{"id":27284,"date":"2025-02-10T15:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=27284"},"modified":"2025-02-10T15:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:13:09","slug":"call-for-applications-kbf-africa-prize-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-kbf-africa-prize-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: KBF Africa Prize 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The KBF Africa Prize rewards African organisations which contribute to\u00a0sustainably improving the lives of people in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prize is awarded every other year and seeks to draw public attention to the many inspirational stories, challenges and successes emerging from the African continent. Beyond its monetary value of 250.000 \u20ac, it offers its winners unique opportunities to increase their visibility and promote their cause to international audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That the Prize\u2019s impact is much more than financial, is confirmed by two former Winners in a short video&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fOCQP0bxrhU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crossing continents: the KBF Africa Prize experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The call for the&nbsp;<strong>KBF Africa Prize 2025-2026<\/strong>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kbs-frb.be\/en\/kbf-africa-prize-2025-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">now open for applications<\/a>. Before applying, read the selection criteria attentively. Submit your proposal by&nbsp;<strong>3 March 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who can be awarded?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The KBF Africa Prize rewards organizations which have been established in Africa, by Africans and which are managed and led by Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prize pays particular attention to initiatives that tackle challenges in Africa in transformative ways, which are resilient and adaptable in a constantly changing context, which have a long-term vision, and which empower people to take their future into their own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>KBF Africa Prize 2025-2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The call for the KBF Africa Prize 2025-2026 is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kbs-frb.be\/en\/kbf-africa-prize-2025-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">now open for applications<\/a>. Before applying, read the selection criteria attentively. Submit your proposal by&nbsp;<strong>3 March 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection criteria for the Prize are outlined in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kbfafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kbfafricaprize-2526-selection-criteria-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this document<\/a>. Read these attentively before applying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selection Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The KBF Africa Prize laureate is carefully selected by an independent Selection Committee consisting of 12 international experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: 3 March 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kbfafrica.org\/the-prize\/\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The KBF Africa Prize rewards African organisations which contribute to\u00a0sustainably improving the lives of people in Africa. 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