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{{Financebox |name =Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund |logo = |headquarters =The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund

Nairobi |contact =The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund

[email protected] |website = [http://www.aecfafrica.org link]|financedby =The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA) |website=[http://www.aecfafrica.org link] |aim =The goal of the AECF is to accelerate pro-poor growth in Africa, thereby increasing employment, livelihood opportunities and incomes, and reducing poverty |moreinfo =The AECF (the “fund”) is a competition, open only to for-profit private companies which have, or intend to, start business enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa in the field of agriculture, agri-business, rural financial services and media and information services to these sectors. The fund will run a number of competitions each year for 6 years. |target_organisations=NGO |target_org=Pro-profit private companies which have, or intend to, start business enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa |target_projects=Primarily ideas in the field of agriculture, agri-business, rural financial services and the value chain which extends from rural areas to their local and international markets. To qualify for funding your business idea should have a positive impact on the rural poor in Sub-Saharan Africa: delivering increased employment, reduced costs, and improved productivity |target_stadia=Business idea |target_countries=Sub-Saharan African countries |target_criteria=1. The applicant must be a fully registered and licenced for-profit company

| finance_mech =can be a grant only, a repayable grant only or a combination of both |finance_budget=US$50-100m |finance_minimum=US$ 250,000 |finance_maximum=US$ 1,500,000 |finance_period=Competition rounds are consecutive, countdown on website. 2 to 4 times per year | proc_application=The initial application form is available on this website. You have to register on line, complete the form and submit it via this website - it is easy to complete and only requires an outline description of your company and your project. |proc_selection =Funding approval for successful applications will be granted within a maximum of 150 days from the closing date for initial applications:

The full proposal will then be required within 60 days. The AECF will take a further 30 days to scrutinize projects for approval. |logo=