Published: 08 May 2023 773 views
The advent of COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges in Africa’s education and training systems and reinforced the need for innovative solutions that are fit for purpose and can be scaled up sustainably to meet the continually evolving context of education and training. Although the education deficit in Africa is large, significant progress has been made over the past decade. About a fifth of children between the ages of 6-11 are out of school, whereas for children between 12-14 exclusion is about 33%; and an estimated 60% of youth between the ages of 15-17 not in school, with girls more negatively affected. Thus, access remains a challenge at different levels.
In this context, Innovating Education in Africa (IEA) was established in 2018 by the African Union (AU) with the aim of identifying, promoting, and supporting the systemic adoption and replication of education innovations in all aspects of education and training in Africa. The IEA program is designed to generate and validate solutions to persistent education and training challenges in Africa and to support the expansion and scale of effective solutions. Since the inception of the program, over 1,500 education stakeholders across Africa have been engaged, and 180 innovations have been promoted and supported with up to 1 million USD.
The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999). The main objectives of the OAU were to rid the continent of the remaining vestiges of colonisation and apartheid; to promote unity and solidarity amongst African States; to coordinate and intensify cooperation for development; to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Member States and to promote international cooperation... read more... continue reading
Application Deadline | 30 Jun 2023 |
Country to study | |
Type | Entrepreneurs |
Sponsor | African Union |
Gender | Men and Women |
IEA Call
The AU Innovating Education in Africa Call invites innovators to propose new and practical education innovations with the potential for sustainability, scalability, and replication on a wide scale. We are looking to mobilize continental education innovators to rethink solutions that will help address education and skills development challenges in Africa especially as countries emerge from COVID-19.
We aim to create change by:
a) Incentivizing innovators to identify major education and skills development challenges in Africa. AFRICAN UNION UNION AFRICAINE UNIÃO AFRICANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P. O. Box 3243 Telephone: 00 251 11 518 2005 Fax: 00 251 11 551 7844 Website: www.au.int 2
b) Sourcing innovative ideas and solutions to those challenges for adoption replication and scale-up; and
c) Encouraging innovation partnerships involving education and training institutions, governments, and other key stakeholders.
Benefits for successful applicants Successful applicants will benefit from one or more of the following:
Applications will be accepted from citizens of AU Member States leading an organization that meets the following criteria.
Submissions should be made online in English or French here with the following information.
For more details visit: African Union website.