Skills Initiative for Africa, SIFA

For general questions about SIFA and the application process, please check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the Concept Note Application Guide. If you cannot find the right answer, please contact us using the Helpdesk contact form below. Requests sent through the Helpdesk contact form are screened on a daily basis, and we will reply to you generally within 3 working days. Your question (in anonymized form) and the answer will be published on the FAQ page.

In case of technical problems in the online application system SmartME, please consult the SmartME Helpdesk available in the "Support" section when logged in to the system.

APPLICANTS FOR NIGERIA PLEASE NOTE: If you have specific questions concerning the Nigeria Call for Concept Notes under Funding Window I (Submission deadline EXTENDED to 26 July 2021), please submit them via the contact form below by FRIDAY, 16 JULY 2021. Questions received after this date cannot be answered before the application submission deadline. Only the SmartME Support for technical functionality problems in the online application system will be available continuously in the “Support” section in SmartME.

Helpdesk - Contact Form

The team

Fati N’zi-Hassane

Supervisor Human Capital and Institutional Development, Programme Delivery and Coordination Directorate, African Union Development Agency – AUDA-NEPAD

South Africa

Unami Mpofu

Team Lead - Skills and Employment, Human Capital and Institutional Development Division, Programme Delivery and Coordination Directorate, African Union Development Agency – AUDA-NEPAD

South Africa