Call for Application: THE PIERRE CASTEL PRIZE FOR GREEN ENTREPRENEURS 2024 (€25,000 IN PRIZES)

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The Pierre Castel Prize for Green Entrepreneurs 2024

Applications for the Pierre Castel Prize 2024 are currently open. The Pierre Castel Fund and its partners (Castel El Djazaïr, Brakina, Boissons du Cameroun, Solibra, Star, and Bracongo SA) are organizing the 7th edition of the Pierre Castel Prize from March 1 to July 10, 2024. This edition focuses on six African countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Eligibility Requirements

You are an agricultural entrepreneur;
You are between 18 and 45 years old;
You have the nationality of one of the countries concerned by this edition and you reside there;
Your business exists legally and has been in operation for at least one year;
You have a development project including a measurable social, economic and environmental impact on your ecosystem.

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Prizes

The 2024 Pierre Castel Prize rewards 36 entrepreneurs (6 per country).

This competition’s grants aim to help selected companies grow and have a greater impact on value chains.These awards also seek to promote the development of entrepreneurial skills, facilitate and encourage knowledge transfer, and, finally, support the formation of pan-African synergies.

AWARDS

1st winners : €15,000, sponsorship and a coaching program
2nd winners : €10,000, a coaching program
Finalists : Access to certified entrepreneurial e-learning training with the Geneva International Trade Center (ITC) and participation in the Young Hopes Prize – For sustainable agriculture and food

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Timeline:

FROM MARCH 1 ^TO APRIL 15: Call for applications: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo
FROM MARCH 10 TO APRIL 15: Call for applications: Ivory Coast
FROM APRIL 16 TO 30: Examination of applications and selection of 36 entrepreneurs (6 per country)
FROM MAY 2 TO 14: Field visits
FROM MAY 21 TO 31: Auditions of candidates by local juries and selection of 12 winners (2 per country)
FROM JUNE 3 TO 14: Creation of provisional plans for the use of endowment
JUNE 21: Grand Jury
JULY 10: Pan-African awards ceremony in Algiers

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