Deadline: 15th March, 2024.
This year, the Land Accelerator in Africa will offer two simultaneous programs: the continental Land Accelerator Africa and the Land Accelerator Landscapes. Aligning with the Restore Local project, this second program will focus on three vital landscapes: Kenya’s Greater Rift Valley; the Lake Kivu & Rusizi River Basin of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda; and the Ghana Cocoa Belt.
The Land Accelerator team will select 100 companies to join the Land Accelerator Africa and an additional 260 businesses to join the Landscapes program. Those applying from the three landscapes may be sorted into either program depending on their eligibility. All companies will start with the same 12-week virtual training program, with further in-person training opportunities available for selected cohort members.
Benefit
- By the end of the three-month program, all participants will have access to the knowledge and tools needed to complete a compelling one-minute business pitch, an investor pitch deck, a financial model, a website, and an impact measurement and marketing plan.
- Accelerator provides entrepreneurs who restore land across Africa with mentorship and networking opportunities, technical training and workshops to build up their storytelling and pitching skills.
- Participants leave the program more empowered to connect with potential investors so that they can take their restoration business to the next stage of growth.
Eligibility
- Operates in an AFR100 initiative country
- Is locally-led
- Is market-based, receiving money for providing goods or services
- Is operational and is looking to scale
- Has a business model that contributes to land restoration
Application Process
- Review the Eligibility Criteria to ensure that your company is eligible for this opportunity.
- Go to TerraMatch and create an account. See step-by-step guidance here. Your organizational profile must be approved before you can start the application. This will take up to 24 hours.
- After receiving email notification of organizational profile approval, access the Land Accelerator Africa application in Opportunities.
- Complete the application form.
Important Notes- On the first page of the application, you will be asked to “select or create a pitch”. Choose “Create a new pitch,” and then continue with your application. Please disregard the information on this page, it is not relevant to the Land Accelerator application.
- Progress on your application will be saved automatically. You can close and continue later at any time. To access a saved application, find it under “Select Application Draft” on the first page of the Land Accelerator application.
- Review your application and press submit when complete. The application deadline is March 15 at 23:59, your local time. No late submissions are accepted. Selection decisions will be announced on April 17.