{"id":9218,"date":"2025-06-11T12:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/?post_type=opportunity&#038;p=9218"},"modified":"2025-06-18T16:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:20:07","slug":"election-civic-tech-fund","status":"publish","type":"opportunity","link":"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/en\/opportunity\/election-civic-tech-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Civic Tech Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1745\" src=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA-ECTF-banner-mailerlite.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9220\" style=\"border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:2.8333333333333335;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA-ECTF-banner-mailerlite.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA-ECTF-banner-mailerlite-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA-ECTF-banner-mailerlite-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA-ECTF-banner-mailerlite-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA-ECTF-banner-mailerlite-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA-ECTF-banner-mailerlite-2048x1396.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahead.africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AA-ECTF-banner-mailerlite-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In many African countries, electoral processes remain vulnerable to <strong>disinformation<\/strong>, <strong>electoral violence<\/strong>, the <strong>exclusion of youth and women<\/strong>, and a <strong>lack of transparency<\/strong>. But digital innovation is opening new paths: civic technologies are emerging as powerful tools to reinforce <strong>participation<\/strong>, <strong>integrity<\/strong>, and <strong>transparency<\/strong> in elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the <strong>Election Civic Tech Fund<\/strong> managed by Africtivistes, we aim to fund <strong>youth-led<\/strong> digital initiatives that aim to strengthen <strong>inclusive electoral participation<\/strong>, <strong>transparency<\/strong>, and <strong>integrity<\/strong> across <strong>14 African countries<\/strong>: Cameroon, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Togo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This call is launched within the framework of two projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Digitalise Youth<\/strong>: strengthening youth participation and influence in democratic processes through digital means.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AHEAD Africa<\/strong>: supporting African civil society to improve transparency, integrity, and citizen engagement in electoral processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A total fund of <strong>\u20ac175,000<\/strong> will be distributed across four thematic priority areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Civic Tech for elections<\/td><td>40%<\/td><td>\u20ac70,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f Citizen engagement in electoral processes<\/td><td>25%<\/td><td>\u20ac43,750<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udcf0 Media and information<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>\u20ac35,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2696\ufe0f Legal framework and advocacy<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>\u20ac26,250<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To apply for the <strong>Election Civic Tech Fund<\/strong>, applicants must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be <strong>aged 18 to 35<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reside in or be nationals of one of the <strong>14 eligible countries<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit a <strong>complete application package<\/strong>, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Official online application form (via <a href=\"https:\/\/electioncivictechfund.africtivistes.com\/\"><span style=\"color: var(--clr-primary);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">https:\/\/electioncivictechfund.africtivistes.com\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: var(--clr-text);\" class=\"stk-highlight\">).<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Detailed budget proposal (based on the provided template).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Project description (max 5 pages) including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Theory of change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation plan (max 10 months)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CVs of 2 to 3 core team members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Legal registration documents of the organisation or the lead entity in the case of a consortium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e434cb1532b359f31adfda98fd7ba8b6\">The application must be submitted before <strong>10 July 2025 at 23:59 (Dakar time)<\/strong>, exclusively via the dedicated platform: <a href=\"https:\/\/electioncivictechfund.africtivistes.com\/en\">https:\/\/electioncivictechfund.africtivistes.com\/<\/a>, where you fill find the Terms of Reference and all document templates to submit. The project proposal can be submitted in either <strong>French or English.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84d2b116c6062cb9698c2727f6d417a9\">For any questions, please write to <a href=\"mailto:info@africtivistes.org\">info@africtivistes.org<\/a> by 9 July 2025. Any incomplete application or submission sent after 10 July 2025 at 23:59 GMT, or submitted by email, will be considered ineligible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-dc7f3a4\" data-block-id=\"dc7f3a4\"><style>.stk-dc7f3a4 {height:30px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many African countries, electoral processes remain vulnerable to disinformation, electoral violence, the exclusion of youth and women, and a lack of transparency. 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