African Development Bank (AfDB0 2024 Fashionomics Africa Incubator and Accelerator Program

Published: 17 Oct 2024

The African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa initiative’s third online competition is offering $6,000 total in cash prizes, mentoring, new branding packages and other support for winning African designers of sustainable and circular fashion.

Fashionomics Africa, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, Parsons School of Design, strategic consulting and communications agency BPCM, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, invites interested African fashion brands to apply to the sustainable fashion online competition. Entrants must pursue environmentally friendly measures, sustainability, and circular economy actions to qualify.

The competition targets textile, apparel, and accessories entrepreneurs from Africa, aged 18 years or older, who have launched fashion businesses (up to a maximum of 50 employees), and whose sustainable designs have been produced within the last five years. Qualifying applicants will submit pictures of their products, detail their sustainable business model, and explain how their startup is environmentally friendly and innovative.

AfDB Fashionomics Africa Incubator and Accelerator Program

Benefits of AfDB Fashionomics Africa Incubator and Accelerator Program

• The designer or design team submitting the “best sustainable design” will win $3,000 and other prizes.
• Two other competition finalists will take home $1,500 each, plus other support.

Requirements for AfDB Fashionomics Africa Incubator and Accelerator Program

• If you have 0 to 3 years of experience managing your business (registered or not), please select the Incubator Program.
• If you have more than 3 years of experience managing your business (registered or not), please select the Accelerator Program.

Application Deadline

October 20, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on docs.google.com to apply