JICA's 2020 NINJA Business Plan Competition in response to COVID-19 for African Startups ($30,000/Company)
Application Deadline: 29th July 2020
Application Deadline: 29th July 2020
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the agency that coordinates official development assistance for the Japanese Government in developing countries, has announced the launch of the NINJA Business Plan Competition for businesses emerging during the COVID-19 outbreak. NINJA is short for Next Innovation with Japan; the project was launched this year.
The NINJA Business Plan Competition will target startups and organizations from 19 African countries (the details are described below). The application is open for startups/organizations in all sectors with a specific focus on emerging businesses in COVID-19-related fields including, but not limited to:
Health: Online healthcare support; disease-testing solutions; medical data sharing and privacy protection solutions; distribution of drugs and medical equipment; IoT, including 3D printers, in the medical field
Disaster management: Geo-tracking during disasters; emergency information dissemination
Business services: Support for remote workers; efficient management/operation of online events
Education sector: Remote learning support
Food and agriculture: Efficient food/commodity distribution technology
Finance: Contactless transactions/payment; lending/insurance services to SMEs and individuals
Logistics: delivery service, urban mobility management
Other: Substituting imported goods with local innovative technology
Requirements
Have their head office or a branch in one of the target countries.
Be a profit/non-profit organization registered as an independent legal entity. Proposals from individuals will not be considered.
Have a very strong management team of at least 2 people.
Have innovative product(s) or service(s) in response or adoptable to the Pandemic and post-Pandemic society OR have a feasible business plan to create prototypes.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the agency that coordinates official development assistance for the Japanese Government in developing countries, has announced the launch of the NINJA Business Plan Competition for businesses emerging during the COVID-19 outbreak. NINJA is short for Next Innovation with Japan; the project was launched this year.
The NINJA Business Plan Competition will target startups and organizations from 19 African countries (the details are described below). The application is open for startups/
Health: Online healthcare support; disease-testing
Disaster management: Geo-tracking during disasters; emergency information dissemination
Business services: Support for remote workers; efficient management/
Education sector: Remote learning support
Food and agriculture: Efficient food/commodity distribution technology
Finance: Contactless transactions/
Logistics: delivery service, urban mobility management
Other: Substituting imported goods with local innovative technology
Requirements
Have their head office or a branch in one of the target countries.
Be a profit/
Have a very strong management team of at least 2 people.
Have innovative product(s) or service(s) in response or adoptable to the Pandemic and post-Pandemic society OR have a feasible business plan to create prototypes.
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