Devtracka Africa

26/12/2024

The World Food Forum (WFF) is excited to introduce the 2024-2025 cohort of the Youth Policy Board (YPB), a dynamic group of 24 young changemakers from diverse regions and backgrounds.

The World Food Forum (WFF) is excited to introduce the 2024-2025 cohort of the Youth Policy Board (YPB), a dynamic group of 24 young changemakers from diverse regions and backgrounds.

17/07/2024

We are excited to announce that the
National Essay Competition Application for secondary school students is officially open!
Below are the guidelines to participate:
• Participant must be a current secondary school student in Nigeria.
• The essay would be a 500-word piece on ‘The Nigerian Utopia!
• Submissions should be emailed to [email protected]
• The subject of the entry email should be ‘Essay Submission for Tracka@10!
• The email submission must include a letter of approval from the school authorities.
• The essay must be submitted in PDF format, and the following details must be in the email body - First and Last Name, School’s Name and Address, and school’s contact details (Email and a valid phone number)
•Deadline for submission is August 5, 2024.
• The finalists will be announced in August 2024.
To learn more about the Active Citizens Festival and line up of events for the celebration, visit the official website:
https://www.festival.tracka.ng/

17/07/2024

African Social Innovation Fellowship 2024

The Fellowship is a six-month immersive program designed to equip young leaders, social innovators, and changemakers with the skills, network, and resources to drive sustainable social impact across Africa.

Details: opd.to/4f2AOUd | Deadline: Aug 4

16/07/2024

Fidelity GreenTech Innovation Challenge 2024 (GHS 1 million in grants)

The challenge is designed to support the development of groundbreaking GreenTech solutions that addresses key challenges within Ghana’s agricultural value chain.

Details: opd.to/3S9YVXv | Deadline: Jul 21

16/07/2024

Apply: Summer Institute in Computational Social Science-Calabar 2024 for Nigerians (Fully-funded)

The SICSS-Calabar is a week-long fully-funded program taking place from September 23 to 28, 2024 in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria.

Funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, the Summer Institute aims to bring together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career faculty who are interested in computational social science and data science.

Deadline: July 31, 2024

Link: https://opd.to/3zKx75j

16/07/2024

Global Health Corps (GHC) Africa Leadership Accelerator 2024 (Funded)

The new Africa Leadership Accelerator brings Global Health Corps’ renowned global health leadership curriculum to rising leaders currently working in public health roles in organizations across Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.

Details: opd.to/3zEDO9a | Deadline: Aug 14

16/07/2024

UN OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Programme 2025 (Fully-funded)

The aim of the programme is to give indigenous persons the opportunity to gain knowledge about the UN system and mechanisms dealing with human rights issues in general and indigenous issues in particular.

Details: opd.to/462DwVC | Deadline: Aug 31

16/07/2024

ACCEL Africa Project Training Program 2024 for Journalists

The ACCEL Africa Project is inviting journalists to take part in a free training designed to equip them with the skills and knowledge to effectively report on child labour in African supply chains, with the aim of amplifying efforts to eradicate child labour and stimulate public and policy-level support for this crucial cause.

Details: opd.to/4f29wgO | Deadline: JULY 19

16/07/2024

Wilson Center Social Media Internship 2024

The External Relations department at the Wilson Center seeks an energetic and self-motivated student or recent graduate interested in digital communication, public policy, and international affairs for a social media internship.

Details: opd.to/4fimPtR | Deadline: Aug 1

16/07/2024

Call for Applications: Halton Foundation Grant 2024

The Halton Foundation provides funding opportunities to non-profit organizations researching how to improve human wellbeing in indoor environments.

Details: opd.to/4cGTyXU | Deadline: Sept 1

16/07/2024

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships 2024/2025 (Funded)

Calling mid-career professionals from low- and middle-income countries to spend a period of time at a UK host organisation working in their sector for a programme of professional development.

Details: opd.to/3W45rQG | Deadline: Aug 5

11/07/2024

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

📅 Application Period: 8 July 2024 - 19 July 2024

Paradigm Initiative (PIN) is now receiving applications for the 4th Edition of the Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL)!

The fellowship targets applicants from Africa and India. Applicants should be early-career individuals with at least two years of experience as technology or social innovators, media practitioners, researchers, policy experts, and/or entrepreneurs.

Candidates must have relevant undergraduate or postgraduate qualifications and be exceptional individuals who will bring new learnings and innovations and gain exposure to the digital ecosystem.

Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ekQErdrA