Deadline: 8-Jan-21
Newable is now calling South African young innovators (aged 18-30) willing to rise to the challenge and collaborate with inspirational, like-minded entrepreneurs in the UK to form ground-breaking projects and be a force for positive change.
The Global Young Innovators Programme offers 60 forward-thinking, entrepreneurial minds from across South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK), a platform to join forces, ignite ideas and co-design solutions that can help solve some of the greatest challenges facing the global community.
Funding Information
- Up to 15 projects generated by 30 Young Innovators will receive an average of R200,000 in grant funding, announced on the final day of the Pitch & Seed Funding Bootcamp.
Challenges
Newable is tasking young innovators to generate innovative ideas to help address these five challenges in South Africa, with the potential to take that solution to a global scale.
- Low-carbon: Solutions that can move South Africa towards a low-carbon economy.
- Education: Products and services which can improve education and training – make it fairer, more inclusive, accessible and equitable.
- Infrastructure: Innovations to support the sustainable expansion of cities, rural communities and infrastructure.
- Urban & Rural Communities: Solutions which can create a positive impact on urban and rural communities, transforming them in sustainable ways whilst working to maintain their heritage and cultural access.
- Quality Healthcare: Innovative ideas to improve the quality of healthcare provision, whether it’s directly medical or healthcare equipment that is more sustainable, sanitary and/or efficient.
Eligibility Criteria
- South African entrepreneurs, leaders and founders, aged 18-30 years.
- With an innovative idea or early-stage solution to address one of the five global challenges.
- Eager to collaborate with a UK Young Innovator on a joint project.
- Have access to a stable broadband and internet connection.
- Applicants must be willing to commit to:
- Attend all key programme dates.
- Fully engage with the programme’s package of support, including leveraging their project mentor.
- Work collaboratively with other South African and UK innovators.
- Share their journey and build their profile as a role model through participation in case studies, blogs, video content and PR activity.
For more information, visit https://events.newable.co.uk/events/546/global-young-innovators-programme-south-africa