Trainings

African Development Bank Presents: 2025 AfDB ENNOVA Program for African Entrepreneurs Today, the African Development Bank officially launch ENNOVA, a platform for business growth and innovation. They welcome startup founders to a community designed to accelerate their entrepreneurial journey. Ennova is a flagship initiative of the African Development Bank’s long-term strategy to improve inclusive economic development and to accelerate investment in the African Youth. Its vision is threefold: To nurture a new generation of African innovators who launch the continent into an era of accelerated prosperity. To leverage key relationships to foster a climate in which African entrepreneurs become engines of economic growth and job creation. To empower young African entrepreneurs, and women in particular, to secure levels of funding similar to their peers in the industrialized world. Summary of the 2025 AfDB ENNOVA Program Type: Training Sponsor: African Development Bank Group Eligible Countries: African Countries Benefits: Access to Funding, Training, Networking & Mentorship Deadline: Not Specified 2025 AfDB ENNOVA Program Perks  Aggregate: Access the largest up-to-date database of +1,000 support organizations and their services across the continent. Connect: Network and message entrepreneurs, members of support organizations, and other ecosystem actors. Enable: Access funding opportunities and capacity-building resources tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs and support organizations. Apply Here for the 2025 AfDB ENNOVA Program

Aig-Imoukhuede Public Leaders Program 2025 for Africans The AIG Public Leaders Programme (AIG PLP) offers emerging African public sector leaders a unique opportunity to develop their leadership capacity and acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to drive change. Run in conjunction with the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government, the programme offers an immersive, world-class executive education experience, led by some of the world’s leading public policy experts and teachers. The program is designed to ensure these public leaders, and those moving into senior leadership in the public sector over the next three years, master a range of new skills as quickly as possible. Participants have an unparalleled opportunity to develop the conceptual frameworks and practical tools they need to meet the challenges of today’s rapidly changing and complex world. The experience is intense and demanding, engaging participants through classroom discussion, practical exercises, simulations, and group work. The program aims to equip participants with the skills needed to build transformative cultures of excellence, effectiveness, and integrity throughout the public institutions they lead, and across the broader public sector. Their success is their country’s benefit! Summary of the Aig-Imoukhuede Public Leaders Program 2025 Type: Accelerator Program/Training Location: Online and One week residential program at Abuja Sponsor: Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Eligible Countries: African Countries Benefits: Immersive, world-class executive education experience, Access to teaching assistant, The program is mostly virtual, Developing your capstone project Deadline: May 1, 2025 Eligibility Criterias for the Aig-Imoukhuede Public Leaders Program 2025 Be citizens of any African country and actively working within the public sector in Africa. Have a minimum of seven years of working experience. Be at Grade-level 12 and above Age: 35-50 years old Live Classes The program starts with four days of live online classes, with the opportunity for meetings with faculty on the  fifth day. Online Learning The next four weeks consist of self-paced online learning, with Teaching Assistants facilitating the online discussion boards. Residential Program The one-week residential programme in Abuja is the most demanding part of the programme, with Blatvanik School faculty teaching live at the venue and via video. Project Development After the residential week, there is a window of time during which you will develop your capstone project. Project Review In the final part of the programme, a review of the projects will take place, as well as the final closing activities and awards. Participants will work on these Critical Skills: Communicating effectively Harnessing digital technology Reducing cognitive bias in decision-making Strengthening organisational effectiveness Maintaining personal integrity. What you’ll Gain from the Aig-Imoukhuede Public Leaders Program 2025 The program aims to equip participants with the skills needed to build transformative cultures of excellence, effectiveness, and integrity throughout the public institutions they lead, and across the broader public sector. The program is designed to ensure these senior public leaders, and those moving into senior leadership in the public sector over the next three to seven years, master a range of new skills as quickly as possible. The programme offers an immersive, world-class executive education experience, led by some of the world’s leading public policy experts and teachers. Application Timelines: Friday, 21 February 2025: Applications Open Thursday, 1 May 2025: Applications Close May 2025: Stage 1 – Computer-Based Tests 2nd week June 2025: Stage 2 – Essays Submission 4th week June 2025: Stage 3 – Video Interview August 2025: Final Selection October 2025: Programme Commencement Apply Here for Aig-Imoukhuede Public Leaders Program 2025

VV Visionaries Program 2025 for Global Emerging Leaders {Vital Voices} The VV Visionaries program in partnership with the Estée Lauder Emerging Leaders Fund (ELELF), the charitable fund of Estée Lauder, was created to support the next generation of emerging leaders who are redefining leadership in their everyday lives. The VV Visionaries program invests in trailblazing women by increasing their access to leadership training and the networks that sustain them. Together with the Estée Lauder Emerging Leaders Fund, this signature program will champion women leaders across diverse sectors, industries, and experiences who want to create positive social impact in their communities and beyond. Three cohorts of 50 women visionaries over the age of 18 will participate in a 7-week immersive virtual experience built on the proven leadership model of Vital Voices, incorporating lessons in leadership from Estée Lauder executives and Vital Voices Global Network leaders. Participants from all three cohorts will have the chance to be selected for one annual in-person experience that provides deeper training and investment in their personal leadership journeys. Overview of the VV Visionaries Program 2025 Type: Training Sponsor: Vital Voices + ELELF Duration: 7 weeks Location: Online {Virtual} Eligible Countries: All Rewards: Certification, Networking and connecting with women leaders from around the world, Engage in virtual course focused on developing leadership soft skills Deadline: March 11, 2025 Rewards for the VV Visionaries Program 2025 Complete the Vital Voices Leadership Journey, a 7-week virtual course focused on developing the soft skills required for leadership. Learn lessons in leadership from Estée Lauder executives. Receive a certificate of completion upon completing the program. Have an opportunity to apply for an annual in-person Summit. Join the Vital Voices global network of more than 47,000 women leaders from around the world. Criterias of the VV Visionaries Program 2025 Applicant is at least 18 years old at the time of application and identifies as a woman. Applicant has an established social impact organization, business, initiative, OR Applicant is a key decision-maker of their social impact organization, business, initiative, OR Applicant has a clear vision for an organization, business, or initiative with an explicit social purpose. Applicant is proficient in English. Program Dates Cohort 9: May 29 – July 3 Cohort 10: July 24 – September 4 Cohort 11: October 9 – November 20 Deadline: March 11, 2025 Apply Here for VV Visionaries Program 2025