Eligibility Requirements

In order to receive the Original WIDU Grant or Corona Business Grant, certain requirements must be fulfilled. Please find below information on documents that are required throughout the funding process.

To participate in WIDU.africa, two partners consisting of a diaspora donor in Europe and an Africa-based entrepreneur need to team up and start the application process.

Diaspora donors in Europe  ​must have a registered address in Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden or Switzerland, and be aged 18 or older, with a valid ID document, such as a European passport or a passport from a participating African country plus residence permit in a participating European country.  

Africa-based entrepreneurs must be age 18 or older and have a new or existing micro or small business based in a participating African country, with maximum 20 employees.  The entrepreneur is expected to use the platform him/herself and therefore requires literacy in French or English as well as basic digital and business skills. 

Overview of Required Documents

Original WIDU Grant
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Valid ID (should be available from the start)
Donor: European passport/ ID or passport from one of the participating African countries, plus residence permit; Entrepreneur: Passport/ID from participating African country
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Remittance slip (after successful first coaching visit)
Donor: Proof of cross-border transfer to entrepreneur; Entrepreneur: Proof of remittance receipt (PDF or screenshot)
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Receipts Private Investment (between first and second coaching)
Entrepreneur: Proof of all investments made based on the Private Investment in investment plan (see requirements for financial documentation)
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Receipts WIDU Grant Investment (between second and third coaching)
Entrepreneur: Proof of all investments made based on WIDU Grant Investment in investment plan (see requirements for financial documentation below)
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Corona Business Grant
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Valid ID (should be available from the start)
Donor: European passport/ ID or passport from one of the participating African countries, plus residence permit; Entrepreneur: Passport/ID from participating African country
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Proof of business existence (first coaching)
Document proofing existence of the business for more than one year (e.g. business license, invoices for rent, internet etc.)
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Receipts grant investment (between first and second coaching)
Entrepreneur: Proof of all investments made based on grant investment in investment plan (see requirements for financial documentation)
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Further information on financial documentation and receipt quality.

WIDU is always free of charge

We do not ever ask diaspora donors or African entrepreneurs, nor their relatives or friends, to pay for our services. WIDU funding and coaching is and will always be provided for free.
Do not under any circumstances agree to give a share of your WIDU grant to a broker or a middle-man. These brokers/middle-men are breaking the law and will be sued by us.