Project Name
GCA Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge 2022
Funders
The YouthADAPT Challenge is an annual competition and awards program jointly organized by GCA and the African Development Bank (AFDB). It aims to strengthen inclusive growth and broaden investment and economic opportunities for African youth. Winners of the YouthADAPT Challenge receive up to $100,000 in business grants and participate in a 12-month business accelerator program to help them scale up their businesses, deepen their impact and create decent jobs. Eighteen winners were selected in the Challenge’s second edition, launched in September 2022. The winners were showcased at COP27. The overall objective of the program is to Strengthening inclusive growth and broaden investment & economic opportunities for youth through entrepreneurial skills development, equipping young innovators and MSMEs with customized business development skills and resources including grant funding to scale up climate adaptation innovations and boost the creation of jobs
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