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The UN Women has launched a $100,000 prestigious global award to recognize and celebrate the outstanding efforts of individuals, civil society, public institutions, and private sector actors working toward gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

The $500,000 Citi Foundation’s Global Innovation Challenge is an open call for applications or request for proposals (RFP) designed to provide catalytic grant funding to community organizations across the world.

Are you an established NGO or social enterprise working in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania? Do you have a proven solution that advances the economic resilience of women working in rural settings? Apply for Scale Accelerator 2025 and get fully-funded consultancy support to help you expand your impact.

The Innovate Africa Fund backs innovators addressing the world’s most wicked problems through innovative and sustainable solution. This year, they’re pleased to launch the $1,000 annual Wicked Innovation Prize Competition in partnership with the Innovate Africa Foundation.

This $5,000 initiative will build a dynamic collective of African women PhD researchers exploring AI’s role in shaping economic opportunities, youth employment, and digital transformation in Africa.

The ₦10,000,000 Banking on Women’s  Health Innovation Awards recognize bold ideas that improve women’s health and well-being.

The $1.5 million AYuTe Challenge is a competition that identifies and enables young African entrepreneurs to develop and scale agtech solutions.

The $1,000 “I AM GASA” (Girl Accelerating Sustainable Action) is an initiative that aims to empower young women (ages 15-32) to accelerate sustainable action, sustainable action and emerge as leaders in their communities.

The Kofi Annan Foundation and the Democracy and Culture Foundation invite nominations for the third edition of the $10,000 Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Award.

With this $4,000 competition, your ideas will not only raise awareness among businesses and policymakers of the diversity and opportunities for a circular economy but will also promote best practices in supporting the sustainability and resilience of small businesses, and their participation in international trade through efficient, innovative, and zero-waste business models.