The SAB SHARP Awards, created in collaboration with the SAB Foundation, are aimed at innovators and social entrepreneurs with creative ideas or prototypes that empower women in at-risk areas.
The SAB SHARP Awards are seeking ideas that help these women become economically self-sufficient or address challenges like Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and gender-based violence.
Applicants with unique and inventive ideas that aim to build or improve an existing social innovation are urged to apply, with grant money ranging from ZAR250,000 (US $15,000) to ZAR500,000 (US $30,000).
Each prize recipient is also eligible for personalized business counselling, mentorship, and technical help in addition to the financing. This program is adaptable to the needs of each awardee, as agreed upon by both the awardee and the mentor.
“We are excited to work with the SAB Foundation on this initiative and hope it will introduce us to some of South Africa’s finest innovators that we can partner with, to develop sustainable solutions for women in our communities,” said Barbara Copelovici, SAB Entrepreneurship Director.
All South African nationals aged 18 and above are eligible to apply, and the deadline is June 1.
