Recruitment Opportunity The Children and Youth Major Group

The Children and Youth Major Group to UNEP is now accepting applications for our Global Steering Committee.

MGYC is looking for passionate young people to join our team across thematic, regional, and operations roles.

✅ Under 35 years old

✅ CYMG individual member or member organization

✅ Ready to contribute and collaborate

🗓 Deadline: 14 August 2026

🔗 Apply now:

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Climate Cardinals Fellowship Program 2026: Become a Global Climate Leader!

Are you passionate about climate action and ready to transform your ideas into real-world impact? The Climate Cardinals Fellowship Program is now inviting emerging climate leaders from around the world to join a year-long leadership journey designed to equip you with the skills, mentorship, funding, and global network needed to lead climate solutions at scale.

🌱 Why You Should Apply

✅ Receive world-class leadership and professional development training.

✅ Complete expert-led modules on project management, fundraising, digital strategy, movement building, and more.  

✅ Lead a real climate project from start to finish with mentorship and hands-on experience.

✅ Access fellowship stipends and project microgrants to support your work.

✅ Join a global network of climate leaders from over 145 countries.

✅ Gain mentorship, career development support, and opportunities for future fellowships, scholarships, awards, and leadership programs.

⏰ Deadline:No application deadline has been announced yet. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as applications open or before the application window closes.

🔗 Application Link: https://wp.me/p23f03-mDl

 

💡 Pro Tip: Prepare a strong application by highlighting your leadership experience, community involvement, passion for climate action, and the impact you have already made or hope to make. Demonstrating commitment to environmental and social change will strengthen your application.

 

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Funding to Help Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls

Organizations working to support children and young people now have an exciting opportunity to receive funding through the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Prevention Programme – Objective 2.

This grant supports evidence-based interventions that help educational settings identify and respond to inappropriate and problematic attitudes and behaviours around gender norms and relationships before they escalate into more serious harm. Successful projects will also benefit from an independent evaluation to strengthen their impact and evidence base.

🎯 Benefits of the Opportunity

• Funding for the delivery of your intervention.

• Independent evaluation to measure and strengthen your programme's impact.

• Opportunity to contribute to national efforts to prevent violence against women and girls.

• Partnership with the Youth Endowment Fund and government-backed initiatives.

• Potential to scale and improve evidence-based interventions.

⏰ Deadline

Applications close at 9:00 AM (BST) on Wednesday, 2 September 2026.

🔗 Application Link: https://wp.me/p23f03-my4

💡 Pro Tip

Review the application guidance carefully before applying, ensure your intervention is evidence-informed and evaluation-ready, and submit your application well before the deadline to avoid last-minute challenges.

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The Pollination Project Seed Grant 2026 | Get Up to US$500 for Your Grassroots Project Anywhere in the World!

Have a community project that's creating positive change? The Pollination Project (TPP) is inviting individuals, grassroots groups, and nonprofit organizations worldwide to apply for its Seed Grant Program, offering up to US$500 to help launch or grow early-stage initiatives that build a kinder, more compassionate world.

✨ What's on Offer?

💰 Seed funding of up to US$500

🌍 Open to applicants from any country worldwide

🤝 Join a global network of 6,000+ changemakers

📈 Capacity-building support and networking opportunities

🎯 Access to future funding opportunities for TPP grantees

📣 Opportunities to showcase your project through TPP's global platforms

🌱 Support for grassroots, volunteer-led community initiatives

📅 Deadline: No deadline – Applications are accepted on a rolling basis!

🔗 Apply & Learn More: https://wp.me/p23f03-mLS

💡 Pro Tip: Show that you've already taken the first steps toward implementing your project. Strong applications clearly demonstrate community impact, volunteer involvement, and how a small seed grant will help move the project forward.

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Pulitzer Center Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship 2026 (stipend available)

The Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship is a six-month hybrid professional development program designed to equip teachers with practical skills to integrate journalism into classroom teaching to strengthen critical thinking, literacy, civic engagement, climate awareness, and ethical media consumption.

