Deadline for applications: October 30, 2025.
The AUDA-NEPAD assisting African Member states to achieve this ambitious goal, AFR100 partners (AUDA-NEPAD, WRI & Fledge), launched an accelerator program namely, the Land Accelerator Africa Program. The Land Accelerator is an accelerator program and curated network for entrepreneurs who restore degraded forests and farmland. This innovative program offers a combination of mentorship, technical training, and networking opportunities, aiming to empower entrepreneurs to effectively tackle land degradation while promoting sustainable and profitable agricultural practices. The Land Accelerator currently operates on a cohort-based model with two phases:
- Phase One is three months of weekly training meetings with integrated mentorship and deliverable creation.
- Phase two is anchored by an intensive week-long workshop where the cohort meets in person, culminating in an Impact Day were the companies present to the public and investors.
Participants leave the program ready to connect with potential investors so that they can take their business to the next stage of growth. The program has attracted nearly 3,000 applicants in Africa, and its 196 alumni from 34 countries have self-reported that they have created 9,048 jobs, worked with 249,496 farmers and restored 201,076 hectares.
Eligibility)
You should apply if you meet most of the following:
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- You are leading or co-founding a business or project that works on restoring degraded landscapes or forests in Africa.
- Your initiative is aimed at forest landscape restoration (FLR), aligned with AFR100 goals, the Bonn Challenge, Agenda 2063, or relevant SDGs.
- You are open to online training and can travel (if selected) for the in-person workshop.
- Youth and women entrepreneurs are specifically encouraged.
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