Deadline: 29 July, 2020
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has invited African startups to apply for the NINJA Business Plan Competition for businesses emerging during the Covid-19 outbreak.
It is understood that NINJA stands for Next Innovation with Japan.
The application is open to startups/organisations in all sectors with a specific focus on emerging businesses in Covid-19-related fields including, but not limited to, health, online health care support, disease-testing solutions, medical data sharing and privacy protection solutions, distribution of drugs and medical equipment.
Benefits
- Winners will have a chance to sign work contracts with JICA
- Winners will be eligible for equity/debt-free sum of up to $30,000 by JICA for covering costs associated with the proposed activities, including remuneration of staff, other expenses, and indirect local tax
- Winners may also get an opportunity to travel to Japan for further investments and business partnerships
Eligibility
- Organisation with head office or a branch in one of the target countries
- Profit/non-profit organisations registered as an independent legal entity
- Proposals from individuals will not be considered
- Companies with a very strong management team of at least two people
- Businesses that have innovative products or services in response or adaptable to the pandemic and post-pandemic society or have feasible plans to create prototypes
- Applicant should be from Angola, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: JICA
