The One Acre Fund Future Leaders Program ( 12-month) for impact-driven professionals.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Applications are now open for 2026 One Acre Fund Future Leaders Program. The Future Leaders Program is a 12-month program designed to provide high-potential, impact-driven professionals such as yourself the opportunity to get hands-on experience with some of our most impactful work, coupled with targeted mentorship and professional development. Simply put, the Future Leaders Program is an accelerated path to where your career ambitions and potential impact meet.

Requirements

You should have:

The right to work in one of our existing countries of operation (Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Burundi, or Malawi). We are unable to sponsor a work permit.

A bachelor’s degree or higher.

2-4 years of relevant work experience

Working proficiency in English, with fluency in one of our program country languages (Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Amharic, Chichewa, French, etc) is desired.

And have an aptitude for:

Exceptional project management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Quickly translating strategy memos into structured project plans.

Designing systems, processes, and partnerships from the ground up.

Using data and sound business judgment to guide decisions and shape recommendations.

Some experience in or exposure to social enterprises, agriculture and/or rural development programs is advantageous, but not required.

Benefits

Participants in the Future Leaders Program will receive several professional development benefits including:

Direct mentorship from senior leadership within One Acre Fund.

Hands-on experience working on high-priority operational and strategic initiatives

Leadership development and professional training.

Exposure to large-scale agricultural and social enterprise programs.

Opportunities to build strong networks within the development sector.

Potential pathway to permanent employment opportunities within One Acre Fund after completing the program.

Note: One Acre Fund cannot support a work permit for this role, all candidates must have the right to work in one of our program countries

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APPLY NOW TO TOTALENERGIES STARTUPPER OF THE YEAR CHALLENGE 2024 FOR YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS.

Application Deadline: June 18, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 TotalEnergies Startupper of the Year Challenge. The Startupper of the year Challenge by TotalEnergies is back in 32 African countries for a special edition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Company!

The aim of this 4th edition is to support and encourage young African entrepreneurs to innovate and bring their projects to reality in their country of application.

Are you owning a startup less than 3 years old or pioneering with a business idea to develop? If so, the challenge is for you!

Requirements

All business creation project holders and owners of startups under 3 years old with a positive impact on their communities and/or the planet can participate!

You must be between 18 and 35 years old (born between May 1, 1988 and April 30, 2006)

You must be a resident of the country where you apply 

You must have:

A STARTUP

Under 3 years old with a registration in the application country no earlier than April 30, 2020 OR

A BUSINESS IDEA

Which could be developed a few months after the challenge

Participating Countries

North Africa

Morocco

Algeria

Egypt

Tunisia

West Africa

Ivory Coast

Senegal

Guinea Conakry

Burkina Faso

Nigeria

Ghana

Togo

Central Africa

Gabon

Cameroon

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo Brazzaville

Equatorial Guinea

East Africa & Indian Ocean

Uganda

Tanzania

Kenya

Ethiopia

Eritrea

Mauritius

Madagascar

Mayotte

La Réunion

Southern Africa

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Mozambique

Angola

Namibia

Malawi

South Africa

3 Categories

Become one of the 100 Startuppers of the year by TotalEnergies, rewarded among one of our category.

Innov’Up

1 Winner per category will be rewarded in each participating country

4 additional Winners will be selected by an international jury in the Power’Up category

To reward the best entrepreneurs, should they own a startup of less than three years or come with a mature business idea.

Cycl’Up

To reward startup or business ideas exemplifying the principle of circular economy.

Power’Up

To reward startups or business ideas which aim to promote, create, produce or use sustainable and affordable energies.

Benefits

Winners of the Challenge will earn the opportunity to access the following:

Financial support to develop your startup or business idea.

Media visibility to promote your business.

Coaching to support the winner in a personalized way.

100 Startuppers Event to connect with key players at an entrepreneurial event.

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