BIH partners NGOs to offer grants to innovators

Allan Boshwaen
Allan Boshwaen

The Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) in conjunction with NEPAD Southern Africa Network for Biosciences (SANBio) and supported by the Finnish-Southern African Partnership, BioFISA II are inviting interested innovators in the biosciences sector to submit applications for grants.

In a bid to boost the utilisation of indigenous products at regional, continental and global levels, the organisations are providing funding up to the value of R2 million (P1.6 million) to support two projects (maximum R1 million per project) targeting the impact areas of human and animal health and nutrition.

The grants are for organisations in the SANBio member states for innovations based on indigenous knowledge systems with a proof of concept, potential regional and global impact and which can be commercialised.

Editor's Comment
UDC should deliver on promises

President Duma Boko and his government must now hit the ground running to deliver on their promises and meet the high expectations of Batswana. The UDC has pledged to foster a deliberative democracy, where open dialogue and continuous conversations are encouraged. This approach will allow different viewpoints to be heard and strengthen the ideas that shape our nation. The introduction of the long-awaited Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a...

Have a Story? Send Us a tip
arrow up