{"id":6489,"date":"2023-04-19T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T06:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/?p=6489"},"modified":"2023-04-19T08:57:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T06:57:51","slug":"sadc-renewable-energy-entrepreneurship-support-facility-call-for-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/sadc-renewable-energy-entrepreneurship-support-facility-call-for-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility: Call for Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility: Call for Applications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/sadc-renewable-energy-entrepreneurship-support-facility-call-for-applications\/#SADC_RENEWABLE_ENERGY_ENTREPRENEURSHIP_SUPPORT_FACILITY\" title=\"SADC RENEWABLE ENERGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT FACILITY\">SADC RENEWABLE ENERGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT FACILITY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/sadc-renewable-energy-entrepreneurship-support-facility-call-for-applications\/#The_Call\" title=\"The Call\">The Call<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/sadc-renewable-energy-entrepreneurship-support-facility-call-for-applications\/#Submission\" title=\"Submission\">Submission<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/sadc-renewable-energy-entrepreneurship-support-facility-call-for-applications\/#Application_Form\" title=\"Application Form\">Application Form<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/sadc-renewable-energy-entrepreneurship-support-facility-call-for-applications\/#FOLLOW_US\" title=\"FOLLOW US\">FOLLOW US<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SADC_RENEWABLE_ENERGY_ENTREPRENEURSHIP_SUPPORT_FACILITY\"><\/span><strong>SADC RENEWABLE ENERGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT FACILITY<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COHORT 6 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (<em>WITH FOCUS ON WOMEN AND YOUTH-LED ENTERPRISES<\/em>)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cohort 6 Call for Applications is now open until 17 May 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the SADC\u00a0and Indian Ocean region, renewable energy entrepreneurs are at the forefront of efforts to extend access to modern energy services as they are often the best placed to offer tailor-made local solutions. Such entrepreneurs, however, face serious challenges including those related to business management and operations, as well as bringing their innovative ideas to fruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To overcome some of these challenges and strengthen the capacity of SADC-based renewable energy entrepreneurs, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) established the Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship (Technical) Support Facility (ESF) in SADC Region in April 2017. With additional funding from IRENA, the Facility has expanded to include participation from Indian Ocean islands and to scale its implementation, with particular focus on women and youth led enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Facility serves as a technical support and mentorship platform to address some of the challenges experienced by the entrepreneurs, specifically, to enhance and strengthen the capacity of small-to-medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) in assessing the business potential of sustainable energy, developing viable business plans and funding requests, managing and maintaining their businesses successfully. Furthermore, the Facility also aims to increase the confidence of financial institutions in sustainable energy systems and create linkages between the entrepreneurs and financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its establishment in 2017, the Technical Facility has successfully trained 140 entrepreneurs in five (5) cohorts (32 in Cohort 1, 33 in Cohort 2, 22 in Cohort 3, 22 in Cohort 4, and 31 in Cohort 5). The participants greatly benefited from the Facility\u2019 training and networking activities. The Facility has gained a lot of traction and interest from the SMEs and stakeholders regionally and internationally. However, enterprises from Indian Ocean islands as well as those that are women-led or managed have been underrepresented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Call\"><\/span><strong>The Call<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enterprises, especially women\/youths-led or women\/youth-managed, from SADC Member States and Indian Ocean States, are invited to submit their applications for technical support in the following two (2) areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Refining renewable energy project proposals in order to reach bankability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enterprise development through the Facility\u2019s training.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that this is a Technical Support Facility and selected entrepreneurs will be sponsored to participate in the training workshops. The training will be held virtually. However, sponsorship will cover the transportation and accommodation costs should the training be conducted physically. The Facility does not provide capital funding but facilitates enterprise financing through matchmaking and linking entrepreneurs with potential funders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The applications will go through a selection process and successful applicants will be contacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Submission\"><\/span>Submission<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submission:<\/strong>&nbsp;Please submit your applications using the Application Form Template to;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:energy@sacreee.org\"><strong>energy@sacreee.org<\/strong><\/a>. Only electronic submissions using the Application Form Template will be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: Wednesday, 17 May 2023 at 23:59 Central Africa Time (CAT)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_Form\"><\/span>Application Form<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The compulsory Application Form Template can be downloaded here below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Attachment<\/th><th>Size<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacreee.org\/sites\/default\/files\/job\/files\/SADC%20RE%20ESF%20-%20Cohort%206%20-%20Call%20for%20Applications%20-%20Application%20Form%20.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SADC RE ESF &#8211; Cohort 6 &#8211; Call for Applications &#8211; Application Form .docx<\/a><\/td><td>86.97 KB<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacreee.org\/job\/sacreee\/call-applications-sadc-renewable-energy-entrepreneurship-support-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIEW THE OFFICIAL ADVERT ONLINE HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"follow-us\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FOLLOW_US\"><\/span>FOLLOW US<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/solareyes-international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark>LINKEDIN<\/mark><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarEyesInt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark>FACEBOOK<\/mark><\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+Y5UixY8F8uk0YjM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark>TELEGRAM GROUP<\/mark><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/IgjKCKEy1FC7RacuKsP3uc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHATSAPP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*** ALSO CHECK:<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/10-challenges-of-solar-companies-in-developing-countries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">12 CHALLENGES FACED BY SOLAR COMPANIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/how-to-size-a-solar-system\/\">HOW TO SIZE A SOLAR SYSTEM \u2013 5 clear steps anyone can follow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/how-to-start-a-solar-company\/\">HOW TO START A SOLAR COMPANY \u2013 do these 6 things and make money through solar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SADC Renewable Energy Entrepreneurship Support Facility: Call for Applications SADC RENEWABLE ENERGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT FACILITY COHORT 6 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (WITH FOCUS ON WOMEN AND YOUTH-LED ENTERPRISES)&nbsp; The Cohort 6 Call for Applications is now open until 17 May 2023 In the SADC\u00a0and Indian Ocean region, renewable energy entrepreneurs are at the forefront of efforts &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/www.youthopportunitieshub.com-8.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6489"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6489"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6492,"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6489\/revisions\/6492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solareyesinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}