Apply for the HANGA Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Program 2025Deadline Date: April 18, 2025

Donor Name: Hanga Pitchfest

Entries are now open for HangaPitchFest to explore the opportunity that exists for technology enabled startups to solve key issues in SRH to accelerate better outcomes.

Benefits

• Expert-Led Incubation a 2 months, cohort-based learning curriculum, covering entrepreneurship, evidence and SRH.
• Gain 6 months of structured coaching from SRH and venture-building experts designed to accelerate your growth and scale your impact.
• Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs to share insights, troubleshoot challenges, and explore opportunities for collaboration and growth.
• Leverage their powerful network of policymakers and healthcare stakeholders.
• Connect with funders, donors, and ecosystem leaders to accelerate growth

Funding Information

• Grant funding valued at $10,000 USD with the scope to increase up to $30,000 USD for the top performing start-ups in the program selected to proceed to the acceleration phase.

Eligibility Criteria

• Organisation
  • Must be operating in any country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Your solution must focus on one or more of the following SRH thematic areas:
    • Improving maternal health, beyond antenatal care, ensuring safe pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care
    • Tackling unsafe abortion by removing barriers to safe abortion services and post-abortion care
    • Targeting young people (10-24 years) with youth-friendly SRH information and services.
    • Tackling gender-based violence (GBV) by preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence through innovative solutions
    • Meeting the need for contraception by increasing access to contraception and comprehensive SRH education
  • The start-up must present a tech-enabled SRH solution or have the potential to scale through technology.
  • Must present a working prototype. This can be in the form of a working product demo in video format, a pitch deck explaining how the product works, a functional website, or anything similar.
  • Must be registered by the relevant authorities. in the country of operation
  • The start-up should not have raised any venture capital (except angel investors, family, and friends). Start-ups that may have received grant funding from other incubator programs or hackathons are eligible.
• Applicant
  • Must be the Founder/Co-founder and/or hold primary decision-making power in the start-up
  • Must be digitally literate with consistent access to a laptop and internet
  • Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application
  • Must have basic English proficiency

For more information, visit Hanga Pitchfest.

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Disclaimer: Global South Opportunities (GSO) is not the awarding company/organization. For any inquiries, please contact the stated directly. Please do not send your applications to GSO, as we are unable to process them. Due to the high volume of emails we receive daily, we may not be able to respond to all inquiries. Thank you for your understanding