- Grant Amount – Not Stated
- Deadline – June 15, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Do you lead a high-impact health innovation that’s improving lives in your community? Are you seeking a supportive environment to refine your solution, accelerate your organization’s impact, deepen your understanding of the startup ecosystem, and sharpen your entrepreneurial skills? Do you value access to networks that empower and inspire female founders to reach their full potential? If so, then this opportunity is for you! The Villgro Africa is inviting applications for its African Women Innovating in Healthcare Program.
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It is part of their continued commitment to increasing the participation of female founders across the continent. By offering tailored support they aim to empower even more women to lead and scale healthcare innovations in Africa.
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Villgro Africa is looking for ventures with bold, innovative solutions to some of the most pressing healthcare challenges on the continent. If your startup is working on any of the following:
- Strengthening and equipping the health workforce through employment creation, digital skills training, and integration into digital health systems
- Addressing Africa’s heavy burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases through solutions targeting malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, mental health, and neglected tropical diseases
- Improving access to quality medicines and medical equipment by tackling supply chain inefficiencies and combating the spread of counterfeit products.
Benefits
- Selected companies will go through a 9-month incubation and acceleration program during which they will be offered customized support based on their needs, including:
- Support networks: Access to a women-led community and peer learning opportunities.
- Mentorship and guidance: Access to inspiring and appropriate role models in your field.
- Technical expertise: Customized business and technology support by Villgro Africa and partners.
- Sponsorship: Curated access to potential external partners and other players in the start-up ecosystem.
- Funding: A fair opportunity to secure funding to grow your solution.
Eligibility:
- The applicant must meet all these criteria below:
- A female national of an African country or holds indefinite leave to remain in an African country
- Domiciled in an East African country in which they must be a legal resident
- Developing the proposed health innovation in their host East Africa country
- Holds long-term control and management of the venture, and an active role in both strategic and day-to-day decision-making.
- The call is open to women-led innovative ventures tackling key challenges in healthcare in East Africa. Innovations supporting frontline health workers are especially encouraged.
- The venture must be:
- Incorporated in East Africa.
- A for-profit organization represented by a female founder/co-founder who is at least 18 years old and a citizen/national with a legal presence on the African continent.
- Owned/led/operated by an African woman (women). They define this as having a woman with long-term control and management of the business, an equity stake, and an active role in both strategic and day-to-day decision-making.
- Proven traction in at least one East Africa country and potential to expand across Africa.
- Scalable distribution channels.
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