Deadline: 16 January, 2022
Applications are now open for the 2022 African Union Civic Tech Fund.
The African Union Civic Tech Fund is a pan-African competition that aims to accelerate innovative civic tech initiatives that have the potential to lead to citizen-led transformative action across the continent.
This rests on the recognition that there is an acute need for meaningful participation by African citizens in addressing and solving governance and development challenges across the continent.
The overarching policy framework for the African Union Civic Tech Fund is Africa’s Agenda 2063 as well as other key policy documents associated with the African Union Shared Values agenda, such as the ACDEG or the African Youth Charter.
Initiatives should therefore provide innovative solutions to solve problems of citizen participation, across a number of relevant areas.
Benefits
- Successful applicant will receive up to EUR 20,000
- Successful applicant will also get technical support
- Marketing, communication and showcasing support
- Peer-to-peer learning and networking
Eligibility
- Applicant (organisation) applying must be a legal entity
- Applicant must be registered in an African Union member state
- Applicant must be able to sign a service contract agreement (as opposed to a grant contract agreement)
- Applicant must not be bankrupt or having its affairs administered by the courts
- Applicant must not have received an adverse audit opinion, either by its own auditors or its donors’ auditors
- Applicant must have policies in place and/or practices in place to guarantee the ethical management of personal identifiable information
- Applicant must not have been the subject of a judgment for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation, or any other illegal activity
To apply and for more information, click here.
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