2013 YouWiN Business Plan Competition

 Are you a Nigerian (home or abroad) aged between 18 - 45 years, have post secondary education, have a proposed business idea that will operate in Nigeria and employ Nigerians? If yes then this is an opportunity  for you to win a grant of between N1,000,000.00 (One million Naira), and  N10,000,000.00 (ten million Naira), depending on your business needs when you apply.

Mobile Payment Solution- An Alternative To Online Payment Problem

Have you at any point in time encountered problems with online payment ? I for one I have encountered so many of such problems. And this can be very frustrating sometimes to you as either a buyer or a seller.
It is no news that one major problem with doing business ether online or offline is payment solution. The problem is more pronounced for those who do business online. Whatever stands to be a problem always have a solution-only time will tell.

UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme for NGOS/CBOs

Deadline: October 17, 2013
Launched in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit, the Global Environment Facility Small Grants

Waverley – ORISHAJoint Scholarship (African Humanities Research Fund)

The Waverley Fund was established in 2001. It aims to assist academically excellent students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have shown the potential to make a significant contribution in their

Clark Hulings Fund for Burgeoning Visual Artists

 Clark Hulings Fund for Burgeoning Visual Artists

Deadline: Monday September 30th, 2013

The Clark Hulings Fund for Burgeoning Visual Artists helps early-stage professionals seize

2014 Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund for South Africans

 2014 Solomon Mahlangu Scholarship Fund for South Africans

CLOSING DATE: 30 SEPTEMBER 2013

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is responsible for main streaming and integrating

The African Women Development Fund for Women Empowerment Organizations ($25,000 in Grants)

The African Women Development Fund for Women Empowerment Organizations ($25,000 in Grants)

The AWDF Main Grants Programme is pan-African and supports local, national, sub-regional and

2013/2014 Margaret Sanders Foundation International Schools Scholarship Fund

Deadline: September 1st 2013
Margaret Sanders Scholarship
Born in 1910, Margaret Sanders often found herself working in a man’s world where she held such jobs as

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: PROGRAMME FOR EMERGING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LEADERS

 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation:  PROGRAMME FOR EMERGING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LEADERS

Deadline: September 30 2013

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation seeks proposals for agricultural research with the potential to increase

Call for Proposals: The Learn4Work Program 2013 (Promoting Vocational Education in Africa)

              
                                                                                       


Application Deadline: July 12 2013
The Learn4Work program supports improved labour-market oriented vocational education in Africa. With funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Learn4Work provides co-financing, training and advice to partnerships between Dutch and African organizations that lead to substantial and sustainable income for youth in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Learn4Work will thus contribute to enhanced food security and economic development in Africa.
The long-term, overall objective of Learn4Work is to contribute to substantial and sustainable income for youth/young people, and particularly those who are marginalised for one reason or the other.
The main emphasis of the call is on access to improved quality vocational education that ensures its relevance for and outflow to the labour market in 4 African countries. The implementation should be conducted in an international, multisectoral (public-private) partnership construction. The results of the project need to contribute to food security in its broadest sense.
Countries of implementation
Projects need to be implemented in one of the following countries:

• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Rwanda

Partnerships consist of at least 4 partners from the implementing countries and from the Netherlands:

• One African private sector actor.
• One African TVET provider (formal or non-formal).
• One Dutch actor with experience in development cooperation.
• One Dutch actor with particular expertise related to the demand from the southern partners.

Key eligibility criteria:

• Demand from local labour market related to the TVET providers is central.
• Clear link between private sector organization and TVET provider in the project country.
• Project contributes to food security in its broadest sense.
• Commitment to document, develop concepts, and share experiences with Learn4Work network and beyond.

Applicants are encouraged to submit concept notes that address one or more of the following themes: 

• Agriculture
• Automotive industry/auto mechanics
• ICT
• Tourism & Hospitality

Value and duration:

• A total amount of € 900.000 from Learn4Work fund is available for the second call.
• Minimum total project budget € 50.000.
• Maximum contribution from Learn4Work per project is € 175.000.
• Learn4Work contributes to a maximum of 34% of the total project budget. A total own contribution of 66% is required.
• Audit requirement.
• Project duration is minimal 12 months and maximum 36 months.

Contact
For further information contact Claudia van Hilten (project assistant Learn4Work) at Claudia@edukans.nl or +31 (0)33 460 60 10.
Guidance in Ghana
Learn4Work has set up temporary assistance in this matter through Erica Burggraaff. She is available in the months ahead to inform interested parties and to provide support by developing proposals. She will also assist Learn4Work in establishing a local coordinator.
Any questions you have concerning Ghana, you can email to: burggraaff.erica@gmail.com
She can also be reached by phone (Ghana) +233 24 035 5902. (between 8 en 10 am.)
Submit your proposal and annexes by mail via learn4work@edukans.nl.