Sustainable Employment through Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Program – Ethiopia

The Program aspires in creating Dignified and Fulfilling Jobs for 1 million youth and women in Ethiopia.

Program Benefit

• Tailored Training and Consultation (on the topics of Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Financial Planning and Management etc.)
• Access to Finance
• Market Linkage
• Knowledge Share and Networking Opportunity

Eligibility Criteria 

• If you are an entrepreneur under the age of 35 with a bright idea, they encourage you to apply.
• Applicants must have a business idea or an exciting business with not more than two years in business.
• Applicants must be residents of Ethiopia.
• Applicants can apply either individually or as a team, with a maximum team size of three members.
• Applicants must have completed at least 10th grade of education.

Exclusion Criteria

Applicants with business ideas or ventures that fail to meet social, environmental, and governance compliance criteria, including:

• Businesses related to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.
• Manufacturers of weapons and involvement in war-related activities.
• Gambling and betting enterprises.
• Industries associated with explicit sexual content.
• State-owned businesses.
• Applicants seeking funding for unlawful or political purposes.
• Applicants who have already received funding from Orbit Innovation Hub or other programs supported by the Mastercard Foundation.
• Applicants whose business ideas or ventures are owned by more than three individuals.

For more information, visit Orbit Innovation Hub.