HANGA S3xual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Program Grant Up to $10,000 - NAIJA STICK

HANGA S3xual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Program Grant Up to $10,000

Exploring opportunities that exist for tech-enabled startups to solve SRH issues in Sub Saharan Africa.

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

• The program was conceived by the Government of Rwanda in 2022 through HangaPitchFest to explore the opportunity that exists for technology enabled startups to solve key issues in SRH to accelerate better outcomes.
• in 2023 we scouted, selected, and provided technical and business support to startups based in 11 Sub-Saharan African countries working on innovative tech-enabled solutions that are addressing challenges in ways that break the mold in SRH. 
• With the support of the Hanga SRH program, the 20 ventures maximized their impact at scale by raising over $1.4 million in funding, generate over $55,000 in revenue and impact over 33,500 people.

Be Part of Hanga SRH Cohort 2 

We are thrilled to launch Hanga SRH Cohort 2, a bigger, bolder, and catalytic opportunity for 20 entrepreneurs in Sub-

• Saharan Africa looking to improve and scale their innovative and tech-driven SRH solutions.

Our Target Themes

We're looking for early-stage,tech-enabled

innovations

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
• We know that this is not the full extent of themes which constitute improving SRH outcomes, and would love to hear from innovators with ideas beyond the mentioned themes.

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

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.

How to Apply 

Interesting applicant can apply via this link;

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