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**African Union CIEFFA Online Capacity Building Training - #AfricaEducatesHer**

The African Union CIEFFA and ImpactHER are co-hosting the public phase of the Online Capacity Building Training starting from August 2026 under the theme “#AfricaEducatesHer - Digital Skills for All: Bridging the Gender Gap in STEAM, Financial Literacy, and Entrepreneurship”. The training is targeted at women and men from 55 African Union Member States and the Diaspora who are interested in developing their skills and knowledge in Gender equality in and through Education, STEAM, digital literacy, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

The African Union CIEFFA and ImpactHER have come together to organize an online capacity building training on skills’ development and access to STEAM through gender responsive-education upscaling. This training seeks to address the challenges facing young women and men in Africa, particularly in the areas of STEAM, digital literacy, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

The African Union's International Center for Girls and Women's Education in Africa (African Union CIEFFA) is a specialized institution of the African Union working under the African Union Commission Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) and established for the promotion and advocacy of gender equality in education on the continent. 

ImpactHER is an award-winning not-for-profit organization working to empower African female entrepreneurs by bridging the gender business financing gap so as to help them realize their full economic potential.

So far, the training has certified 12 546 youth across 55 African and 34 non-African countries.

**Application Deadline:**  31st July 2026

**Benefits**

* Gain knowledge in Gender equality in and through Education, Digital Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills and Financial Literacy.
* Get a Certificate in each program: Digital Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills and Financial Literacy (participants need to attend at least 80% of the training courses per program to be eligible for certificates).
* Be part of African Union CIEFFA network and ImpactHER network.
* Increase  chances to be invited for fully-funded in-person activities by the African Union CIEFFA.
* Access to other fully-funded online training sponsored by ImpactHER

**Eligibility Criteria**



* Be an African woman or man ;
* Be able to demonstrate the motivation to learn about: digital skills, entrepreneurial skills and financial literacy.
* Be able to demonstrate leadership abilities, aspirations and a commitment to the promotion of girls and women’s education;
* Have access to good internet connection and a device (laptop, computer, smartphone or tablet).
* Have a clear understanding of one of the training’s languages; English, French or Portuguese;
* Hold an African citizenship residing on the continent or anywhere in the world.

**P.S. Please note that the selected participants will be divided into batches. Each batch will be run for a period of 1 month starting from August 31, 2026.**




If you have any questions or requirements, please reach out to : [*youth.cieffa@gmail.com*](mailto\:youth.cieffa@gmail.com) *or* [*hello@impacther.org*](mailto\:hello@impacther.org)**&#x20;

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The training takes place under the theme, “#AfricaEducatesHer - Digital Skills for All: Bridging the Gender Gap in STEAM, Financial Literacy.

African Union CIEFFA Online Capacity Building Training 2026 - #AfricaEducatesHer