Article Summary
- His Highness Muhammad Sanusi II, 14th Emir of Kano & UN Advocate of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in partnership with 1 Million Teachers launched the annual MSII SDG Challenge in 2021.
- The aim of this challenge is to catalyze and empower teachers in developing innovative community projects focusing on SDG 4 – Quality Education, and SDG 5 – Gender Equality.
- Teachers selected to participate in the MSII SDG Challenge will receive an initial grant of $2,000 for their projects.
The MSII SDG initiative, led by Muhammad Sanusi II, is encouraging teachers throughout sub-Saharan Africa, who have creative educational projects to participate in this year’s MSII SDG Challenge.
Teachers who have a strong belief in the importance of education for innovation and are passionate about developing solutions that improve the African education system, can apply for Cohort 3 of the MSII SDG Challenge.
The program is designed to help teachers develop education projects that can be scaled up, and its focus is on promoting quality education (SDG 4), as well as gender equality (SDG 5) through innovative community projects.
The Challenge is also open to practicing teachers from all over sub-Saharan Africa and provides access to exclusive mentoring, training, and networking opportunities to make a lasting impact.
Benefits
- In the current phase of the Challenge – The MSII Incubator – participants will be awarded up to $2,000 USD to enable their innovative educational projects.
- At the end of the Incubator, you’ll also have the opportunity to pitch your project for a chance to win up to $10,000 USD and access to an exclusive Accelerator Program.
Eligibility
- Open to practising teachers based anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa;
- Any community project run by a teacher(s) that enhances learning is eligible. The aim is to catalyze a wide variety of projects – both small projects, as well as those with the potential to scale.
Application
- Complete and submit an application form by Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 11:59 PM WAT. The application form requests details on the project leader as well as the project itself.
- If you are selected for an interview, the team will reach out with the details and next steps by the last week of May.
- The program will begin in mid-July and run until the end of December 2023.
About the MSII SDG Initiative
The Muhammad Sanusi II Sustainable Development Goal (MSII SDG) Initiative is a non-profit organization in partnership with one million teachers that focuses on building the capacity of teachers to provide an inclusive learning experience that drives innovative community educational projects.
The MSII SDG Challenge focuses on social entrepreneurship principles and systems thinking, to support teachers through the stages of ideation, project implementation, and achieving scale. Through grassroots efforts, the MSII SDG Initiative strives to achieve SDG4 (quality education) and SDG5 (gender equality).
The MSII SDG Challenge aims to broaden access to safe and high-quality education for children, especially girls in vulnerable situations.
To apply and for more information visit https://www.msiisdg.org/