The AECF (Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund) is a non-profit institution supporting early and growth stage businesses – through provision of patient capital – to innovate, create jobs, leverage investments and markets to create resilience and sustainable incomes for rural poor and marginalised communities in Africa.
AECF’s strategy is focused on agribusiness/agriculture and renewable energy sectors with increased support to climate technologies, deepened focus on gender, youth, and employment, aimed at attaining the institution’s vision of ‘A Prosperous and Enterprising Rural Africa’.
AECF is headquartered in Kenya with offices in Cote d’ Ivoire and Tanzania.
Thank you for starting this application process.
The AECF team invites you to fill out this Expression of interest (EOI) as part of the competitive process to request for supply of raw material/ distributorship of your product (s) from the programme cooperatives.
This application will determine whether an applicant meets the basic requirements to participate in the IIW – Nigeria programme and submit full details of his/her requirements for either the supply of raw materials or distributorship.
You must fill in all the mandatory fields to complete the application process. The mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk (*)
You can save your progress and return to the application at any time by clicking the "Save Draft" button at the bottom of the form. The form autosaves your progress, however, we recommend that you manually save your progress.
The deadline for your expression of interest submission is February 26, 2025 at 11.59PM. The system will not allow you to submit your application after this time has elapsed.
Remember to click the "Submit" button at the end of the form. The AECF can only access your eligibility answers after you have submitted it. We will send you a confirmation e-mail once you have submitted your application.
This application process will require the applicant to share personal data. AECF complies with the data protection laws and regulations in Nigeria, hence this data will be processed under the subject’s right to privacy.
CONCOURS 2 : FINANCEMENT DES COOPÉRATIVES, ASSOCIATIONS ET ORGANISATIONS FÉMININES
Des lignes directrices
L'équipe de AECF vous invite à remplir ce questionnaire de note conceptuelle dans le cadre du processus compétitif de préqualification des Coopératives, Associations et Organisations féminines dans un programme orienté vers l’entrepreneuriat féminin vert au Bénin et au Burkina Faso, et visant à renforcer l'autonomie économique des femmes.
Cette étape consiste à soumettre votre demande initiale au travers d’une note conceptuelle, qui expose votre idée de projet proposée au fonds de défi IFEV (Investir dans l’Entrepreneuriat Féminin pour une Économie plus Verte).
Rappel d’éligibilité
Les coopératives, associations et organisations féminines éligibles doivent démontrer que leurs services sont accessibles et abordables, qu'ils profitent directement aux femmes et qu'elles encouragent l'adoption de technologies, de produits ou de services adaptés au climat et au genre. Elles doivent démontrer une gestion 100% féminine et une représentation dominante de femmes employées, de femmes entrepreneures, de femmes agro-industrielles et/ou de prestataires de services.
Welcome to the Sudan SME Catalyser Program application form. This form contains questions designed to gather information that will assist us in the participant selection process. We kindly request accurate details to facilitate classification and evaluation. The program aims to support businesses by providing financial guidance and assistance. After this initial phase, technical guidance and selection will follow. You can complete the application in either Arabic or English. The Sudan SME Catalyser is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through and is implemented by African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) in partnership with 249Startups.
مرحباً بك في استمارة طلب المشاركة في برنامج السودان لتحفيز المشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة. يحتوي هذا النموذج على أسئلة مصممة لجمع المعلومات التي ستساعدنا في عملية اختيار المشاركين. نرجو التكرم بطلب تفاصيل دقيقة لتسهيل التصنيف والتقييم. يهدف البرنامج إلى دعم الشركات من خلال توفير التوجيه والمساعدة المالية. بعد هذه المرحلة الأولية، سيتبع ذلك التوجيه الفني والاختيار. يمكنك إكمال الطلب إما باللغة العربية أو الإنجليزية. يتم تمويل برنامج تحفيز الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة في السودان من قبل الوزارة الاتحادية للتعاون الاقتصادي والتنمية من خلال صندوق تحدي المشاريع الأفريقي بالشراكة مع 249Startups، ويتم تنفيذه من قبل صندوق تحدي المشاريع الأفريقي.