From the great minds of the African Impact Initiative the African Impact Challenge is a joint project between African Impact Initiative and The BRIDGE, to partner with local entrepreneurs who are committed to driving social development and long-term economic growth in their home countries鈥攂eginning with the Ghana Challenge (2020), then Kenya (2021), then three other host nations鈥攁nd to provide selected start-ups with systems infrastructure (e.g. reliable internet connection), operational support, and strategic counsel to help them build and deploy their solutions.
The 2023 Challenge
In 2023, we expanded the challenge to South Africa for the sector agnostic stream and community impact. We had over 2000 applications which was 1372 teams, we trained 895 teams in the pre-incubation stage and we currently funding 90 founders who are building 46 ventures during the incubation stage. You can learn more by clicking below.
The Challenge has had 12 winners! Each with their own great ideas and projects.
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