Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge 2022 for Young African Entrepreneurs (up to $100,000)

Deadline: October 4, 2022

Applications for the Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge 2022 are now open. This challenge seeks to boost sustainable job creation through support for entrepreneurship and youth-led innovation in climate change adaptation and resilience across Africa.

The Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge (YouthADAPT Challenge) is an annual competition and awards programme for youth-led enterprises (50% women-led) jointly organised by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Climate Investment Funds (CIF) as part of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme YouthADAPT Flagship Programme.

Benefits

In this edition of the challenge, 20 innovators will emerge as winners at an award show and will have access to post-award support in the forms of:

• $100,000 USD grant for each winner
• Capacity Building and Training
• Mentorship and Coaching

Eligibility

• Open to young entrepreneurs and Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa;
• Applicant should be aged between 18 and 35;
• Delivering climate adaptation or resilience solutions addressing real-life challenges;
• Legally registered and operating in Africa;
• Able to show revenues for at least two years.

The YouthADAPT Challenge is open to solutions (products, services, tools) targeted at climate change adaptation and increasing resilience. Admissible solutions can represent:

• An adaptation solutions business that has not been scaled and is not in widespread use.
• An existing resilience and adaptation solutions business or product.
• A commercially viable means to raise awareness or scale uptake of specific adaptation solutions.

Application

The application closes on October 4, 2022. Late applications will not be considered.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit YouthADAPT Challenge.