Competitions
D4D Journalism Competition 2022 (Win funded trip to Estonia)
The African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Digital for Development (D4D) Hub is proud to host the first Africa D4D Journalism Competition. The competition is open to all African journalists who use online media to report on the impact of digital technologies on people’s lives across the African continent, and the policies needed to reap […]
2022 WFP IGNITE Food Systems Challenge Rwanda (up to $50,000)
Apply to receive up to US $50,000 in equity-free funding, mentorship and access to the world’s largest humanitarian organization. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and Impact Hub Kigali (IHK), with the support of USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are looking for Rwanda’s brightest and newest entrepreneurial […]
Call for Applications: PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge 2022
Applications for the PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge (YPC) 2022 are now open. The PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge (YPC) 2022 is a peace and global citizenship education program in the form of an essay and group debate for youths who are interested in engaging with peace-building and peace-making in the context of the UN Decade of Action to […]
UNESCO 2022 Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest (RUB 700,000 prize)
Applications are open for the UNESCO Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2022. The contest aims to promote young photographers and support them in their strive for professional perfection. The 2022 contest will showcase four categories for which young photographers can vie for awards: Top News: Important events in the life of individuals and nations as […]
How To Apply For African Union Civic Tech Fund 2022 (up to €20,000)
The African Union Civic Tech Fund is a pan-African competition that aims to accelerate innovative civic tech initiatives that have the potential to lead to citizen-led transformative action across the African continent. This rests on the recognition that there is an acute need for meaningful participation by African citizens in addressing and solving governance and […]
Call For Applications: Ashoka/Boehringer Ingelheim Making More Health Accelerator 2022
The program aims to unlock the potential for growth, impact, and sustainability of promising startups in the health sector in a bid to advance access to healthcare in targeted countries across Africa. By combining financial access, strategic networks, technical support, and collaboration with leading global organizations like Boehringer Ingelheim and Ashoka, the program provides its […]
World Press Photo Contest for Professional photographers 2022
Applications are open for the World Press Photo Contest 2022. The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. The 2022 World Press Photo Contest works with 6 worldwide regions – Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia and Oceania. […]
How to Apply for UN OHCHR Fifth Human Rights Youth Challenge 2021
On the occasion of World Toilet Day, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Mr. Pedro Arrojo Agudo, is organizing the Fifth Human Rights Youth Challenge together with the Permanent Mission of Spain, the Permanent Mission of Germany, UN-Water, Franciscans International, International Rivers, Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN), World […]
APPLY NOW: Decagon Content Writing and Editing Competition 2021 for Nigerians (N500, 000 prize)
Apply for the Decagon Content Writing and Editing Competition 2021 for a chance to win N500,000. Are you a good content writer? Here’s an opportunity to earn a reward for your skills. Decagon invites applications from Nigerians for its Writing and Editing Competition. This competition was created as a means to understand and promote the writing abilities […]
WFP IGNITE Food Systems Challenge South Sudan 2021 (Up to $40,000 in funding)
Apply to receive up to $40,000 in equity-free funding, mentorship and support from world’s largest humanitarian organization. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the support of USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) and in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS), are looking […]