This challenge involves young people developing and curating political ideas for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Registration deadline: 23Rd November 2020.
About the Award: The aim of the challenge is:
- Identify and disseminate innovative ideas, solutions and actions that will maximise the benefits of the AfCFTA, especially for women and young people
- To increase the capacity of young Africans to develop and implement policies
- Integrating young Africans into AfCFTA's policy-making processes
Type: Competitions
Eligibility:
- Candidates must be nationals of one of the 55 AU member states
- Applicants must be between 15 and 35 years old. We strongly encourage submissions from female candidates
- Engaged in political/commercial development or interested in building experience in political/commercial development
Eligible countries: African countries
Number of awards: Not specified
Premium amount: The 10 finalists will benefit from:-
- Development of an AfCFTA implementation plan for a country or regional economic community, with mentoring from leading trade experts, captains of industry, trade negotiators.
- Masterclass on 'maximising opportunities in AfCFTA' led by senior policy officials and leading young entrepreneurs
- Online publication and presentation of the AfCFTA Implementation Plan to high-level policy officials
How to apply:
- Registration will be online in English or French through
- https://bit.ly/38j5YXC English
- https://bit.ly/2JPprFd French
- Candidates will answer just one question on the AfCFTA essay question policy
- Submissions should be 250 to 300 words, Arial font, 11, 1.5 spacing, justified margins.
- Attachments must be labelled correctly with the name of the applicant and the question answered
- It is important to go through all the entry requirements on the Award Page (see Link below) before applying.
