Malawi, Nigeria women golden opportunity
But like everything in life has
caveats, this great opportunity is only for women from these two countries who
have great green ideas that can benefit the world.
For such women, the Africa Women
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has launched a new initiative, Enterprise
Development for Women-Owned Ventures in Green Energy, and it’s pleased to
announce a call for applications for a startup incubator in Malawi and Nigeria.
The 12-month programme is funded
by the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) and will support 70 women
involved in renewable and green energy production.
The programme offers two
components to be implemented in two phases one after the other:
Startup incubator: 30 women in
each country (60 in total) supported in designing, refining and launching their
renewable and green energy business ideas.
Accelerator: 10 established
renewable and green energy women-owned/led ventures (5 from each country) will
receive entrepreneurial training and preparation for investment-readiness.
The programme, also offers
opportunity of accessing venture finance, and its application call at this time
is for just the startup incubator programme which is for individuals or teams
from Malawi and Nigeria who have an idea for renewable and green energy
business solutions to one of the key social and environmental challenges.
The SI programme is aimed at
helping such women turn their renewable and green energy enterprise idea into a
product or service that customers want to buy.
The winning individuals or teams
will receive training and support on turning their ideas into reality.
Startup incubator benefits:
Incubator Modules including Pitch
Training
Mentorship support
Expert Guidance and Tailored
Support to make your business idea a reality
Networking and Peer Learning
opportunity with like-minded entrepreneurs
The best pitches will receive an
opportunity to pitch their business idea at the AWIEF Annual Conference (Dec
2-3, 2020; physical + virtual) – Africa’s number 1 women entrepreneurship
conference for dialogue on issues of business – in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Eligibility:
Women over 18 years of age
resident in Malawi or Nigeria and fluent in English
Business Venture Sector Focus in
Renewable & Green Energy Sector including solar, wind, water (hydro),
biomass, biogas, biofuel and other green energy solutions including concepts
for sustainable energy-technologies for cooking
Business venture to be
incorporated and operated in Malawi or Nigeria
Program participants committed to
working 20+ hours a week on their venture during September and October 2020
Applicants can apply as
individuals or a team with a maximum 3 members
To submit applications for the
Startup Incubator, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/3j0T4Az
Applications close on 15th August
2020 at 23:59 GMT.
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