IDC Innovation Fund — Round 3
Supports projects that reduce youth employment barriers in South Africa through innovation grants for social ventures.
The IDC Innovation Fund is a grant initiative administered jointly by the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and the National Department of Employment and Labour, operating under the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) and the National Pathway Management Network (NPMN). The fund specifically targets organizations proposing innovative solutions to structural barr…
Grants for organisations proposing innovative approaches to youth employment barriers, demand stimulation, and systems change in marginalised areas of South Africa.
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