Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East 2025 (€25,000 prize) – YOA

Deadline: May 28, 2025

Applications are open for the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East 2025. An simple catalyst for progress, technological innovation can solely attain its full potential whether it is supported by a stable, viable enterprise proposition that meets present and future social and environmental wants.

As nicely as encouraging innovation, Orange additionally rewards the optimistic entrepreneurial spirit of dynamic begin-ups inside the framework of its Social Venture Prize. Since 2011 this International Grand Prix competitors has welcomed begin-ups from 17 international locations in Africa and the Middle East. It identifies, rewards, and helps enterprise propositions that make a optimistic social and environmental impression.

To encourage sustainable, accountable, and inclusive improvement, the International Women’s Prize was launched in 2020, selling enterprise ventures led by girls entrepreneurs.

Awards

• International Grand Prix
  • 1st prize: €25,000
  • 2nd prize: €15,000
  • third prize: €10,000
• International Women’s Prize Winner: €20,000
• OSVP winners obtain monetary assist and teaching in Orange Digital Centers to develop their enterprise internationally.

Eligibility

Candidates should:

• Be 21 years and over;
• Present a social entrepreneurship venture primarily based on NICT (New Information and Communication Technologies);
• The candidates should current a venture that includes at the least considered one of the 17 international locations.

Application

Each application will probably be assessed based on the guidelines of the nationwide competitions and as much as three winners will probably be chosen in every nation.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Orange Social Venture Prize.