Details: https://opd.to/4vWj6Js | Deadline: Aug 10

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Smart Africa & FAO Seek AI Solutions to Transform Agriculture in Africa!

Innovate Africa Challenge 2026 | Smart Africa & FAO Seek AI Solutions to Transform Agriculture in Africa!

Turn AI Innovation into Climate-Smart Impact! The Innovate Africa Challenge 2026 is calling on startups and innovators from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda to take proven AI solutions for climate-smart agriculture from idea to real-world deployment.

✨ Why Apply?

🚀 Opportunity to move your AI solution toward real-world deployment and validation

🌾 Create measurable impact for farmers and climate-smart agriculture

🤝 Collaborate within an ecosystem involving Smart Africa, FAO, government ministries, researchers & agricultural stakeholders

📊 Generate evidence to support wider adoption and scale-up

🌍 Potential to develop a replicable AI solution for African agricultural systems

💡 Strengthen partnerships, visibility, and pathways for scaling your innovation

📅 Deadline: August 31, 2026

🔗 Apply & Learn More: https://wp.me/p23f03-mRY

💡 Pro Tip: Go beyond the idea—show a proven, scalable AI solution with real value for African smallholder farmers, measurable impact, and a clear path to sustainability.

🚀 Discover more global Competition & AI opportunities on Opportunities for Youth (OFY):

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Emmanuel Eseme Wins Gold for Cameroon at Commonwealth Games

Cameroon’s sprint sensation Emanuel Eseme stormed to victory, clinching gold at the Commonwealth Games. His electrifying 9:83  game record  performance not only brought pride to his nation but also marked a historic milestone in athletics. Eseme’s triumph symbolizes resilience, determination, and the rising dominance of African sprinters on the global stage in the 100m.

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33 Fully Funded & Paid Internships for 2026–2027!

Looking for a paid internship, UN opportunity, global career experience, or professional placement? 🌟 Here are some top picks from OFY’s latest list of 33 internships and early-career opportunities:

🌍 World Bank Group Pioneers Program — Paid internships for undergraduate, Master’s & PhD students.

🏦 World Bank Treasury Summer Internship — Paid internship in Washington, DC + visa sponsorship.

🤖 UNDP Digital, AI & Innovation Internship — Paid global remote opportunity for students & recent graduates.

🏥 WHO Internship Programme — Paid opportunities for students & recent graduates worldwide.

🌍 African Union Internship Program — Gain professional experience with the AU.

💻 AmaliTech Immersive Internship — Paid software engineering experience + mentorship & stipend.

🔬 ISC Civic Science Fellowship — Fully funded remote opportunity with a $5,000 monthly stipend.

🇩🇰 UNDP Communications & Social Media Internship — Approximately $1,000 monthly stipend in Copenhagen.

📈 Five Rings Summer Internship — $300,000 annualized salary + sign-on bonus & corporate housing.

🌱 IOC Sustainability Trainee Internship — Build your sustainability career in Switzerland.

🔥 And many more opportunities across research, policy, climate, communications, technology, healthcare, finance and international developmen 33 opportunities + application details:

👉 https://bit.ly/4vWDlXp

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Catalyst Fellowship 2027 – MIT linQ Program for Innovation & Impact! 🚀 Introduction

 Ready to transform your ideas into real world impact? 

The Catalyst Fellowship at MIT linQ invites passionate innovators, researchers, and professionals to join a dynamic, team based journey from insight to innovation.

💡 Benefits: 

✨ Work alongside MIT mentors and global peers 

✨ Collaborate across disciplines to solve critical challenges 

✨ Gain hands on experience in research, creativity, and innovation 

✨ No tuition fees – fully donor supported

📅 Deadline: Applications close August 10, 2026.

🔗 Apply here: https://wp.me/p23f03-m4u

💬 Pro Tip: 

🔥 Submit your Expression of Interest early to secure priority consideration and get personalized guidance before completing your full application!

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Capacity Building Grants 2026: Secure Up to $250,000 to Strengthen Your Organization!

