Deadline: 17 October 2015
Thinking School Africa 2015 (TSA 2015) is currently inviting applications from African individuals to increase the capacity of young people to create ideas, innovations and inventions to solve real local problems in Africa.
Thinking School Africa uses a dynamic curriculum / handbook that provide a step by step guide on how a young person can practically go through the process of identifying a social problem and creating a workable solution that can solve the problem.
Thematic Areas
- Innovation in Business & Economy
- Innovation in Community Development & Social Enterprises
- Innovation in Public Services/Government
- Innovation in Science & Technology
Objectives
- Equip youth with innovation and invention education using action learning.
- Facilitate Home-based and Diaspora mentoring for youth incubating innovations.
- Connect promising youth innovators with investors, institutions and resource opportunities.
- Institutionalize homegrown innovation culture as a country/continent wide policy thrust.
Eligibility Criteria
African youth between 15 and 35 years passionate about inventions and homegrown disruptive innovations are eligible to apply.
How to Apply
- Applicants must fill the online applications form.
- All applications forms must be submitted with passport photograph and a page essay about a problem you are concerned.
For more information, please visit TSA 2015.
