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Sustainable Innovation Seed Accelerator 2025 (timbuktoo/UNDP)
Eligibility: Seed-stage startups across Africa developing tech-enabled solutions in agriculture, mobility, built environment, or energy | Description: An 8-week Nairobi-based accelerator under UNDP’s timbuktoo initiative, supporting bold founders building scalable, sustainability-driven businesses.

Application Deadline: 19 September 2025

Apply Now
https://www.timbuktoo.africa

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Food for Tomorrow Grant 2025 – National Geographic Society
Funding: Up to USD 150,000 | Eligibility: Applicants 18+, non-NatGeo staff; projects must focus on eligible food crops (e.g., corn, wheat, rice, cocoa, soy) with field/community components and farmer collaboration | Description: Supports science-driven, farm-based projects that enhance soil health, climate adaptation, biodiversity, watershed health, and livelihoods; winners become NatGeo Explorers with global networking and training opportunities.

Application Deadline: 30 September 2025 (11:59 PM EDT)

Apply Now https://www.nationalgeographic.....org/society/grants-

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A&R Fund – Urban Resilience to Extreme Heat RFPs 2025
Funding: Up to USD 9 million (total) | Eligibility: City governments, civil society, community leaders, and organizations in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa | Description: Two RFPs: (1) innovative finance solutions (resilience bonds, insurance, microfinance) to fund climate adaptation; (2) institutional/civil society capacity to embed heat resilience in planning and policy.

Application Deadline: 19 September 2025

Apply Now https://www.climateworks.org/p....rograms/adaptation-a

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Restoration Returns Grant 2025 – G20 GLI

Funding: USD 17,000 per project | Eligibility: Organizations of all sizes worldwide implementing community-led ecosystem restoration | Description: Supports grassroots restoration initiatives with strong returns for people, land, and livelihoods; part of G20 GLI’s mission to restore 1 billion hectares by 2030 and cut land degradation 50% by 2040

Application Deadline: 15 September 2025

Apply Now https://g20land.org/call-for-a....pplications-for-the-

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AFRICA PACHIPANDA CHALLENGE

The Africa PachiPanda Challenge, a joint effort by MTN and WWF to inspire and support innovative solutions addressing pressing environmental challenges across the continent.
This programme aligns with WWF’s global goals, its Africa Strategy, and its established practices. It also adds significant value to the Mobilising More for Climate (MM4C) Programme. Specifically, the challenge contributes to achieving WWF’s core objectives of zero habitat loss, preventing species extinction, and promoting healthy populations. Furthermore, WWF’s Africa Strategy, titled “Making Nature Count,” aims to ensure that the value of Africa’s natural capital is fully integrated into decision-making by governments, corporations, financial institutions, and society.

Application Deadline: 2026

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https://www.mtn.com/pachipanda-challenge/

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