Equality and reflects the United States’ commitment to advancing gender equity and economic prosperity in Southern Africa

The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, will be convening a hybrid conference titled ‘Disability Rights, Information, and Communication Technologies in Africa’.