Deadline: 29 July, 2022
Youth Opportunity and Transformation in Africa (YOTA) has launched the Youth Innovation Challenge.
The challenge seeks to alleviate the negative consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people and their communities while elevating the ideas, ingenuity, and creativity of young innovators working to address the effects of the global health crisis.
Benefits
- Up to $5,000 of funding per project
- Business development advice from top experts in the field of innovation and human-centred design
- Access to carefully curated tools and resources to support the full cycle of youth-led innovation and human-centred design
- Opportunity to become part of a growing community of young African innovators for ongoing learning, sharing, and networking
- Opportunity to be supported to showcase solutions across various international multi-stakeholder platforms, processes, and convenings before the end of 2022
Eligibility
- Open to a young person between the ages of 18 and 35
- An informal group of young people, or a local youth- or women-led organisation or company (both nonprofit or for-profit) can apply
- Female candidates or teams with predominantly female members are particularly encouraged to apply
- Nationals of The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria who are resident in their countries or based in the diaspora can apply
- Persons who are passionate about using their skills to design innovative solutions to address the many socio-economic challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
To enter and for more information, click here.
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