Applications are currently being accepted for The Acumen Green RISE West Africa Fellowship for Green Entrepreneurs 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About The Acumen Green RISE West Africa Fellowship for Green Entrepreneurs
The Green RISE Africa (Resilient Impact through Sustainable Entrepreneurship) Fellowship delivered by Acumen Canada (together with Acumen Fund, Inc. and its affiliates, “Acumen”) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation is designed to equip women and youth living in poverty to build a more inclusive and sustainable green economy. Throughout the Fellowship, entrepreneurs gain practical tools, frameworks, and community to strengthen their leadership capacity, refine their business models, expand inclusive green jobs, and grow climate-aligned solutions across the region.
Benefits of The Acumen Green RISE West Africa Fellowship for Green Entrepreneurs
- Once you are selected as a Green RISE Africa Fellow Candidate, Acumen covers all program-related expenses during the Fellowship. This includes all costs associated with the immersives including lodging, food, and transportation.
The Acumen Green RISE West Africa Fellowship for Green Entrepreneurs Requirements
- You lead an enterprise that provides a green-focused good or service that has demonstrated the capacity to solve problems of poverty and has created work opportunities for young rural women and youth below the age of 35.
- You have demonstrable traction over the last 12-months.
- You have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience and are able to demonstrate your commitment to solving issues of poverty.
- You are based and operating in West Africa (Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, The Gambia).
- You can provide evidence that your leadership supports efforts to make the enterprise more environmentally sustainable and inclusive.
- You have a reliable internet connection and will be fully available to participate throughout the entirety of the program.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
11 May, 2026
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