- Grant Amount – up to $100,000
- Deadline – October 21, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Climate change affects children first from air pollution and heat stress to floods and disease outbreaks. The UNICEF Climate Innovation Challenge invites tech startups in emerging economies to help protect children’s health and reinforce community resilience. For MSMEs and innovators in Africa, this is a chance to receive funding, mentorship, and global exposure while tackling urgent climate-health issues in your region.
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Benefits
- Up to USD 100,000 in funding (via UNICEF’s Venture Fund)
- At least 10 hours of technical mentoring (open source, business strategy, frontier tech, DEI)
- Access to UNICEF’s network, visibility, and potential additional financing
Eligibility:
You must meet all of the following:
- A legally registered for-profit company in a UNICEF programme country
- Have a working prototype or MVP showing promising results
- Be willing to make your solution open source or adopt open source practices
- Demonstrate clear potential to improve outcomes for vulnerable children
- Provide data that is publicly accessible, measurable, and in real time
- Focus on one of the two target themes below (or both)
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