Application Open In Country YouthADAPT Challenge 2025 Africa, The In-Country YouthADAPT Challenge is empowering young African innovators and youth-led micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to lead the charge in building climate resilience across the continent.
As Africa faces escalating climate threats—from unpredictable rainfall patterns undermining agriculture to devastating floods that compromise vital infrastructure—communities are experiencing profound disruptions to livelihoods, food security, and mobility. In response, the Challenge is inviting visionary youth-led initiatives to propose bold, scalable, and locally rooted solutions that enhance resilience to climate change.
This Call for Solutions specifically targets innovative approaches in agriculture and infrastructure within five African countries, with a strong emphasis on digital innovation, green technologies, and community-centered models. By harnessing the creativity and energy of young changemakers, YouthADAPT aims to accelerate climate adaptation and drive sustainable, inclusive growth where it’s needed most.
Last Date of Submission: 4th August 2025
Challenge Statements (Application Open In Country YouthADAPT Challenge 2025 Africa)
Challenge Statement: Climate Adaptation Solutions for Ghana’s Tree Crop Sector
Ghana’s key agricultural value chains—cocoa, cashew, shea, coconut, oil palm, mango, and rubber—are increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, water stress, and shifting ecological zones threaten crop productivity and rural livelihoods. They are calling on younth-led MSMEs, agri-tech innovators, and MSMEs to design and scale climate adaptation solutions that respond to crop-specific climate risks and unlock new agricultural opportunities.
Kenya Adaptation Needs
They are calling on younth-led MSMEs to develop innovative, scalable, and inclusive climate adaptation solutions that build resilience in Kenya’s agriculture and road infrastructure sectors, particularly in vulnerable regions like the Lesseru–Kitale and Morpus–Lokichar corridors.
Challenge Statement: Climate Adaptation Solutions for Nigeria’s Livestock Sector
Nigeria’s livestock sector—covering poultry, cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs—is increasingly vulnerable to climate change. Rising temperatures, water scarcity, feed shortages, and disease outbreaks are reducing productivity, threatening food security, and deepening poverty for millions of livestock farmers. They are calling on younth-led MSMEs, agritech startups, and MSMEs to co-create innovative, climate-resilient solutions that build adaptation capacity, improve productivity, and create sustainable jobs in Nigeria’s livestock value chains.
Rwanda Adaptation Needs
They are calling on youth-led MSMEs to develop innovative, scalable, and inclusive climate adaptation solutions that strengthen resilience in Rwanda’s agriculture and urban mobility systems.
Tanzania Adaptation Needs
Tanzania faces mounting climate challenges in both agriculture and transport infrastructure. Farmers must adapt to unpredictable rainfall, water scarcity, and post-harvest losses, while the nation’s transport systems require innovative solutions to withstand heat, flooding, and erosion. They invite bold, tech-enabled, and community-driven ideas that empower Tanzanian farmers with climate-smart irrigation, digital advisory tools, and resilient market access, as well as solutions that strengthen the durability and sustainability of critical infrastructure.
Program Benefits (Application Open In Country YouthADAPT Challenge 2025 Africa)
Innovation Support
Up to $30,000 in funding plus dedicated mentorship from industry experts to develop and scale your climate solution.
Dragon’s Den Pitch Event
Exclusive platform to present your solution to investors, partners, and stakeholders in a high-visibility national event.
Accelerated Growth
12-month comprehensive program with workshops, technical assistance, and milestone-based support to fast-track your growth.
Networking Opportunities
Access to exclusive investor networks, partnership opportunities, and connections with fellow climate entrepreneurs across Africa.
Investment Connections
Direct access to their partner investor network and opportunities for follow-on funding to scale your impact.
Scale-Up Support
Comprehensive scaling assistance including strategic partnerships, market expansion guidance, and access to follow-on investment opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria (Application Open In Country YouthADAPT Challenge 2025 Africa)
A glimpse of expectation from the applicants, innovative solutions that build resilience to climate change impacts. Below is the check list that you need to qualify, with priority given to entrepreneurs from their focus countries.
- Age Requirement
- Entrepreneurs must be between 18-35 years old at the time of application.
- Business Registration
- Your business must be legally registered to operate in an African country.
- Revenue Generation
- Business must have generated revenues over a minimum two-year period.
- Business Plan
- Must have a SMART business plan for your climate adaptation solution.
- Impact Focus
- Business must demonstrate direct impact in food security or infrastructure.
While applications are welcome from across Africa, preference will be given to entrepreneurs from these strategic countries driving climate innovation.
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How to Apply?
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