Deadline: 10 July 2024
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.
6 African countries are concerned by this edition: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Prizes
- The grants awarded as part of this competition aim to promote the growth of the selected companies and increase their impact within the value chains. These awards also aim to promote the development of skills of entrepreneurs, to facilitate and encourage the sharing of knowledge, and finally, to stimulate the creation of pan-African synergies.
- 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
- Coaching is carried out in collaboration with certified support organizations. Upon their election, the 36 entrepreneurs join the network of “African Builders”, a community of entrepreneurs serving the development of the African continent.
- In partnership with the Interacademic Group for Development (GID) and the Ecole Supérieure d’Agronomie (ESA) of Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast), the finalists from each country have the opportunity to compete for the Young Hopes Prize – For a sustainable agriculture and food. This system attached to the Pierre Castel Prize aims to congratulate the potential of young entrepreneurs and to support them in their development through the levers of training and mentoring. The terms of this competition will be made known to the finalists from 06/01/2024.
Who can apply?
- 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.
For more information, visit Pierre Castel Fund.