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This year, Paradigm Initiative is celebrating its 15 anniversary in a dual event that will bring together Partners, Friends of PIN, Alumni, Volunteers, PIN Team members, and inclusion stakeholders. These events are PIN@15 in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 23, 2022, to commemorate PIN’s mile
Published: 2022-06-21 Type: Contest Deadline: June 30, 2022
The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL) are hosting The Stories of Africa, a youth storytelling contest that aims to amplify critical voices from across the African continent. They are looking for perspectives from Indigenous Peoples, local communities, past
Published: 2022-06-16 Type: Contest Deadline: August 14, 2022
Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS 2022 will be held in Dubai with the aim to empower Women and Youth in Research. Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS 2022 will have scientific support from African Union Scientific, Technical and Research Commission (AU-STRC), I
Published: 2022-06-15 Type: Contest Study in: Zambia Deadline: July 31, 2022
The 2022 Essay Contest seeks to amplify youth voices by giving them an opportunity to contribute creative ideas on the role of African Philanthropy in transforming community challenges through innovation and practice. The challenges of African communities are ever present with them, but to what e
Published: 2022-06-14 Type: Contest Deadline: June 29, 2022
The Bible Society of Nigeria hereby announces the 11th edition of its annual Essay Writing Competition. This is an opportunity for interested graduates serving their fatherland to analyse and proffer solutions to the socio-economic and political challenges in Nigeria using both Biblical and intellec
Published: 2022-05-30 Type: Contest Study in: Nigeria Deadline: June 30, 2022
Building on the platform created over the past two years, the competition is continuing to expand across Africa, opening in a number of countries, where Barclays Africa has a presence. The L’Atelier competition sets the stage for approximately 100 young artists each year to promote their wo
Published: 2022-05-18 Type: Contest Deadline: May 31, 2022
A highlight of the SA Innovation Summit that allows innovators, inventors and unique creative thinker to showcase their innovative talent. The Inventors Garage is an opportunity for entrepreneurs with a working prototype or product from proven concept to pre-commercialisation to gain access to fundi
Published: 2022-05-16 Type: Contest Deadline: June 30, 2022
Senior category (Born between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2008 (14-18 years of age), maximum word count: 1500 words Imagine you are a Head of Government delivering a speech to your counterparts at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda. Write a speech that highlights what y
Published: 2022-05-06 Type: Contest Deadline: June 30, 2022
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Excellent Minds Initiative (EMI) is now accepting entries from undergraduate students in tertiary institutions in West Africa for its 2022 essay competition. Excellent Minds Initiative (EMI) Essay Competition is calling for entries – The Competition is a brainchild of the Excelle
Published: 2022-05-04 Type: Contest Deadline: May 5, 2022
As part of the 2022 Digital Economy Summit, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) in conjunction with AmChams across Africa, is hosting its annual Digital Entrepreneurship Competition for African Startups. The competition is targeted towards Digital SMEs and start
Published: 2022-05-02 Type: Contest Deadline: May 31, 2022
Photographers from all over the world, prepare your cameras. We’re now accepting applications for the GLF Africa 2022 Photo Competition. Whether you’re a professional or amateur, nature or urban photographer, we’d love to see your perspective on the beauty and richness of this
Published: 2022-04-25 Type: Contest Deadline: May 10, 2022
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Launched in 2021, Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO promotes and enhances the role of tourism in safeguarding rural villages, along with their landscapes, natural and cultural diversity, knowledge systems, and local values and activities, including gastronomy. At the same time, the initiative
Published: 2022-04-05 Type: Contest Deadline: June 28, 2022
ITU is organizing a global competition to select the first group of “Generation Connect Gender Champions.” The competition, funded by the Government of Canada, will select twelve (12) outstanding young women (ages 18-24) from developing countries (2 from each ITU region).
Published: 2022-03-30 Type: Contest Deadline: April 3, 2022
The Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East (OSVP) has become a reference and has passed the 10-year mark by entering its 11th edition. Every year, it rewards the best technological projects with a positive impact in Africa and the Middle East. The competition is organized in tw
Published: 2022-03-29 Type: Contest Deadline: May 27, 2022
Entries are invited from African writers for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022. This Prize will be awarded for the best piece of unpublished short story, either fiction or creative non-fiction. The prize aims at giving African writers, especially the unpublished a platform on which to
Published: 2022-03-17 Type: Contest Deadline: May 5, 2022
The 9th edition of Visa For Music, the first professional music market for Africa and the Middle East, will be held from November 16th to 19th, 2022 in Rabat, Morocco. 30 artists or groups are going to be selected by a qualified jury to perform in front of music industry professionals
Published: 2022-03-11 Type: Contest Deadline: April 30, 2022
Do you have an idea for a short story? The 2022 BBC Young Writers' Award is open for submissions. Now in its eighth year, the BBC Young Writers’ Award with Cambridge University invites all young people in the UK aged between 14-18 years to submit stories of up to 1,000 words. There w
Published: 2022-03-09 Type: Contest Deadline: March 28, 2022
The competition is seeking ventures that are centered and deployed in Africa. Enter for your chance to WIN up to $10,000 in PRIZES. The MIT Sloan Africa Business Club is elated to announce our first in-person conference in 2 years following the virtual successes of 2020’s Africa-focuse
Published: 2022-03-04 Type: Contest Deadline: March 22, 2022
he selection process administered by the judges will be as follows: • The ‘Weekly Selection’ will be the top entries submitted via our website and Instagram page. This selection will be published at the end of each week on our website as a gallery and in
Published: 2022-02-17 Type: Contest Deadline: April 30, 2022
Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating literary creativity and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates. Since its inception in 2016 at the University of Ibadan, the prize has received about 3500 entries from stud
Published: 2022-02-07 Type: Contest Deadline: March 7, 2022
