Bankable Projects – Africa Region Webinar

Removing the roadblock to green investment: how to make infrastructure projects bankable in Africa. Green lending has been growing at a phenomenal rate over the past few years. Despite this, there is still a large infrastructure gap, particularly in some regions in Africa where the cost of risk has deterred investment. Inadequate infrastructure remains a […]

Environmental Innovation Awards 2022

Environmental Innovation Awards 2022 which is implemented by the investment company One Creation is now open for applications. The purpose of the Environmental Innovation Awards is to promote the goals and values of One Creation as an investor by supporting young companies in the early stages of their existence and to integrate them into a community.​ One Creation […]

Reckitt WASH Accelerator Opportunity

The Reckitt Fight For Access Accelerator, in partnership with Yunus Social Business, is accepting applications from social entrepreneurs who are improving access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene, and ultimately driving better health outcomes for communities.  The programme is called the Fight for Access Accelerator, and it is in partnership with Reckitt South Africa and […]

Irish Tech Challenge – South Africa

The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, the Department of Science & Innovation (DSI) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) have established the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa to incentivise mutually beneficial partnerships between Irish technology expertise and South African entrepreneurs/businesses and to support innovation, technology development, and technology deployment/commercialisation in South Africa. The fund […]

Applications are now open for the Fashionomics Africa Contest

If you are an African designer and a fashion entrepreneur over 18 years old, based in Africa, operating in the textile, apparel or accessories industry and you have launched a fashion business (with a maximum of 50 employees), this opportunity is for you. Following on from the first edition, the second edition of the Fashionomics […]

Innovation Challenge: Kanaka Bar Resilient Housing Solutions

Help Kanaka Bar and Lytton, BC build back better. Foresight’s new Innovation Challenge is sourcing resilient and commercially available building technology products to help rebuild this community. Rebuilding with Resilience The village of Lytton, BC and surrounding areas were destroyed by wildfires in June 2021. The Kanaka Bar Indian Band is leading a project that is taking […]

Applications for the Energy Tech Challenger are now open.

Are you ready for another unforgettable startup competition? That’s right, Energy Tech Challengers are back, so don’t miss your chance to take part this year! We’re looking for the most innovative startups fostering clean energy transition across Carbon Emissions, Digitalization, Battery, E-Mobility, Hydrogen, Automation & AI, and Future Grid tracks. If that sounds like your […]

THE JOBS CONNECT INITIATIVE

Jobs Connect is a City of Cape Town initiative launched in partnership with Leelyn Management. Together, they offer unemployed residents work readiness skills and access to entry-level and skilled jobs. Jobs Connect project is targeting unemployed residents within the catchment area of the City of Cape Town while appealing to businesses to participate in the […]

Join the entrepreneurs who are building a climate-friendly world

Hey there Green Economy Entrepreneurs!     Fetola are passionate about building profitable green businesses that are good for the world.  That’s why Fetola is so delighted to share with you their Circular Economy Accelerator (CEA) which supports the growth of 65 sustainability-focused small businesses right across South Africa. Applications open on 12 January 2022: you can be first […]