2013 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

The Skoll Foundation presents the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship each year to select a few organisations who are solving the world's most pressing problems. Read more »»

Women's World Summit Foundation Prize 2012

The Women's World Summit Foundation Prize honours women and women's groups around the world exhibiting exceptional creativity, courage and commitment for the improvement of the quality of life in rural communities. Read more »»

UN-Habitat Urban Youth Fund - 4th Call for applications

The UN-HABITAT invites young people based in cities or towns from the developing world to apply for grants of up to USD 25,000. The deadline for applications is April 15th 2012. Read more »»

Earlylife Radio - Call for Correspondents!

Early Life Radio, an online platform for young people to share and voice issues in their environment, would like to call for Correspondents from all parts of the World. Read more »»

Dell Social Innovation Challenge

What if every student who believed they could change the world actually had the tools to do it? That’s what the Dell Social Innovation Challenge is all about. Over the years more than $350,000 has been awarded to teams from around the world who’ve had the courage, vision and passion to turn their “What Ifs” into action. Read more »»

Pivot East, Developer Competition and Conference 2012

This event will be held on the 5th and 6th of June 2012 in Nairobi and entries will be accepted from companies located in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi and South Sudan. Read more »»

The Right Livelihood Award

The idea of ‘right livelihood’ is an ancient one. It means being responsible for the consequences of our actions and taking only a fair share of the earth’s resources. Read more »»

Social Innovation, Social Enterprise, Social Change, Civil Society, State & Markets in the New Paradigm - Call For Papers

Around the globe, we are all searching for ways to empower citizens and communities, build new forms of enterprise and association, and develop new models of public governance. Read more »»

King Baudouin African Development Prize 2012-2013

The King Baudouin Foundation has announced the King Baudouin African Development Prize 2012-2013 for individuals or organizations making outstanding contribution to development in Africa. Read more »»

Genesis Consult Entrepreneurship Training for Kenya & Tanzania

As a Partner Organization to International Labor Organization (ILO), Genesis Consult trains potential and existing entrepreneurs for the Generate Your Business Idea (GYBI) and Start Your Business (SYB) Programme, which will assist to harness your entrepreneurial spirit by implementing your Business Model. Read more »»

The Dubai International Award for Best Practices – Call for Nominations

Nominations are currently being invited for 2012 Dubai International Award for Best Practices which aims to recognize the best practices with positive impact on improving the living environment. Read more »»

Rio+20 Global Youth Music Contest

The Rio+20 Global Youth Music Contest is a global competition for young people organized by the International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges for the Rio+20 Earth Summit to be held in June 2012 in Brazil. Read more »»

The Tech Awards 2012 – Call for Nominations

The Tech Awards honour individuals, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies who are using technology to significantly improve human conditions in 5 award categories. Read more »»

Ashoka – 20 Challenges for 20 Entrepreneurs

Ashoka, world’s largest community of social entrepreneurs, with support from its global network of Fellows, business entrepreneurs, policy makers, investors, academics, and journalists works collectively to ensure that social entrepreneurs and their innovations continue to inspire a new generation of local changemakers to create positive social change. Read more »»

Call for Curation Proposals

The Open Society Foundations’ Youth Initiative requests proposals for up to $10,000 in funding to develop and curate thematic pages on the new global youth portal and community at youthpolicy.org Read more »»

Global Philanthropy Alliance grants for Youth Development in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa

The Global Philanthropy Alliance (GPA) encourages grant proposals from grassroots organizations in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa working in the areas of community development, youth empowerment and local philanthropy. more »»

The Arthur B. Schultz Foundation grants

The Arthur B. Schultz Foundation (ABSF) makes international grants in two core areas: women’s empowerment and disabled mobility solutions. more »»

African Women Development Fund Grant Programme

The African Women Development Fund (AWDF) funds local, national, sub-regional and regional organisations in Africa working towards women's empowerment. more »»

Global Junior Challenge - Call for proposals for innovative use of technology in society

The Global Junior Challenge offers an opportunity to participating individuals to contemplate the significance of the challenges posed by 21st century education. more »»

UK Aid Match funding scheme

UK Aid Match is a new scheme which delivers on its commitment to give the British public a say in how part of the development budget is spent. This new scheme will match, pound for pound, donations that the public give to charity appeals focussed on international development causes. more »»

USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Program

The United States Agency for International Development’s Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program encourages entrepreneurs, innovators, businesses, academics, NGOs, and others to submit proposals for cost-saving development solutions. more »»

Global Development Awards and Medals Competition

Are you looking for an opportunity to scale up your innovative project? Here is your chance to receive US$ 30,000. more »»

African Technology and Transparency Initiative Call for Letters of Inquiry

ATTI supports projects that use technology as an essential component for providing people with access to credible information about government actions and influence in Africa. more »»

Kofi Annan Fellowships

The Kofi Annan Fellowship provides the opportunity for talented and motivated students from developing countries to study management at ESMT in Berlin. more »»

Shuttleworth Foundation, Fellowship Program for Social Change through Innovation in Education & Technology

This fellowship offers you the freedom and financial ability to bring about the change you envisage for the world as well as an enabling support structure and an existing network of social change agents. Read more »»

VC4Africa online venture capital matchmaking platform

VC4Africa has launched the first African online venture capital matchmaking platform. Many investors are looking for businesses to get involved with but have difficulties. At the same time many businesses seek knowledge and capital. Without matchmaking their potential is never realized. more »»

The Open Society Fellowship

The Open Society fellowship seeks “idea entrepreneurs” from across the world who are seeking innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. more »»