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Celebrating Women in Innovation: Voices from Our Incubation Program

As we commemorate the International Women’s Day 2024 theme “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress”, we shine a spotlight on the remarkable women driving innovation and change in the green sectors in Africa under our Greenovations incubation program. From tech startups for improved clean energy access to solutions to sustainable innovations in waste management, these women are breaking barriers and making local impact in their communities. They are not just entrepreneurs—they are visionaries, leaders, and trailblazers Read more…

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5 Successfully Selected Green Champion Hubs in the Greenovations Africa – 2023 Programme

After a thorough selection process that involved the identification of more than 150 tech hubs active across the continent in the green sector, a call for interest for the role of Lead “Champion Hubs” in the selected 5 green sectors of renewable energy, water management, smart agriculture, waste management, and climate action was issued. The call for interest was distributed to the identified hubs as well as the larger AfriLabs network. The second round of Read more…

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Successful Applicants to the Greenovations Africa – 2023 Programme

After the completion of a rigorous selection process, the final participants in the Greenovations Africa – 2023 programme have been selected and the results are out. Following their notification, an onboarding session to unveil the selected successful 30 participants was organised by the project team and held online on 21st July 2023. The selected cohort of green sector innovators from across Africa’s regions received insights on the key components of the incubation and mentorship framework Read more…

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Call for Applications: Greenovations Incubation and Mentorship Program

The Greenovations project team have launched the call for application for the Greenovations Africa – 2023 program. It is a “Blended Incubation and Mentorship Program” aiming to build the capacities of young and women African innovators and entrepreneurs in the green sector with tailor-made support, mentorship, as well as seed grant funding to bring their innovations to market and scale. It is open to young innovators and entrepreneurs from African nationalities, aged below 35 years Read more…

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Appropriate framework for multi-stakeholder engagement to support Youth and Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs in Implementing Climate Solutions in Africa (COP 27)

The event aimed to provide a platform for the development of solutions aligned with SDGs, target of Paris Agreements and the objectives of the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub. The session will present an integrated framework which brought together key stakeholders from the innovation and Entrepreneurship ecosystem in Africa to support youth and women in implementing climate actions respectively solutions.  Building on the mobile revolution and development of digital/frontier technologies, youth are emerging as Read more…

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From the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Adaptation Actions to Protect African Children & Youth (COP 27)

In collaboration with UNICEF, Greenovations project partners hosted a youth focused side event to explore the lessons that can be learnt from leading African nations and young people and ask what more can be done – especially by those most responsible for finding solutions to the accelerating climate crisis – to protect children, young people and the most vulnerable in Africa and beyond. The event provided a critical platform for children, youth and policy makers Read more…

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Women Empowerment and Inclusion in Governance

Hosted by the PAP Women’s Caucus the 13th Conference on Women’s Rights was held under the theme: “Women empowerment and inclusion in governance” and sought to tackle issues affecting women across the continent and affording a platform to interrogate the role of women in governance. It also aimed to unpack issues about women in decision-making positions and the role of women legislators in addressing the existing gaps between policy frameworks on women’s rights and the Read more…

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Greenovations at the AfriLabs Annual Gathering

The Greenovations workshop at the AfriLabs Annual gathering was set to engage stakeholders to extend knowledge and common understanding on youth and women innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities and needs in the green sectors on the African continent. Furthermore, the workshop aimed to capture ecosystem insights on various aspects related to the promotion of green innovation and entrepreneurship on the continent including markets for African youth and women.  The insights shared by stakeholders were imperative in Read more…

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Greenovations: Empowering African Youth and Women Green Entrepreneurs

African countries are home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Yet sustainable strategies to support green innovation, address the issue of gender inequality and ensure job creation for African youth and women green entrepreneurs remains a complex challenge on the continent. Furthermore, it is a priority policy question that requires the development of solutions that are innovative and adaptable to different contexts in the region. To address this challenge, the Pan African Cooperation and Read more…

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