The Climate Technology Initiative’s Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN) call for proposals for the 3rd cycle of its Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (AFRICEF-3) is on. The Forum provides selected clean energy projects with free support and assistance on the preparation of bankable business plans and professional investor pitches and then connects them with investors and finance at a specially organised Investor Forum to be held in Johannesburg on November 13th 2014. AFRICEF-3 main focus is on Southern, East and Central Africa. Full details, guidelines for the application and application documents are available on the CTI PFAN website at http://www.cti-pfan.net/events_detail.php?eventsid=65. Applications must be received by Midnight (Central Africa Time) on Sunday April 13th 2014

The 2014 SEED Awards to support entrepreneurs for sustainable developmenthas been launched.

Similar to former years, the call is seeking entries from innovative start-up entrepreneurs who aim to generate environmental, social and economic benefits at the local level in a country with a developing or emerging economy.

This year we will make available up to:

· 30 SEED Africa Awards to enterprises in Ethiopia, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda;

· 12 SEED South Africa Awards to enterprises in South Africa, four of them to enterprises in the provinces of Free State, Limpopo and KwaZulu Natal;

· 10 SEED Low Carbon Awards for enterprises in Colombia, India, Tanzania, Uganda and Viet Nam;

· 3 SEED Gender Equality Awards, for enterprises in all countries that are not OECD or EU members.

Candidates can apply from 11th February 2014 and not later than 8th April 2014, 23:59 CET.

Find attached the call for applications and the press release for further details.

Further information about the Awards is available at http://www.seedinit.org/awards/about.html and www.facebook.com/The.SEED.Initiative.

SEED Awards 2014 – Call for Applications EN.pdf

SEED_PR_EN.pdf