The UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education honours outstanding and innovative contributions made by individuals, institutions, and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s education. It is the first UNESCO Prize of this nature and is unique in showcasing successful projects that improve and promote the educational prospects of girls […]
SADC Media Awards Competition 2023 for Southern African Journalists
The Awards were established following a decision by the Council of Ministers in 1996 to establish a sector that deals with matters relating to amongst others, information, culture, and sport. These awards serve as part of ensuring a link, coordination, and synchronization between formal structures of SADC governments, civil society, […]
JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL (JCI) NIGERIA CREATIVE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AWARD 2021
Applications are open for the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria Creative Young Entrepreneurs Award 2021. The JCI Nigeria Creative Young Entrepreneurs Award (CYEA) is a pioneering award aimed at recognizing, supporting and providing young entrepreneurs with the resources, training and brand visibility needed to take their enterprise to the next […]
Flutterwave Barter Student Ambassador Program 2020 for African Students
The Barter Student Ambassador Program is an exclusive community of young, smart, and influential students in some of the leading universities across the world such as Princeton University, University of Cape Town, Ashesi University, University of Nairobi, University of Lagos, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, among others. […]
Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship 2021-2022 (QECS 2021-2022)
A Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship 2021-2022 is a unique opportunity to study for a two-year Master’s degree in low or middle-income countries of the Commonwealth. Aimed at students who are committed to creating change in their communities, the scholarships are a life-changing opportunity to experience a new country and culture, […]
African Women in Media (AWiM) Labour Migration Reporting Programme 2020 for African Women Journalists
The programme features the Labour Migration Media AWards, Labour Migration Reporting Training Programme, and research into the lived experiences of labour migration journalists in Africa. As part of our Visibility Project, AWiM is also working with Wikimedia communities in Nigeria, Uganda, Cameroon and Algeria, to train women journalists on how […]
APO African Women in Media Award 2021 for Women Media Practitioners
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy, presents the second annual APO Group African Women in Media Award set to recognise, celebrate and empower African women journalists who support female entrepreneurship in Africa. APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 31, 2020 ELIGIBILITY: Entries for APO Group African Women in Media […]
Nigeria Youth4Peace Awards 2020
The Awards is an annual event designed to reward, celebrate and showcase young people who are making exceptional efforts to conflict prevention, peacebuilding and sustainable development across Nigeria. APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 6, 2020 ELIGIBILITY: Must be a Nigerian or in the case of Non-Nigerians, their activities must be on Nigeria […]
Commonwealth Youth Awards 2021 open for entries
Exceptional young people can now submit entries for the 2021 Commonwealth youth awards to win prestigious titles and cash grants. The awards recognise and reward young people whose work has made a major impact on people and communities in their country. APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 21, 2020 by 23:59 GMT ELIGIBILITY: […]
UNHCR NGO Innovation Award 2020
The UNHCR NGO Innovation Award (“the Award”) celebrates efforts and achievements of NGOs who developed innovative approaches for protection and delivery of services to refugees and other persons of concern to UNHCR. This year, UNHCR dedicate the award to Refugee-led Organizations (RLOs). The Award 2020 looks for novel and creative […]