YouthADAPT Challenge 2023: Scaling Up Gender-Responsive Youth Innovations for Climate Action

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Adaptation (GCA) are jointly implementing a strategic partnership program, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), aimed at mobilizing $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa.

One of the four flagships under this program is the YouthAdapt: Empowering Youth for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Climate Adaptation and Resilience. Under the YouthADAPT program, AAAP is scaling up youth innovations for climate action through the Africa Youth Adaptation #YouthADAPT Challenge.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  • Age – The entrepreneur must be between the ages of 18 to 35.
  • Citizenship of founder –  The founder must be of African nationality or the founder must be playing an active role in the operations of the enterprise.
  • Geography and legal registration of the company –  The business must be legally registered in Africa.
  • Profitability – The business must have generated profits for the last two years.
  • Impact/ Climate adaptation – The business must demonstrate a direct impact on climate adaptation and resilience.
  • Gender Only female-owned enterprises are eligible – 51% of shareholding should be female.
  • Industry –  Must be within the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies.

For more details: https://kcicconsulting.com/YouthADAPT/

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