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Accelerating Climate-Tech Innovation in West Africa
Make-IT in Africa is now Implemeting a Climate Tech Project called the Catalist Initiative with a focus on Francophone West Africa.
News Article — August 27, 2024 — Rosina Naab
Make-IT in Africa and the FIWARE Foundation present FIWARE4Africa
FIWARE4Africa - a capacity development program for Digital Innovation Hubs on FIWARE's open source technologies and standards
News Article — June 20, 2024 — Desiree Winges
The Hub Specialisation Playbook
A guide for African innovation support organisations with lessons from the Make-IT in Africa's Hubs Go GreenTech (HUGG) program
News Article — January 29, 2024 — Alex Calvin Gbetie
Africa Connect Startup Week: hosted in Berlin
From 20-24 Nov. 2023, many high-ranking leaders from Africa and Europe are gathering in Berlin for the G20 Compact and G20 Investment Summit to strengthen private sector and investments in Africa.
News Article — October 31, 2023
Co-designing Solutions to close the gender-financing Gap in Africa
Female-founding teams in Africa received an abysmal 1% of total funding on the continent in 2021. Make-IT in Africa launches the ScaleX Project to support early-stage gender-lens ecosystem actors.
News Article — September 21, 2023 — Mansi Gupta
Apply now for the program that brings Real Growth
Are you a startup in Africa with a digital product or services already in the market? Then apply to this Growth Hacking Program to increase sales, get customers and grow your Business.
News Article — September 20, 2023 — Alex Calvin Gbetie
Apply now for our new Promoting Local R&D Program
Are you a Makerspace in Western or Eastern Africa? Then apply to our Research and Development program and join us as we bridge the innovation gap to drive impactful change.
News Article — September 19, 2023 — Rosina Naab
Open Innovation Program Toolkit
A framework and guide for ESOs to foster collaboration between SGBs and large enterprises
News Article — August 8, 2023 — Claire Jowell
Make-IT in Africa Women in Leadership Program – 'a gamechanger'
The Women in Leadership Program with Stellenbosch Business School provides African women with skills, resources and support to become tomorrow’s successful leaders in the innovation space.
News Article — March 31, 2023 — Bartha Alexander