African Union Civic Tech 2022 Fund for African Innovators

Are you an African citizen involved in addressing and solving governance and development challenges across the continent? Do you have what it takes to strengthen democratic processes? Then apply for the African Union Civic Tech Fund 2022.

The Fund is a pan-African competition that aims to accelerate innovative civic tech initiatives that have the potential to lead to citizen-led transformative action across the African continent. The financial support to be awarded to each initiative will range from EUR 10,000 to EUR 20,000.

• Table of Content
• About African Union Civic Tech Fund
• African Union Civic Tech Fund
• Aim and Benefits of African Union Civic Tech Fund
• Requirements for African Union Civic Tech Fund Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About African Union Civic Tech Fund

The Fund is a collaboration between two distinct initiatives: the Charter Project Africa and the African Union Civic Tech Fund. The Charter Project Africa is a pan-African project focused on the commitments contained in the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) – the central African Union policy document to advance democratic governance in African Union member states. The African Union Civic Tech Fund is a pan-African initiative designed to contribute to achieving ambitious goals contained in the policies of the African Union (...&nb... continue reading

African Union Civic Tech Fund

Aim and Benefits of African Union Civic Tech Fund

The Civic Tech Fund will provide several support packages to include financial support (EUR 10,000 to EUR 20,000 per recipient); Technical support by providing embedded technical expertise through the engagement of civic tech specialists; thematic support; marketing, communication & showcasing support; peer-to-peer learning & networking.

Requirements for African Union Civic Tech Fund Qualification

To be eligible for the African Union Civic Tech Fund, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Must be a not-for-profit and for-profit organisations acting within the civic space & the civic tech ecosystem.
• The organization must be a legal entity and be registered in an African Union Member State.
• Must be able to sign a service contract agreement.
• The organization must not be bankrupt.
• The organization must not have been the subject of a judgment for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organization or any other illegal activity.
• The organization must not have received an adverse audit opinion, either by its own auditors or its donor’s auditors.
• The organization can demonstrate how the intervention supported through the Fund will be sustained.
• The organization can already show evidence of the impact of their work and can indicate how additional resources will increase their impact.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Interested and eligible organisations for the African Union Civic Tech Fund are to complete an online application form by the application deadline. Only applications submitted via the online application form will be considered.

For more details, visit the website.