Looking to strengthen your nonprofit organization, improve your long-term sustainability, and expand your impact? The Capacity Building Grants 2026 are now accepting applications! Organizations can receive one-time funding ranging from $100,000 to $250,000 to invest in leadership, technology, strategic planning, operations, fundraising, and other critical areas that enhance organizational effectiveness.

🎁 Benefits of the Opportunity

💰 Receive one-time funding of $100,000–$250,000.

🏢 Strengthen your organization's leadership, systems, and long-term sustainability.

📊 Improve data management, evaluation, and decision-making capacity.

💻 Upgrade technology, AI innovation, and operational infrastructure.

📈 Support strategic planning, program innovation, and organizational growth.

🤝 Enhance partnerships, communications, and community engagement efforts.

🌍 Increase your organization's long-term impact and resilience.

📅 Deadline

Application Deadline: August 13, 2026

🔗 Application Link https://wp.me/p23f03-mRn

💡 Pro Tip

Before submitting your application, clearly explain your organization's mission, the specific capacity challenge you want to address, why this investment is needed now, how the funds will be used, and how the grant will create sustainable, long-term impact. Strong proposals connect these elements directly to the Foundation's strategic priorities.

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Join Harvard's Prestigious Shorenstein Fellows Program – Shape the Future of Media, Technology & Public Policy!

Are you a journalist, technologist, policymaker, researcher, creator, or scholar passionate about the intersection of media, technology, politics, and public policy? The Shorenstein Fellows Program at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center offers an incredible opportunity to pursue an independent project while becoming part of one of the world's leading research communities focused on the future of information and democracy.

✨ Benefits:

• 🏛️ Become affiliated with the prestigious Harvard Kennedy School.

• 📚 Pursue an independent, self-directed research or creative project.

• 🤝 Collaborate with leading scholars, practitioners, journalists, and policymakers.

• 📝 Publish original work such as essays, reports, webinars, stories, or opinion pieces.

• 🌍 Expand your professional network through an internationally recognized fellowship community.

• 💡 Contribute to meaningful conversations on media, technology, democracy, AI, and public policy.

⏰ Deadline: No application deadline has been announced yet. Keep an eye on the official fellowship page for future application updates.

🔗 Learn more: https://wp.me/p23f03-mIs

💡 Pro Tip: Start refining your project idea early. A well-defined proposal that demonstrates originality, public impact, and relevance to today's information ecosystem will help make your application stand out when the next fellowship cycle opens.

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Apply Now: 2027 GLFx Chapters

Are you a member of a local or community-led organization based in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, or Asia-Pacific with demonstrated experience mobilizing actors to facilitate local action and a strong commitment to promoting sustainable agriculture and restoration?

Deadline: 31 July

Apply now for a chance to join our global community of actors: https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/2027-glfx-call-for-application/

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Pathways to Scale (P2S) Program 2026 – Business Support for Women-Led Businesses in Africa

Are you a woman entrepreneur in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, or Rwanda? The Pathways to Scale (P2S) Program 2026 is now open! Implemented by WUSC in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the program helps women-led businesses grow through finance, mentorship, and strategic business support.

🎁 Benefits

💰 Access to financing opportunities

🤖 AI-powered business support

🤝 Mentorship from industry experts

🌍 Investor and corporate connections

📈 Networking opportunities

📅 Deadline: 31 July 2026

🔗 Apply Here: https://wp.me/p23f03-mzt

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Join the Africa CDC Youth Public Health & Digital Health Research Training Workshop

Join the Africa CDC Youth Public Health & Digital Health Research Training Workshop 2026—a 3-day virtual hands-on training for 100 young professionals across Africa.

📅 27–29 July 2026

💻 Virtual

🎯 Research Design | Research Methodology | Concept Note Development

🤝 In collaboration with the West African Institute of Public Health

💡 PRO TIP: Training is exclusively for Africa Youths in Digital Health Network (YiDHN) members. Join the network to access this and future training and mentorship opportunities.

🔗 FIND OUT MORE & APPLY: https://wp.me/p23f03-mNH

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Public Policy Fellowship 2026

The public policy fellowship program is a two-month development opportunity designed for young, emerging leaders who are passionate about learning how to engage with and develop public policy and create positive social, political, economic, and environmental change.

