Deadline: 5-Feb-21
Are you a committed and visionary entrepreneur running an impact business? Does your company already generate revenue and do you want to take it to the next level? Are you looking to boost your activities and develop your business? Do you work closely with vulnerable communities? Are you helping to improve the living conditions of vulnerable population? Are you available for 1-2 appointments a week during 6 months to attend the AFIDBA Acceleration Program? If yes, then apply for this 3rd edition of AFIDBA Program.
AFIDBA (AFD for Inclusive and Digital Business in Africa) aims to contribute to the economic, inclusive and digital development of the African continent through a multidisciplinary program, which brings together 12 actors around common values and missions.
AFIDBA is a multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder, international and bilingual program dedicated to the inclusive, digital and sustainable economic growth in continental Africa.
The AFIDBA 2021 call for applications allows:
- On average, 10 candidates (pre-selected on the basis of their application file) to participate in a 5-week bootcamp organized in each of the 4 countries concerned by the call. These bootcamps will be organized by incubators in each country.
- On average, 5 laureates (selected on the basis of bootcamp activities and a final pitch) to join the 6-month acceleration program, join the sub-regional community of AFIDBA entrepreneurs, and prepare their funding request file
AFIDBA is a support program dedicated to inclusive businesses in acceleration phase and active in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Morocco or Senegal. By inclusive they mean integrating into their model vulnerable populations with very low income, with little or no access to essential goods & services.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be of legal age (18 or over) on the date of the launch of the call for candidates mentioned in article 3 of these Regulations;
- Be a citizen of an African country or integrate at least one citizen of an African country into the founding team (with decision-making power over the strategies and operations of the company, as well as a substantial share of share capital);
- Carry out an active project in one of the four countries of intervention (at least), namely, Senegal, Morocco, Burkina Faso or Ghana;
- Be available (founder and his team) and physically present in the country (or digitally in case of confinement measures taken in the country) to regularly follow the entire acceleration program;
- Be the bearer of an inclusive project.
For more information, visit https://afidba.com/en/call-for-applications/