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Miss.Africa 2016 Seed Funding Round II: Seeking Applications for Tech Initiative for Women in Africa

Deadline: 15 November 2016

Miss.Africa Initiative led by DCA Academy, is pleased to announce a Seed Fund in Africa that will provide small grants to support women and girls in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields to launch or expand their own initiatives that will increase their digital opportunities in IT related training, jobs and leadership roles.

The program is interested in learning about successful activities that are currently supporting women and girls in STEM, and through this effort, we identify how we might support scalability and their impacts.

Miss.africa as part of DCA’s DotAfrica vision is an effort aimed at inspiring African girls and women in technology for personal growth, positive action, and digital self-awareness with funding to be provided from DCA’s charitable trust fund. Miss.africa is envisioned as one of the central pillars of DCA’s corporate social responsibility program.

The Vision of DCA is to realize that DotAfrica (.africa) domain name will be useful for branding of products and services to the enormous benefit of organizations and individuals that have an enduring stake in Africa thereby providing a very unique African on-line identity.

DCA also seeks to assist in the strategic coordination of government internet policies, establish policy priorities, offer new policy choices, and ensure that the implications of internet policy options are fully considered.  It encourages all stakeholders to participate in this dialogue, in particular the African Diaspora.

Funding Information

  • The 2016 Seed Grant for the amount Five Thousand US dollars (USD 5,000) will assist the winning initiative to start or expand their capacity.
  • A second category of One Thousand United States Dollars (USD 1000) will be granted as a prize for two other applicants from emerging African countries that create further socio-economic value for women by effectively leveraging tech opportunities.

Project Preference

Preference will be given to projects that target under-served populations and locations, take a collaborative approach, have a high potential for growth and present an innovative use of technology.

Projects eligible for grant funding include, but are not limited to:

  • Computer science workshops and trainings for women and girls
  • Early incubation of female tech entrepreneurs
  • Programming and app development training programs
  • Hackathons and coding boot camps for girls

Eligibility Criteria

  • Current resident of an African country (including North and Sub-Saharan Africa).
  • Application must be submitted in English.
  • Applying as an individual (at least 18 years of age), or a representative of a non-governmental organization (NGO) or social enterprise based in Africa.
  • Ability to demonstrate previous experience conducting activities supporting women and girls in computer science or STEM fields.
  • Commitment to developing and contributing to a virtual community for supporting women and girls initiatives.
  • Demonstrated leadership potential (references will be required for those applying for leadership funds).
  • Proposed projects MUST have a tangible impact for women and girls in computer science and/or STEM- related fields.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply via given website.

Eligible Countries

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d’lvoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

For more information, please visit Miss Africa 2016 Seed Funding.