Applications are now open for the 2024 ACT Foundation’s Changemakers Innovation Challenge.
This challenge was created by ACT Foundation to recognize and support the outstanding efforts of community non-profits and social enterprises in Africa that utilize technology and digital tools to drive social change within their communities.
The Changemakers Innovation Challenge is open to non-profits and social enterprises in Africa. Businesses implementing innovations that lead to social impact are also eligible to apply.
Organizations must submit social innovations that address challenges in alignment with any of the SDG Goals. For more insights on the SDGs, click here. Previous winners of the Changemakers Innovation Challenge are not eligible to apply again. Non-profits or social enterprises must be registered with the relevant government agency in their respective countries.
Submissions must feature innovative solutions that use technology or digital systems as major tools in driving community impact. Evidence of these claims must be provided through web links, videos, pictures, and other online presence.
Organizations must have been in existence for at least two years, and all social innovations must be at the growth stage, having been tested or implemented on direct beneficiaries. Evidence of these claims must be provided through pictures, news releases, etc. Innovations must have been implemented within the past two years, as pilot innovations will not be accepted.
Requirements:
- The challenge is open to non-profits, social enterprises, and businesses across Africa that utilize various technological and digital tools to develop innovative social solutions.
- Grant funding will be awarded to the top three (3) winners of the Changemakers Innovation Challenge, facilitating the scaling of their innovative solutions across different communities.
- Technical support in the form of software, hardware, or capacity-building training will be provided to selected finalists as applicable.
Guidelines:
- Entries for the Changemakers Innovation Challenge open on Monday, 24th June 2024, and close on Friday, 12th July 2024. Late entries will not be considered.
- Only one entry will be accepted per organization. Once an entry has been submitted, no further changes will be accepted.
- All entries must be submitted in English.
- No entry fee, purchase, or payment of any kind is required to apply.
- Grant funding will be awarded to the top three (3) winners towards scaling their innovative solutions across different communities. Technical support will also be awarded as applicable.
- Winners will be announced and awarded at the annual ACT Foundation Breakfast Dialogue scheduled for October 2024. For more details, visit www.actrustfoundation.org.
