Orange Summer Challenge 2025 for Africa & the Middle East

The Orange Summer Challenge is a competition and springboard for innovation and responsible entrepreneurship launched by the Orange Digital Center network across Africa and the Middle East. It supports young talents and project leaders to transform ideas into concrete, sustainable solutions through coaching, training, and technical support, with national and international visibility and awards. The program provides a regional final and access to resources such as a Solidarity FabLab and Orange Digital Center facilities to develop and showcase projects.

Concrete project development into a functional prototype, customized coaching from Orange and partners, skills development through training and mentoring, visibility and networking through a regional final, national and international awards, and access to Solidarity FabLab resources.

Participants can apply as individuals (talent) or as startups, with criteria including availability, motivation to innovate, and relevant technical, entrepreneurial, or creative skills; startups should have a technological project idea with social or environmental impact and may be submitted by an individual or a team.

Apply through the official webpage of the Orange Summer Challenge.