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UNDP-African Union Blue Innovation Challenge 2023

UNDP-African Union Blue Innovation Challenge 2023


The Finalists will be invited to the YCA Summit 2023 to pitch their projects. Successful winners will receive financial support to grow their businesses.


UNDP-African Union Blue Innovation Challenge 2023

Are you a young, vibrant change-maker who dreams of a brighter, bluer future? Do you have an innovative idea, project, or solution that can reshape our world? Well, hold onto your surfboards, because the Blue Innovation Challenge 2023 is here to ride the wave of creativity and sustainability! The Finalists will be invited to the YCA Summit 2023 to pitch their projects. Successful winners will receive financial support to grow their businesses.

Nominate your businesses in following categories

  • Fisheries
  • Aquaculture
  • Tourism
  • Bio-economy and Biotechnology
  • Blue Skills Development
  • Blue Energy
  • Blue Innovation (Digital)
  • Value Addition Services
  • Any Other Sector of the Blue Economy

Participation Criteria

  • The participant is between the ages of 16 and 35
  • The participant is a citizen of an African Union member state 
  • Project clearly addresses one of the Awards’ focus areas within the Blue Economy
  • Project is a registered company or cooperative.
  • The participant is available to attend the YouthConnekt Africa Summit 2023 to participate in the pitching session and Award Ceremony

DEADLINE: Ongoing


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