Unrestricted funding: $15,000 for the top place winner, $5,000 for our 3 runner-up and partner winners
A fully-funded spot for a delegate to attend a Teach A Man To Fish event
Publicity on the Teach A Man To Fish platform including our Members’ Network made up of leaders in education, development, and entrepreneurship from around the world
Eligibilities
Entry Criteria
The competition is open to all organizations with a focus on education located in one of the 55 African countries for which awards are available (see the official website).
Entries can be submitted on behalf of another organization – e.g. by non-African NGOs on behalf of their local partner/office – however prize monies and conference travel bursaries must be claimed by and used for the benefit of, the Africa-based organization
itself.
The full list of African countries for which awards are available is as follows: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the), Congo Brazzaville (also known as
Republic of the Congo), Côte d’Ivoire (commonly known as Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan,Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
All entries must be accompanied by work contact details of a suitable referee who can confirm that the contents of the entry are a true and accurate representation of the entrant’s work
Referees must be i) independent of your organization and ii) either a government official, qualified professional, or a senior employee of an internationally recognized institution.
Qualified professionals for this competition include teachers (employed by a different institution), doctors, lawyers, judges, accountants, bankers, engineers, Teach A Man To Fish is the UK registered charity no. 1112699 – www.teachamantofish.org.uk
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Referees cannot include family members of the entrant. If you have any doubts about whether your referee meets these criteria please contact [email protected] A Man To Fish.org.uk before submitting an entry.
Eligible Regions: African Countries and all organizations that work in Africa
Application Process
The application deadline is the 16th of August 2019.
Applicants have until midnight (BST) to submit an online application at the Apply Now link.
This year’s new form has more opportunities to share the educational, entrepreneurial and sustainable aspects of your work and only takes about an hour to complete.