Growth Opportunities For Women (19/August/2024)
The DBN Entrepreneurship Training Program
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) is excited to introduce the DBN Academy – a dynamic, free learning portal featuring meticulously crafted self-paced courses. DBN will also be hand-picking top performing businesses for exclusive face-to-face training sessions. What’s more, all participating businesses will have the chance to showcase their unique value propositions, with select businesses standing a chance to secure grant funding to fuel their growth: ENROLL HERE: https://bizaid.devbankng.com/
School Enterprise Challenge
The School Enterprise Challenge is an international educational program for primary and secondary schools that want to cultivate essential business and 21st-century skills in students while strengthening teachers’ instructional approaches in entrepreneurship education. It is a free online program that guides teachers step-by-step, enabling them to assist students in generating business ideas and launching sustainable and profitable school businesses. Through this program, schools also generate real income they can use to support their needs or any chosen cause. APPLY HERE: https://www.schoolenterprisechallenge.org/
8thGear Digital Skills Project (Lagos Residence Only)
The 8thGear Digital Skills Project is proudly presented in partnership with the United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF) and the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) Scholarship Program, with implementation support from Innkeeper Talent Accelerator. APPLY HERE: https://nerdzfactory.org/lagos-state-digital-scholarship-program-for-nigerians-training-internship-and-weekly-allowance/
Her Africa Early Stage Incubator program
The Her Africa Early Stage Incubator program is a pioneering initiative launched by the Alliance for Women and Girls (AFWAG). It aims to empower early-stage social entrepreneurs who are founders of organisations and initiatives supporting women and girls across the continent. APPLY HERE: https://afwag.org/her-africa-early-stage-incubator/
2024 Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge (Over N10 Million Grant Prizes)
This is the 7th edition of our annual idea pitching and grant competition that is designed to promote innovations, job creation and economic development across the country. It is open to young entrepreneurs in Nigeria between 18 – 40 years of age, who have ideas that we can transform into successful business ventures or social enterprises. APPLY HERE: https://tinyurl.com/mrx88dc4
World Trade Organization Internship Program
There are three internship programmes at the WTO. (1) The WTO Internship Programme is open to post-graduate students from all WTO members and countries or customs territories engaged in accession negotiations; (2) The China LDC and Accessions Programme (also known as the China WTO Accession Internship Programme); and (3) the WTO Support Programme for Doctoral Studies. Both (2) and (3) are reserved for post-graduate students from developing countries and least developed countries (LDCs). APPLY HERE: https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/vacan_e/iypp_e.htm#WTO_Internship