ACT Foundation’s Changemakers Innovation Challenge 2026

The ACT Foundation’s Changemakers Innovation Challenge invites African nonprofits and social enterprises to submit technology-driven social innovations. Grant funding will be awarded to the top four winners to scale their solutions, with additional technical support provided to selected finalists as applicable.

Grant funding for top four winners; potential technical support (software, hardware or capacity-building) for selected finalists

Open to innovators residing in any African country; the initiative must be youth-led with a founder or team lead aged 18-25 years.

Submit an English-language application via the official Changemakers webpage