The Mercy Corps Ventures has launched its $50,000 AI for Financial Resilience Program to leverage emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain to expand financial inclusion, build climate resilience, and strengthen economic stability for unbanked and underbanked populations across emerging markets.
- 2025, Central Africa, December, Digital, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The €50,000 FREE STEM Fund presents an important opportunity for organisations and groups dedicated to advancing gender equity within science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
- 2025, Central Africa, December, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, STEM, West Africa, Women Empowerment
Explore $7 Million in Grants, Fellowships, and Prizes for Innovators, Researchers, and Entrepreneurs — Closing from November 11–25, 2025
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, November, Southern Africa, West Africa
The Science for Africa Foundation seeks applications that contribute to the development of vaginal formulations promoting optimal drug delivery within the vaginal compartment while supporting the vaginal milieu and offering additional desirable benefits such as enhancement of sexual pleasure.
- 2025, Academic Institutions, Central Africa, December, Health, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
This $250,000 challenge seeks applications for the development of vaginal formulations that promote optimal drug delivery within the vaginal compartment while supporting the vaginal milieu and offering desirable user benefits.
- 2025, December, Health, South Africa, Southern Africa
The Gates Foundation is soliciting applications that contribute to development of vaginal formulations that promote optimal drug delivery within the vaginal compartment while positively supporting the vaginal milieu, and that also possess beneficial effects, even if unrelated to the API intended effect, that a user might consider desirable, such as enhancement of sexual pleasure.
- 2025, Academic Institutions, Central Africa, December, East Africa, Health, Health Care, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The fully funded initiative equips African girls with globally relevant digital and entrepreneurial skills, helping them build sustainable careers in technology and leadership.
- 2025, Central Africa, Digital, East Africa, North Africa, November, Southern Africa, Tech, Training Program, West Africa, Youth
The CAD 950,000 Women’s Voice and Leadership Learning Partnership is inviting applications from eligible organizations to become Regional Learning Hubs that will strengthen learning, knowledge sharing and advocacy efforts in advancing gender equality.
- 2025, Central Africa, East Africa, November, Southern Africa, West Africa
The $35,000 Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) has announced a new funding opportunity focused on empowering communities in Mohlaletsi, Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province to support innovative, community-driven projects that contribute to sustainable development and environmental resilience
- 2025, Environment, November, South Africa, Youth
The focus of this initiative is to provide ₦15 billion in funding to support over 10,000 SMEs across Nigeria, alongside capacity building, financial literacy training, and investor linkages to help women and youth-led businesses scale sustainably.
- 2025, Agric Business, Manufacturing, Nigeria, November, SME, West Africa