The Cotonou Agreement mandates the EIB to provide repayable assistance for project support in addition to the grants awarded by the European Commission under the national programs. Goal * Promote the development of the sector … Affected domains Agriculture – Fisheries, Transport, Environment, Industry, Coop. & amp; Development, Economy -Finance, Who can apply? Large companies,

The Global Innovation Fund (GIF), a nonprofit innovation fund headquartered in London, invests in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of people in the developing world. GIF offers grants, loans, and equity investments to support breakthrough solutions to global development challenges from social enterprises, for-profit firms, nonprofit organizations, international organizations, researchers,

The Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation supports educators worldwide in developing environmental curricula that integrate field activities and classroom teaching and that incorporate basic ecological principles and problem solving. The Foundation’s grant program seeks to empower and encourage students to become involved in solving environmental and social problems, promote thoughtful and appropriate analysis and understanding

The Feminist Review Trust awards grants to projects in the U.K. and internationally that support women. In 2018 to 2019, the Fund will prioritize initiatives in non-OECD countries that focus on campaigning and activism in the following areas: lesbian and transgender rights, violence against women and girls, disabled women and girls, and refugee women and

The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator identifies, supports, and scales high- potential solutions to hunger worldwide. Support is provided for projects that have an impact for the people served by the WFP and potential to reach the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger. Priority is given to initiatives designed alongside vulnerable communities and piloted

The African Women’s Development Fund supports African women and the work of the African women’s movement to advance women’s rights and gender equality in Africa. Thematic areas of interest consist of: Body and Health Rights, including violence prevention, reproductive health/family planning, HIV/AIDS, disease prevention, and mental health; Women’s Economic Security and Justice, including justice/law and

African Leadership Network is a network for people who are passionate about developing 3 million leaders for Africa by 2060. The Network’s Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship recognize business leaders who demonstrate innovation, profitability, and business excellence, while serving as role models to inspire Africa’s next generation of entrepreneurs. Awards are offered in the following categories:

The Africa Netpreneur Prize is an entrepreneurship initiative by The Jack Ma Foundation, is designed to recognize and support young African entrepreneurs. The Prize seeks to select ten young leading entrepreneurs annually who will share a prize pool of $1,000,000, according to their individual achievements. The Prize funds African entrepreneurs that are working to tackle