Accelerator for low and high tech projects developing food, land, and water systems in Africa

The program addresses the global challenge of hunger and poor living conditions in fragile and conflict-affected zones, including Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria and Yemen. In collaboration with major international research and humanitarian entities, the program seeks to identify and scale high-impact innovations enhancing food, land, and water systems (FLWS) in these vulnerable regions.

1. Water and Resilience in Refugee and Host Communities; 
2. Digital Solutions for Climate Security and Migration; 
3. Resilient Food Systems and Nutrition; 
4. Water and Resilience in Conflict-Affected Areas;

• Established legal entity;
• Presence or willingness to build in one of the four countries of implementation;
• Innovation addressing priority areas with a clear pathway to scale;
• Low or high-tech solutions tailored to the needs;

1. Six-month Sprint acceleration program;
2. Business-oriented training, mentoring, and science-based technical assistance;
3. Access to the research network of the world’s largest publicly funded research-for-development organization;
4. Strategy workshops;
5. US$30,000 equity-free grant for winning innovations;
6. Exposure to national and international funders;
7. Post-acceleration support;