The AGS Tribe (now Herconomy) has been instrumental in funding women-owned SMEs in Nigeria via the Enterprise Challenge, effectively boosting female and youth entrepreneurship in the country. This year we are coming back with the Herconomy Enterprise Challenge to empower more women and promote Enterprise in Nigerian women. Research has shown
African Union (AU)-UNICEF Youth Innovation Challenge on the Impact of Harmful Practices on the Mental Health of Children and Young People Survivors of harmful practices such as children marriage and FGM may find it difficult to seek help and cope with the mental health and psychological challenges due to their
Applications are open for the Afri-Plastics Challenge Strand 2: Creating Solutions 2021. The Afri-Plastics Challenge is seeking the creation of new or the development of early-stage products, technology and/or services to encourage the reduction or elimination of plastic usage across Sub-Saharan Africa. By the end of the Challenge successful community-centered products
Applications for the Afri-Plastics Challenge Strand 1: Accelerating Growth 2021 are now open. The Challenge aims to reduce marine plastics in Sub-Saharan African countries by developing and scaling innovative solutions to plastic mismanagement in a way that promotes gender equality and empowerment of women and girls. Over 17 million tonnes
Applications are open for the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 2021-2022. The goal of this global competition is to raise awareness of corporate real estate as a viable career opportunity amongst college students of all academic disciplines, to connect local chapters and members of the association with future talent, and encourage more
Applications are open for the World Water Challenge 2021. The World Water Challenge is an international contest for water solutions. As a follow up activity of the 7th World Water Forum in 2015, it has been annually held in conjunction with the Korea International Water Week (KIWW), aiming to identify
Deadline: September 30, 2021 Are you an innovator interested in solving challenges in the agri-food sector by utilizing or conserving agrobiodiversity? Apply for the Agrobiodiversity Innovation Challenge 2021. The Agrobiodiversity Innovation Challenge aims to recognize new products, services, and best practices that can help farmers, consumers, and food companies to increase production
Deadline: August 30, 2021 Applications are open for the Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 13. Deloitte is proud to support the Lead2030 Challenge for SDG13. Through this challenge they seek to empower passionate people finding meaningful and innovative ways of tackling climate change. They are looking for bold solutions that reduce
Deadline: September 23, 2021 Applications are open for the Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 2: End Hunger by 2030. Reckitt is proud to support the Lead2030 challenge for SDG 2. This challenge seeks to support solutions which work to end malnutrition. Challenge submissions must focus on achieving, by 2025, the internationally
Deadline: July 21, 2021 Applications for the Teach A Man To Fish School Enterprise Challenge 2021 are now open. The School Enterprise Challenge is an international business program for schools. It helps young people all around the world to develop business skills and essential life skills. The Challenge supports teachers and students

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The Claude Campus Ambassador Program 2026 for students and researchers worldwide ($3,600 Stipend, Get API Credits & Lead AI Initiatives on Campus)
The International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) 2027 IRENA Youth Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE (Fully Funded)
The Julius Berger Nigeria 2026 Workshop Engineer Development Programme for Nigerian graduates.
WTO Youth Talent Incubator Programme – 2nd Edition for young Researchers and Professionals in Trade and Gender.
The World Bank Group (WBG) Young Professionals Program (YPP) 2027 (Technical & Managerial roles at the World Bank Group)
The AfricaCDC Youth Pre-Conference 2026 for young Africans (Fully Funded to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Rhodes West Africa Scholarships 2027 for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom (Fully Funded)
Vacancy: Executive Office Analyst (Graduate Trainee)