Applications are currently being accepted for the CARE - SheConnects Digital Accelerator Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About CARE - SheConnects Digital Accelerator Program
The SheConnects Digital Accelerator: Africa aims to scale proven, high-impact solutions that enable women and girls to participate fully in the digital world, improving their lives and livelihoods. By catalysing innovative partnerships and use cases in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Accelerator will strengthen evidence on what works, foster south-to-south learning, and help shape a more inclusive global digital ecosystem. The Accelerator’s initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa are managed by CARE and the GSMA Foundation with support from the Gates Foundation.
- Sponsor Organisation: CARE
Benefits of CARE - SheConnects Digital Accelerator Program
Selected organizations and consortia will access a transformative suite of resources engineered to maximize their regional footprint and operational capacity:
- Transformative Capital Injection: Grant allocations ranging from USD 500,000 to USD 1 Million provide full financial runway to deploy solutions widely without the burden of repayment.
- Extended Implementation Runway: A generous 18-month project timeline gives teams ample space to localize, deploy, iterate, and stabilize their platforms in diverse markets.
- South-South Knowledge Sharing: Awardees enter an elite cohort network, fostering deep peer-to-peer learning, technology cross-pollination, and collaborative strategy sharing between innovators in Africa and India.
- Global Credibility & Validation: Backed by global heavyweights like CARE and the Gates Foundation, participating organizations elevate their institutional profiles, opening doors to future international funding and long-term policy partnerships.
CARE - SheConnects Digital Accelerator Program Requirements
To ensure that funds are directed toward teams capable of handling rapid institutional scaling, applicants must meet the following baseline requirements:
- Organization Type: Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, community-based organizations, mission-driven for-profit enterprises, academic institutions, and structured collaborative partnerships or consortia.
- Geographic Focus: The proposed initiative must be implemented entirely within Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Exclusions: Government agencies, multilateral or bilateral organizations, and individual applicants are strictly ineligible to apply as prime or lead applicants.
- Application Limit: To maintain a competitive and focused pool, organizations may submit only one single application as the lead entity.
- Target Scale and Capability: Applicants must present a credible, verifiable pathway demonstrating how their digital solution will reach and positively impact at least 50,000 women users within the 18-month implementation window.
Application Date and Process
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Application Deadline
08 July, 2026
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