Youth

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 National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Grant Programme is designed to provide young entrepreneurs with an opportunity to access both financial and non-financial business development support in order to enable them to establish or grow their businesses.

GRANT REQUIREMENTS

Proof of Market/Sales Records Acceptable Documentation:

Indigenous Peoples’ youth are invited to use photography to tell the world how their communities' lifestyles, beliefs and cultures are fundamentally related to their health and well-being. Participants should be between 18 and 35 years old.

Eligibility criteria

In line with National Youth Policy, the Youth Challenge Fund will be providing support to youth businesses/enterprises who meet the following criteria:

The National Research Foundation is inviting you to submit proposals for the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory Community Development Grants.

Areas

The National Business Initiative's Installation, Repair and Maintenance initiative, in partnership with the Youth Employment Service invites Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who are interested and equipped to host unemployed graduates with green technical skills related to Renewable Energy/Solar PV.

Application criteria:

Companies and Intellectual Property Commission calls all young creators, innovators and designers to apply for the CIPC Youth IP Awards. 

The CIPC IP Youth Awards is a platform for young South African scientists, creatives and entrepreneurs to share their best work in innovation and venturing.

Categories

Agri Seed Capital is calling on smallholder farmers to apply for business support services and production credit. 

Agri Seed Capital is a Micro Finance Institution (MFI) that exists to address the problem of financial inclusion affecting subsistence and small-scale farmers.

The Agri Seed Capital three-year incubation programme aims to establish a pipeline of future finance-ready farmers. Our support services include:

Are you a female under the age of 25 looking at problems facing the world around you and eager to be part of the solution? Would you like to develop the skills needed to not only solve those problems but also turn your solution into a business? Do you want to make a difference and contribute to achieving the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Then, the InnovateHER Youth Innovation Competition is made for you.