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AREF Research Development Fellowship 2026/2027 Opens for Early Career African Researchers
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African Academy for Women in Political Leadership 2026 Opens Applications for African Women
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Mastercard Foundation Associates Program 2026 Opens for Young Africans Including Persons With Disabilities
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Unlock Your Future: Financial and Project Management Internships via South Africa’s “First Job” Program – A Game-Changer for Unemployed Youth with Disabilities

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AREF Research Development Fellowship 2026/2027 Opens for Early Career African Researchers

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Applications are now open for the Africa Research Excellence Fund Research Development Fellowship 2026/2027, a major funding opportunity supporting early career African researchers working on important human health challenges. The fellowship is designed to help emerging researchers across Africa strengthen their research capacity through placements at leading institutions in Africa, Europe, and the United Kingdom….

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African Academy for Women in Political Leadership 2026 Opens Applications for African Women

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Applications are now open for the African Academy for Women in Political Leadership 2026, a fully funded leadership program designed to support emerging women leaders across Africa. The initiative aims to strengthen women’s participation in politics, governance, and public leadership by equipping participants with practical leadership skills, mentorship, and policy knowledge. Women with disabilities and…

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Mastercard Foundation Associates Program 2026 Opens for Young Africans Including Persons With Disabilities

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The Mastercard Foundation Associates Program 2026 is now accepting applications from young Africans seeking career opportunities, workplace experience, and professional development across the continent. The program is designed to support young people facing barriers to employment, especially women, refugees, displaced youth, and persons with disabilities. Through partnerships with employers and institutions, selected associates receive practical…

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Unlock Your Future: Financial and Project Management Internships via South Africa’s “First Job” Program – A Game-Changer for Unemployed Youth with Disabilities

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Are you an unemployed South African youth aged 18-34, living with a disability, and passionate about building a career in financial or project management? If so, the “First Job” program internships through the Africa Disability Alliance (ADA) could be your launchpad to professional success. This initiative isn’t just another job listing, it’s a targeted effort…

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Free Online Course Alert: The DiDRR e-Learning on Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Is Open to Everyone in Africa, and It Is Exactly What Our Community Needs

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Introduction: Disaster Hits People with Disabilities Hardest: This Course Is Changing That When a flood sweeps through a community, when a building collapses after an earthquake, when a pandemic locks down an entire city, persons with disabilities are statistically among the last to be evacuated, the least likely to receive warnings in accessible formats, and…

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CBM Global: How African Disability Organisations Can Become Partner Organisations and Access Sustainable Programme Support

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Most conversations about disability funding in Africa focus on grant competitions with fixed windows, competitive eligibility criteria, and application processes that favour larger or better-resourced organisations. These routes matter, but they are not the only route. CBM Global operates differently. It works through long-term local partnerships, choosing to embed its resources into the structures of…

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DWDE: South Africa’s Premier Free Disability Employment and Placement Service — How It Works and How to Access It

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Introduction In South Africa’s competitive and often inaccessible job market, persons with disabilities face compounding disadvantages from inaccessible recruitment processes to employer ignorance and a lack of targeted employment pathways. DWDE (Disability Workplace Development and Employment) was established to dismantle these barriers, offering a completely free placement and development service for persons with disabilities and…

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JOB-ABLED: The Free Digital Platform Connecting South African Youth with Disabilities to Real Employment Opportunities

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Introduction Finding a job in South Africa is difficult for anyone. For young people with disabilities, the barriers are even more significant from inaccessible application processes and transport costs to employer bias and a lack of awareness about available opportunities. JOB-ABLED was built precisely to remove those barriers. JOB-ABLED is South Africa’s dedicated free digital…

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Africa’s First Assistive Technology Investment Fund Is Now Open: AT4D Launches the USD 500,000 Momentous Pilot Fund

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A milestone announcement landed in Africa’s disability innovation space this week. The Assistive Technologies for Disability Trust (AT4D), a Kenya-based nonprofit and the continent’s leading assistive technology accelerator, has partnered with the Judith Neilson Foundation to launch the Momentous Pilot Fund — Africa’s first dedicated early-stage investment initiative for assistive technology startups. The fund offers…

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USD 300,000 Over Three Years: The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Grant That African Disability Social Enterprises Should Know About

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Most disability funding in Africa targets established OPDs with existing governance structures and track records. But what about the growing number of disability-focused social enterprises, hybrid organisations, and innovative impact-first ventures that are building new solutions to disability inclusion challenges across the continent? What about the organisation that has run a successful pilot programme, demonstrated…

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