Details: https://opd.to/44Hyn5J | Deadline: Aug 19

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GEDA Small Grants 2026–2027: Apply for Up to USD $15,000 to Drive Gender & Climate Action!

Organizations working at the intersection of gender equality, climate action, environmental sustainability, and data-driven advocacy are invited to apply for the GEDA Small Grants 2026–2027. This funding opportunity supports innovative projects that strengthen gender-environment data while advancing inclusive and evidence-based climate solutions. Successful applicants will also have the opportunity to participate in the GEDA Data Fellowship, gaining valuable mentorship and skills in data collection, analysis, and advocacy.

✨ Benefits

💵 Receive USD $10,000–$15,000 in grant funding.

🌱 Support projects focused on gender, environment, and climate action.

📊 Strengthen data collection, analysis, and evidence-based advocacy.

🤝 Access the GEDA Data Fellowship with mentorship and peer learning.

🌍 Join a global network advancing gender-transformative environmental solutions.

📢 Increase the impact of your organization's research and policy advocacy.

📅 Deadline: 14 August 2026

🔗 Application Link: https://wp.me/p23f03-mQZ

💡 Pro Tip

Start preparing your proposal early and clearly demonstrate how your project will use gender-environment data to create measurable impact. Projects with strong community participation, locally led approaches, and practical policy relevance are especially competitive.

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Grant Opportunity: Blue Ambition Fund 2026 Applications Now Open for NGOs & Social Enterprises in Africa!

Are you a non-profit organization or social enterprise working to create jobs for young people and empower women? The Blue Ambition Fund (BAF), part of the Wilde Ganzen Foundation (Netherlands), is now accepting applications for its 2026 funding round!

This funding opportunity supports organizations in Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa that are driving sustainable job creation, strengthening small businesses, and equipping youth and women with the skills they need to secure meaningful employment.

🎯 Benefits of the Grant:

💰 Access funding to expand your organization's impact

📈 Strengthen Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) through capacity building and productivity improvement

👩‍💼 Create sustainable employment opportunities for youth (15–35) and women

🤝 Build partnerships with the private sector to support guaranteed employment pathways

🎓 Deliver technical skills training, soft skills development, coaching, and workforce readiness programmes

🌍 Contribute to inclusive economic growth and long-term community development

⏳ Deadline:

15 August 2026

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so early submission is strongly encouraged.

🔗 Application Link: https://wp.me/p23f03-mRO

💡 Pro Tip:

Before applying, carefully review the Blue Ambition Fund's eligibility guidelines and ensure your concept note clearly demonstrates how your project will create sustainable jobs, empower youth and women, and align with the Fund's priorities. Submitting early gives your application the best chance during the rolling review process.

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Call for Proposals:STDF SPS Project Grants:Funding 50,000 to 1 Million USD

Applications are now open for the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) funding programme. 

Project Preparation Grants (PPGs) of up to USD 50,000 and Project Grants (PGs) of up to USD 1 million are available to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) capacity, improve food safety, animal and plant health systems, and enhance access to international markets in developing countries. Read More and Apply

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Call for Applications:Leaders of Today Award-USD 10,000

Applications are open for the Leaders of Today Award 2026, a global opportunity supporting young people pursuing projects, ideas, businesses, creative initiatives, community work, or personal passions. The award recognizes emerging leaders who are building meaningful initiatives at any stage, regardless of scale or prior recognition.Read more and apply https://www.linkedin.com/posts/global-grants-and-opportunities-for-africa-gga_opportunitysummary-fundingdetails-focusareas-activity-7478748424394354688-SOMH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAACjpZ3gB7ha6KsufXlxN8pWjljADQqt0Sio

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Call for Applications:Moses Mapesa Research Grants & Conservation Grants for African World Heritage Sites

The African World Heritage Fund (#AWHF), a UNESCO Category II Centre established by the African Union and UNESCO, has opened applications for its 2026/27 funding cycle to support research, conservation, and sustainable management of Africa’s cultural and natural heritage. Read More and Apply 

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