Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship
Halcyon is pleased to announce applications for the Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship, designed to bring together entrepreneurs from across Africa to address climate resilience and food security.
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Category
Fellowship
Program Overview
Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, and two one-week in-person residencies—one in Washington, DC and another in Nairobi, Kenya.
Sectors
Solutions targeting climate resilience and food security across Africa, including but not limited to:
- Climate-smart agriculture and food systems
- WaterTech
- Blue economy
- Renewable energy
- Green building
- Climate data
Program Structure
The cohort will be selected from up to 10 ventures based in and/or serving any African country or countries. The program includes:
- A virtual kickoff meeting
- A one-week residency in Nairobi, Kenya
- Monthly virtual meetings
- A one-week residency in Washington, DC
Benefits
Selected fellows will receive:
- $10K in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits
- $5K stipend per venture
- Professional advisors
- Workshops with experts in leadership development, investment readiness, and product-market fit
- Networking opportunities in Washington, DC and Nairobi, Kenya to meet investors and diverse stakeholders
- A global community of 500+ impact-driven entrepreneurs
- And more
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a for-profit startup building scalable solutions related to climate resilience and food security across Africa.
- Location: Must have your venture based in and/or serving any African country or countries
- Stage: Must have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) with potential to scale. Must be working on the venture full-time.
- Team: May apply with up to one co-founder. Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power.
- Must be fluent in English and at least 21 years of age by the start of the program.
- Program Engagement: Must participate in all activities and programming sessions.
- Impact: Must develop a product and venture contributing to one or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs.
For more information, visit Halcyon.
Highlights
- Donor Name: Halcyon
- Grant Size: $1,000 to $10,000
- Source URL: https://www.halcyonhouse.org/programs/climate-resilience-and-food-security-in-africa-2025/
- Publish Date: 02-Sept-2024 12:00 am
- Deadline Date: 11-Oct-2024 12:00 am
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