Opportunities

Today, statistics show only 5.31% of software developers worldwide are women. mPharma wants to help change this narrative. The healthtech startup is pleased to announce the maiden edition of a special internship program for female engineers in Africa called WiSE!

Women-led social enterprises in Africa and MENA that are building impactful solutions in culture, mindset, and education have been invited to apply for the HerMeNow accelerator programme.

Rwandan startups have been invited to apply for the second edition of the Fintech Innovation Programme, which will help eight startups achieve growth milestones.

Developed by InFiNe.lu member, the LHoFT Foundation, the programme targets startups focusing on financial inclusion in Africa, aiming to build bridges with Luxembourg’s Microfinance Industry

Pre-seed to seed stage technology startups in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa are invited to apply to participate in the regional competitions to be held in these countries in October this year.

Application to the HerMeNow accelerator program is open to women-led social companies in Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that are creating significant cultural, mindset, and educational solutions.

MEST Africa has officially announced that the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge is now accepting applications.

Digilogic invites proposals focused on digital logistics in one of four phases of the value chain are warehousing, transportation, point-of-sale and end-user experience.

Applications are open for the third cohort of the Africa Digital Accelerator program sponsored by SME Growth Lab AFRICA.

iHatch is a 5-month free intensive incubation program designed to help Nigerian entrepreneurs refine their business ideas through a series of coaching, lectures, and boot camps, to generate viable and scalable business models.  The incubation programme will focus on the youths, innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology.

The Refugee Led Innovation Fund champions innovation by all people who experience forced displacement. It seeks to reshape their participation in the delivery of humanitarian work by placing them at the centre of decisions affecting their lives, and ensuring that they lead the identification of needs and the design of innovative solutions.

Gender gaps in society remain a major barrier worldwide, impeding social advancement and hampering economic growth. With a male/female ratio of 73:27, the underrepresentation of women is particularly evident in the technology workforce.