Code for Africa (CfA) is currently accepting applications for its AI Sandbox Seed Grant 2026. Interest applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About CfA AI Sandbox Seed Grant
The Digitalise Youth consortium, through Code for Africa (CfA), is offering five seed grants to civil society organisations (CSOs) based in the Sahel, as well as neighbouring countries in West and East Africa.Through this seed grant, selected CSOs will produce an MVP or working prototype that effectively addresses critical challenges including, but not limited to, digital rights and freedom of expression, misinformation, disinformation, hate speech, and digital surveillance. Successful applicants will create or scale solutions that directly support their core missions and enhance their ability to operate safely and effectively in challenging digital environments.
Benefits of CfA AI Sandbox Seed Grant
- The grant will assist HRD organisations in prototyping or scaling AI solutions that directly support their core missions and enhance their ability to operate safely and effectively in challenging digital environments.
- The grant amount for the entire duration of the project is $3,000 (to support the HRD organisation’s technology team or to hire AI expertise).
- Grants will be awarded for six months, with the possibility of extension based on demonstrated progress, impact, and commitment to sustainability.
CfA AI Sandbox Seed Grant Requirements
- Your organisation must be a registered non-profit or civil society organisation with a mandate to defend human rights in the Sahel region or neighbouring countries.
- You must have a dedicated technology team or demonstrate a clear plan to hire AI expertise to implement the proposed AI solution.
- You must provide evidence of a clear need for AI-powered tools to address specific challenges related to mis/disinformation, hate speech, or digital surveillance that your organisation faces in your human rights work.
- You must commit to ethical AI development and deployment practices, including data privacy, fairness, transparency, and accountability.
- You must demonstrate a commitment to community engagement and participatory design, ensuring that the AI solution is developed and deployed in a way that respects the needs and priorities of the communities you serve.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
30 March, 2026
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