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Multilateral development bank awards $1 million grant to support green skills development for South Africans, with focus on youth

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Summary

This grant funds a just energy transition skills programme in South Africa, which builds workforce skills for green economy jobs through feasibility studies, skills development zones, and vocational training system capacity building. It targets young people and underemployed South Africans to access emerging opportunities in the energy transition.

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About this grant

The African Development Bank, through the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), awarded a $1 million grant to South Africa's National Business Initiative (NBI) to strengthen green skills development and workforce preparation for the energy transition. The funding addresses South Africa's critical youth unemployment challenge, where 46.1% of young people aged 15-34 were unemployed as of Q1 2025. …

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How much funding does this grant offer?: Multilateral development bank awards $1 million grant to support green skills development for South Africans, with focus on youth offers $3 – $1.0M.
Who can apply for Multilateral development bank awards $1 million grant to support green skills development for South Africans, with focus on youth?: Eligibility covers organisations in ZA, AFRICA, SUBSAHARAN-AFRICA; nonprofit, social-enterprise, large-company. The full eligibility conditions are part of the Pro detail.