Impumelelo, the epicenter of innovation awards in South Africa, in partnership with the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, recently launched the South African National Network of Social Innovators (SANNSI). The purpose of the network is to be a central platform of social innovators according to sector-based communities of best practices. A major goal...
DoSomething.org is the United States’ largest not-for-profit volunteer organisation for young people and social change. They have over 1.5 million members who work on causes varying from bullying to cancer, and animal cruelty to homelessness, and the list just keeps growing. Watch this video about DoSomething.org’s impact in 2012. The African Affiliate Competition...
The Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) Enterprise Development Fund is looking for a shortlist of investment opportunities in enterprises with strong developmental impact. The objective of the fund is to create sustainable value for all stakeholders by helping small and medium sized enterprises grow through enterprise and supplier development. ASEN...
Ashoka Changemakers and Ashoka’s Nutrients for All are looking for your amazing solutions! The Nutrients for All competition is looking for innovative solutions that will ensure the availability of nutrients for healthy, natural ecosystems, farms, food, and people. Here is an excerpt from the Competition Welcome Letter: Healthy environments, by generating and cycling...
Last week the World Economic Forum on Africa met in Cape Town, South Africa, to discuss development and innovation under the banner of “Delivering on Africa’s Promise.” Among many pertinent conversations, they also identified and celebrated Africa Social Entrepreneurs of the Year, identifying five winners. Says David Aikman, Senior Director at the WEF and Head...
The SEED Initiative is a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. Founded by UNEP, UNDP and IUCN at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, SEED supports innovative small-scale and locally driven entrepreneurships around the globe which integrate social and environmental benefits into their business model...
Impact Amplifier is accepting applications from entrepreneurs who are seeing either debt, equity of mezzanine funding for their businesses. Entrepreneurs and businesses applying should be unique in that they must have both high growth and positive social or environmental impact potential to be considered. Successful applicants will possess the potential to thrive commercially...