Author: Opportunity Desk

Deadline: April 2, 2018 Applications for the Women PeaceMakers Program are open. The Women PeaceMakers Program (WPM) offers a unique opportunity for women building peace to…

Deadline: March 16, 2018 Applications are now open for the Thomson Reuters Foundation Elections Reporting Program 2018. In an era of “post-truth”, “fake news” and propaganda, the…

Deadline: March 7, 2018 British Council has launched a West Africa Arts Fund to create stronger connections and collaborations between UK and West African festivals across…

Deadline: October 11, 2018 Applications are accepted for the Volkswagen Foundation ‘Freigeist’ Fellowship for Young Researchers. They are looking for excellent junior scientists who want to pursue…

Deadline: May 22, 2018 The African Union Commission, with the support of the European Union, has launched the 2018 Open Call for Proposals of the 2nd…

Deadline: April 3, 2018 The Call for Applications for the 2018 SEED Low Carbon Awards are open. SEED has launched the 2018 SEED Low Carbon Awards for innovative…

Deadline: May 31, 2018 Apply for the 2018 Innovating Justice Challenge. HiiL invites justice innovations from all over the world to apply to the Innovating Justice Challenge…

Deadline: June 15, 2018 Applications are invited for the 2018 PDFelement Scholarship Program. College/university is a big step forward in achieving your career goals and PDFelement wants…

Deadline: Ongoing Peace First invites applications for Mini-Grant For Peacemaking Projects. They are currently dedicating their support to young people between the age of 13-24, helping them…

Welcome to March! Our Young Person of the Month is Gimnez Patrick Matsouela from Congo! Gimnez Soungou volunteers as the Executive Secretary and ICT Manager at…

We all got used to the fact that social media are mostly for entertainment and communication with people far away (or not so far). Social media…

Deadline: June 1, 2018 Nominations for 2018 Ginetta Sagan Award are open. The purpose of the Ginetta Sagan Fund of Amnesty International USA is to support courageous women…

Deadline: April 30, 2018 BMCE Bank of Africa invites you to submit your business or idea for the African Entrepreneurship Award 2018. The African Entrepreneurship Award welcomes angel investors…

Deadline: March 16, 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is calling for applications from lawyers and civil society organizations based in Africa to participate in a…

Deadline: March 4, 2018 Are you interested, inspired and involved in the effort for climate justice? Do you have the time, skills and knowledge to represent…