Grants for African Entrepreneurs | Find Funding for Your Business & NGO

The $25,000 Box.org Impact Fund offers a compelling grant opportunity for nonprofit organisations committed to digital transformation in key areas such as child welfare, crisis response and environmental protection.

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) has launched a €650,000 new initiative to enhance the sustainable contribution of Uganda’s forest resources to national economic growth and global environmental goals, including efforts to combat climate change and biodiversity loss.

The $50,000 GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) under UNDP Kenya is now accepting applications for its 2025 funding cycle, offering support to local groups working at the intersection of environmental conservation and community development.

Women entrepreneurs across Africa can now apply for the second cohort of the Investing in Young Businesses in Africa: Women Entrepreneurship for Africa (IYBA-WE4A) programme — an initiative designed to support and scale women-led businesses with $5,000 in seed capital, alongside world-class training, mentorship, and access to investment networks.

The $5,000 BeGreen Programme helps young founders launch or scale ventures in the green economy by offering training, mentorship, and grant funding.

African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) has launched a $5,000 transformative accelerator program aimed at empowering entrepreneurs to restore degraded forests and farmlands across Africa, advancing sustainable development and environmental restoration.

The £150,000 100x Impact Accelerator is inviting applications for its 2026/27 cohort, seeking visionary ventures committed to creating transformative social and environmental change on a global scale.

The PachiPanda Challenge 2025, launched by MTN South Africa in partnership with Nedbank, is designed to inspire young entrepreneurs and youth-led SMEs to create technology-driven solutions that tackle urgent environmental issues while supporting South Africa’s Just Transition goals.

The $100,000 Pure Earth Opportunity Fund has opened a new round of grants to support innovative projects that tackle the global challenge of lead exposure.

MTN Uganda Limited and the World Wide Fund have partnered to launch the PachiPanda Challenge for Uganda in 2025, an initiative that encourages youths and youth-led SMEs to create new ideas that tackle current environmental challenges and promote sustainability through technological solutions.