Have you heard about GIZ Accelerator program for Climate Change Innovations. The GIZ accelerator program is looking for early-stage companies in Benin, Cameroon, and Niger that deliver digital solutions to combat climate change. We are looking for innovative and impactful tech-based solutions to either tackle the adverse effects or minimize the negative impact of climate change.
GIZ Accelerator Program for Climate Change Innovations 2022/2023
This program is open to startups using and leveraging digital technologies directly in their solution or in their operations in the following fields:
| Countries Thematics | Benin | Cameroon | Niger |
| Water & soil management for agriculture & WASH in relation to agricultural production and to access to essential services such as health, sanitation and/or hygiene services |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Agritech solutions to deal with the consequences of climate change, to support farmers thanks to weather forecasting services/alerts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clean energy solar or bio gas energy for private or business use, digital solutions enabling access to energy in the most remote areas | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Last-mile distribution of essential goods & services (energy, water, health) |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Protection of biodiversity & natural resources (coastline, wetland, mangroves, savannah, forests) |
Yes | Yes | No |
| Access to markets for agricultural goods transport solutions, farming as a service for large buyers (retailers, restaurants, ..) | Yes | No | No |
| Air, land and water pollution (due to transportation, wood-burning, garbage burning, indoors fuel or wood stoves, but also plastic or e-waste pollution) | Yes | No | No |
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Eligibility Criteria
This program is open to climate-focused technology startups meeting the following criteria:
- Officially incorporated, registered with the local chamber of commerce in the country or in the process of being registered
- Delivering a technology and/or digital solution to accelerate the deployment of climate solutions at scale
- Existing solution on the market (at least proof of concept, minimum viable product) on one of the above mentioned themes which has the capacity to scale
- The product or service attracts its first customers and shows initial interest from clients (BtoB or BtoC) or investors/donors.
- Founder and its core team members must be available and committed to join all program elements (including monitoring and evaluation questionnaires)
- At least one of the founders is originated from Benin, Cameroon, Niger
- Although this is not a selection criteria, attention will be given to teams committed to promote diversity and inclusion in their venture
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Benefits:
- The major component of this program will be the mentorship and technical project support with
- The involvement of an experienced business mentor for a period of 6 months
- Learning best practices from business experts to grow your business and your team
- The selected companies will be exposed to corporate partners and investors to attract potential business opportunities and investments.
- Collaboration with the in-country GIZ’s Digital Transformation Centers will help the founders to further grow their business and scale at local and regional levels
- Finalists will have ample opportunities to network with local and regional startup founders
- During a closing program event, 10.000 euro in grant funding will be shared across the 3 finalists per country.
How to Apply for The GIZ Accelerator Program 2022/2023
For More Information on how to successfully apply: Visit the Official Webpage of the GIZ Accelerator Program for Climate Change Innovations
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