The purpose of this call for proposals is to identify innovative sustainable development solutions with a potential for replication and/or scaling up. The selected innovations will be registered in the database of our new Shared Innovation initiative. They will gain visibility and may be promoted during events, and be the subject of meetings and exchanges between peers and/or with sectoral experts from the AFD Group.
Who is this call for?
This call for contributions is open to all local actors in the innovation and/or sustainable development sectors in North Africa, more precisely in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya or Egypt.
We encourage the participation of public administrations and operators, incubators/accelerators, startups, SMEs, civil society actors, entrepreneurs, development agencies, international/regional organizations, as well as any other actors involved in the search for innovative solutions for sustainable development.
Which sectors of intervention are concerned?
All AFD Group's sectors of intervention are covered by this call for proposals . The proposed projects must directly or indirectly aim to improve gender equality in the region.
What does my innovation gain from being selected?
The selected innovation will be included in the Shared Innovation database, one of the main pillars of this AFD initiative. In the long term, this will allow us to promote the innovation’s visibility through diverse activities. We also aim to connect similar innovations from different geographies or actors.
Among the selected proposals, 3 “Shared Innovation golden nuggets” will be chosen and invited to pitch during the second edition of the “Printemps de l'Innovation” (Innovation Spring week), an internal event organized by AFD from May 31st to June 2nd, 2023. This annual event aims to highlight innovative projects, actors and approaches. The participation modalities will be defined later (hybrid or face-to-face format) and directly with the selected participants.
