Fetola: Seeking Applications for it’s Groundswell Initiative

Deadline: 9 March 2018

Applications are now open for Groundswell Initiative that seeks to solve environmental and social challenges by supporting viable business and social enterprise solutions to issues such as water scarcity, resource efficiency, and waste management.

An initiative of small business specialists Fetola, phase one of the programme to ‘make green mainstream’ is being launched with seed funding from J.P.Morgan. Groundswell is about creating and supporting holistic African solutions to challenges such as water scarcity, food shortage, recycling, waste management, and various other activities in the circular economy.

Groundswell encourages collaboration between entrepreneurs and citizens, technical advisors and Government stakeholders, and corporates needing proven suppliers of sustainable solutions. Community-based initiatives are also invited to join groundswell’s mission to support businesses and organisations that have the potential to make the earth a better place.

Focus Areas

In response to the current situation in the Western Cape and beyond, the focus of Phase One of this ambitious programme is to:

• accelerate the success and sustainability of small businesses who offer products and services that mitigate water challenges
• to connect these businesses to larger corporate and public sector supply chains – thus creating a win-win scenario for all stakeholders.

Benefits

In this period, participants will benefit from:

• business advice,
• mentorship,
• business skills training,
• supply chain inclusion,
• investment readiness preparation and
• access to markets

Eligibility Criteria

• Entrepreneurs with small businesses operating in the water, resources efficiency or waste management arenas are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online via given website.

For more information, please visit FETOLA.