Deadline: 28 July 2024
Do you have a promising WASH project with a solid business idea or prototype, aimed at creating impact in rural and urban areas in Ghana? Do you need support to launch your business? If so, the WASH Incubator programme is the perfect fit for you.
They are committed to providing comprehensive support to help you refine your model, validate your solution, and build a sustainable and impactful business. Their incubation programme offers capacity building, mentorship, networking opportunities and financial support to help you turn your vision into reality. Join them and lay a strong foundation for your enterprise’s success.
Objectives
- Support 8 – 10 early-stage youth-led WASH start-ups, enabling to start operating, and prove their impact by benefiting low-income communities.
- The aim is for the entrepreneurs to have, at the end of the programme, a sustainable business model with potential, validated in a pilot project.
Benefits
- Tailored to your needs
- They offer you tailored and personalised business development.
- Business & WASH experts
- They combine business expertise and relevant WASH professionals with business development knowledge.
- Networking opportunities
- They organise a pitching event, create mentorships and connect you to support organisations and potential clients to help you reach a solid customer base.
- Seed-funding
- USD 5,000$ seed-funding grant for validating your market and validating a pilot project.
- Long-term support
- They join and guide you on your incubation journey over a 12-month period with in-person trainings and online individual coaching.
Cost Covered
- All direct costs related to participating in the incubation programme, including trainings, networking events, transportation, accommodation, meals are covered by them.
Eligibility Criteria
- You are between 18 and 35 years old at the beginning of the programme (in September).
- You are a Ghanaian citizen and currently live in Ghana.
- You are the founder or co-founder of your business.
- You are able to understand and discuss technical subjects related to your project in English.
- You have access to a computer and a reliable internet connection.
- You are available to participate in two in-person bootcamps anywhere in Ghana and to attend online sessions in the coming year.
For more information, visit Young Water Solutions.
