Author: Hamdan

Women entrepreneurs in Kano and Rivers State now have an exciting opportunity to build stronger, smarter, and more competitive businesses through the Scaling Women’s Economic Empowerment through Affirmative Procurement Reform (SWEEAP) training program. SWEEAP Training Program for Women Entrepreneurs The initiative is targeted at empowering women-led businesses to confidently access procurement opportunities, scale operations, and … Continue reading “Call for Applications: SWEEAP Training Program for Women Entrepreneurs”

Applications are now open for Cohort 2.0 of the Advancing Nutrition Through Female-Led Processing (ANTFem) Program, an initiative empowering women-led food businesses across Nigeria. Implemented by Food Health Systems Advisory (FHSA), ANTFem supports female entrepreneurs driving change in the dried tomato, dried okra, dried/smoked fish, yoghurt, and fura da nono value chains. The program provides tailored support in business development, … Continue reading “Call For Applications:  ANTFem 2.0 For Female Food Entrepreneurs Across Nigeria”

The Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), is offering 500 fully funded Master’s scholarships to academically talented young Africans committed to transforming the continent’s health systems. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UGHE offers opportunities for exceptional African scholars facing economic and social barriers, including young women, refugees, displaced persons, and individuals with disabilities, to pursue graduate … Continue reading “Call For Applications: Mastercard Foundation–UGHE Fully Funded Scholarships 2026 for Young Africans “

The Young Futures Funding Challenge 2025 is now open for applications. This funding round supports nonprofit organizations leading innovations at the intersection of AI, youth well-being, learning, creativity, and mental health. The challenge focuses on ideas and programs that help young people aged teens and pre-teens safely, critically, and creatively engage with generative AI. Organizations selected will receive … Continue reading “Young Futures Funding Challenge 2025 – Apply Now for Grants up to US$100,000”

The Land is Life Indigenous Women’s Program is a global initiative designed and led by Indigenous women to empower Indigenous communities across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The program supports Indigenous women and their organisations in asserting their rights to access, use, and control land and natural resources, while improving livelihoods and promoting the protection of collective … Continue reading “Land is Life Indigenous Women’s Program 2026 (Up To $3,600 Stipend)”

The Umi Mentorship Program is one of the flagship initiatives of Umi, created to support new mothers and mums of children under three years old in becoming better versions of themselves as mothers, wives, partners, and professionals. The program connects them with experienced mothers who have successfully balanced motherhood, career, and personal growth, providing a nurturing space … Continue reading “Umi Mentorship Program For Africans 2026”