Opportunities And Events

The Home Grown Solutions (HGS) Accelerator Africa 2026 is a Pan-African acceleration programme designed to support high-potential, locally rooted ventures driving innovation in healthcare systems strengthening and climate resilience across the continent. Led by the African Union Development Agency

About the Due Diligence Fund The Due Diligence Fund (DDF) is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), as part of the Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains Initiative

FCI4Africa — Fair food and trade systems for Africa through food convergence innovation is a Horizon Europe-funded project responding to the growing demand for sustainable, fair, and just food trade between Africa and Europe. Funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement Number 101182485

About the Grant The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant is a prestigious funding opportunity awarding one grant of USD 150,000 to a single successful applicant to support a biodiversity and conservation-focused research project or programme based in or focused on Africa. The grant

The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge 2026 is now open, inviting agrifood and climate-tech startups worldwide to submit breakthrough innovations addressing the most pressing challenges in agriculture and food systems. The challenge identifies high-impact, scalable solutions across the agrifood value

The African Union has launched the Innovating Education in Africa (IEA) 2026 Call for Submissions, inviting innovators across Africa to submit transformative solutions that address education and skills development challenges across the continent. The initiative seeks scalable, impactful and

Opportunity Type: Grant Funding Funding Organisation: Oneness Revival Team (ORT) Funding Amount: $25,000 – $50,000 USD Application Deadline: 20 December 2026 (5:00 PM local time) Eligibility: NGOs Worldwide Overview The Oneness Revival Team (ORT) has launched its 2026 NGO Grant Cycle, aimed at

The 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize has officially opened its global call for applications, inviting innovators, entrepreneurs, NGOs, academic institutions, and impact-driven enterprises to apply for one of the world’s most prestigious sustainability awards. The Prize recognises and funds scalable

The AEDIB Joint Innovation Facility (JIF) 2026 is a strategic Africa–Europe funding mechanism designed to scale digitally enabled, commercially viable innovations through strong cross-border partnerships. Implemented under the Africa–Europe Digital Innovation Bridge (AEDIB) and aligned with the EU

The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK Foundation) provides early-stage capital and intensive capacity-building support to bold social enterprises tackling the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. DRK funds mission-driven organisations that serve vulnerable, marginalized

The Million Lives Collective (MLC) has launched a Call for African Urban Innovations to identify and spotlight impactful, scale‑ready solutions that are shaping smart, healthy, equitable and resilient cities across Sub‑Saharan Africa. The call targets innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers whose