Opportunities
At the ResilientAfrica Network (RAN), we believe in unlocking potential and fostering collaboration to drive meaningful change. Our network thrives on the diverse skills, talents, and innovations of individuals and institutions working to build resilience in African communities.
University students are at the core of RAN’s resilience innovation agenda, and RAN is keen on identifying and supporting multi-disciplinary university-based student teams. For this initial period, RAN is seeking innovative solutions that address community vulnerabilities in any of the identified themes of focus.
If you are a student or team of students from one of the universities in the RAN, and you have a passion to be involved in developing the next big resilience innovation, we would love to hear from you. Please fill out this student contact form and we shall get back to you with more details.
The cornerstone of academic excellence and knowledge creation lies with university faculty, and at RAN we acknowledge the critical role that faculty play in identifying science and technology based solutions to development challenges as well as applying scientific, evidence-based approaches for evaluating the effectiveness of developed solutions.
Further, faculty play a critical role in spotting and nurturing student talent, and are thus critical for the success of RAN’s university engagement.
RAN is open to working with faculty with research expertise and experience in problem solving around our themes of focus.
We envisage working closely with faculty who can rally, guide and mentor multi-disciplinary teams of student innovators.
RAN, with the support of Stanford University is availing a massively open online course on resilience innovations that can enrich university teaching and learning, and should be of interest to faculty as well as students with an interest in this area.
If you are a faculty member from any of RAN’s network universities and wish to learn more on how you can get involved, please fill out this faculty contact form and we shall contact you.
If you are a student or a faculty member, or even a local innovator not based in one of the RAN universities or collaborating countries, we’d still like to hear from you if you already have an innovation that is in line with RAN’s themes, and require support to see it through.
Please send us your details using this innovator contact form and we will be in touch.
RAN recognizes that resilience challenges are complex, interconnected, and global in nature. Addressing them effectively requires strong collaboration across borders, disciplines, and institutions. We value partnerships with universities, research institutions, development agencies, foundations, and international organizations that are committed to strengthening resilience in Africa and beyond.
Through global collaborations, RAN seeks to co-create knowledge, exchange expertise, mobilize resources, and scale innovative solutions that address community vulnerabilities within our themes of focus. We are particularly interested in partnerships that promote joint research, innovation acceleration, capacity building, policy engagement, and knowledge dissemination. By working together, we can leverage diverse experiences and comparative insights to design solutions that are locally grounded yet globally informed.
If your institution or organization is interested in collaborating with RAN, please click on the link below, leave us a message and our team will get in touch to explore areas of mutual interest.
Civil society organizations play a critical role in strengthening community resilience. With deep roots in communities, civil society actors understand local vulnerabilities, priorities, and lived realities, and are often at the forefront of responding to emerging challenges.
RAN is keen to work with civil society organizations that can help identify pressing community needs, co-design contextually appropriate solutions, pilot innovations at community level, and support implementation and learning.
Civil society partners are also essential in ensuring that resilience innovations are inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the voices of the most vulnerable populations.
We welcome collaboration with NGOs, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, advocacy groups, and other civil society actors aligned with our themes of focus.
If you represent a civil society organization and would like to partner with RAN, please click on the link below to leave us a message and we will reach out to discuss how we can work together.
The private sector is a powerful driver of innovation, scalability, and sustainability. At RAN, we recognize the important role that businesses, industry leaders, and social enterprises play in developing market-driven solutions that can strengthen resilience at scale.
We are interested in engaging private sector partners who can contribute technical expertise, mentorship, investment, technology, and pathways to commercialization. Through collaboration, we aim to bridge the gap between innovation and impact by supporting viable business models that can sustainably deliver resilience solutions to communities.
Private sector partners can engage with RAN through co-investment in innovations, provision of technical support, participation in mentorship programs, piloting solutions, or supporting scale-up efforts.
If your company or enterprise is interested in partnering with RAN, please click on the link below and we will connect with you to explore potential collaboration opportunities
