POWER UP FUTURES
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Open Call · Founding Partners

Campus & Innovation Partners for FutureReady Africa 1M

Power Up Futures Foundation USA is inviting universities, innovation hubs, business incubators, accelerators, entrepreneurship centres, youth organizations, women-in-tech networks, and enterprise development partners to apply as founding partners for FutureReady Africa 1M.

FutureReady Africa 1M is a flagship initiative of Power Up Futures Foundation USA — mobilizing young Africans across campuses, countries, and the diaspora to debate, diagnose, learn, build, compete, and access sponsor-backed opportunity pathways.

What Partners Do

Selected partners will help

  • ➡️Mobilize youth registrations
  • ➡️Host orientation sessions
  • ➡️Support the FutureReady Voice Challenge
  • ➡️Coordinate debate clubs and TalentPower labs
  • ➡️Support diagnostic completion
  • ➡️Promote women and underserved youth participation
  • ➡️Connect mentors, judges, sponsors, and media partners
  • ➡️Prepare top participants for campus, national, and continental recognition
Eligibility

Who can apply?

Universities and colleges
TVETs and professional schools
Innovation hubs
Business incubators
Accelerators
Entrepreneurship centres
Enterprise development organizations
Youth leadership organizations
Women-in-tech and women entrepreneurship networks
Career development centres
Alumni associations
Media and civic education partners
Geographic Focus

Founding countries of interest

CameroonNigeriaGhanaKenyaSouth AfricaBeninRwandaCôte d'IvoireSenegalUgandaTanzaniaEthiopia

…and other eligible African countries based on readiness and partner capacity.

Partner Support

Selected partners may receive campaign materials, activation toolkits, dashboard access, visibility, orientation support, and eligibility for confirmed sponsor-backed support where available.

Deadline
31 August 2026
Apply as a Partner →Youth Registration →

Partner enquiries: partners@powerupfutures.us

A flagship initiative of Power Up Futures Foundation USA.

EIN: 39-3560214 · U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity

Confirmed awards, grants, stipends, and partner support will be announced publicly only after sponsor or donor commitments are secured.