Kofi Annan Grants for Social Enterpreneurs, Africa

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation, applicants must:

• Be an African social entrepreneur or be involved in purpose-driven enterprises.
• Be involved in innovative and digital healthcare solutions across Africa.
• Your company must be a for-profit legal entity and incorporated for at least two years at the time of application.
• Your solution is anchored in at least one African country.
• The applicant must have existing contacts / presence in the country of implementation: country office or other permanent presence, subsidiary, long-term operations or partnerships in the country.
• Your innovation clearly addresses one or more areas of SDG 3 Target Indicator 8.
• The entity does not fall under any of the points listed in the solemn declaration.
• Your innovation has more than 1 million people of total addressable market.
• Your startup pays attention to environmental protection and climate change, gender equality and women empowerment, as well as social inclusion (leave no one behind).
• Your startup is not required to make a monetary contribution to the proposed project budget.
• Your innovation should have a strong proof-of-concept with initial traction and a clear path to scale.

Offered Benefits

• Three (3) teams will each receive a grant of 250,000 EUR from the Austrian Development Agency.
• Finalists will gain international recognition and exposure.
• Nine social enterprises will be accepted to participate in a fully virtual WFP Innovation Bootcamp.
• Teams will be able to connect with an entrepreneur ecosystem and leverage a string network of mentors.

Application Process

Go to Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) on airtable.com to apply