UNICEF StartUp Lab for Entrepreneurs in Ghana 2024: (Deadline 29 February, 2024)
UNICEF StartUp Lab, launched in 2019, is a six-month accelerator programme for impactful startups and businesses working to advance the Sustainable Development Goals for children and young people.
The programme is led by UNICEF in Ghana, supported by KOICA and implemented by MEST Africa. It provides a unique service by integrating an intense, hands-on business acceleration through wide-reaching technical expertise and systems knowledge in the social sector, led by the UNICEF experts in Education, Health & Nutrition, Social Policy & Protection, WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene), and Child Protection. The participants have access to individual mentorship, network of UN System partners, prototyping funding, and many other support mechanisms.
About United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
For 70 years, UNICEF has worked to improve the lives of children and their families. Despite remarkable challenges around the world, UNICEF staffers fight for the rights of every child seeking safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflicts, and equality. UNICEF works with the United Nations and its agencies to make sure that children are on the global agenda. UNICEF strikes a balance between thorough research and practical solutions for children…. read more…
UNICE StartUp Lab
| Application Deadline | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Country to study | Ghana |
| Type | Entrepreneurs |
| Sponsor | United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Aim and Benefits of UNICE StartUp Lab
FUNDING
Each startup receives up to GHS 32,000 for product development
INVESTMENT
Global funding opportunities including UNICEF Venture Fund
PARTNERSHIPS
Access to a wide network of UN System partners
GROWTH
Intense, hands-on practical business acceleration
KNOWLEDGE
Direct access to resources and social sector programme experts
RESOURCES
Technology perks for participating startups
Requirements for UNICE StartUp Lab Qualification
- Your startup has been operational for 1+ year
- Your startup is a registered business in Ghana (no NGOs, foundations, or individuals)
- Your startup has technology as the core enabler of the business
- Your startup has a business model with a social impact that addresses at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Open-source solutions, or startups that are willing to open-source their solutions, are particularly encouraged to apply
- Startups with female founders/co-founders are encouraged to apply
- The programme is designed to include startups from all regions of Ghana
- Startups related to Health Tech, EdTech, Urban Tech, Climate Action, Fintech and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) are strongly encouraged to apply
Application Deadline
29 February, 2024
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on docs.google.com to applyFor more details, visit OFFICIAL LINK
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