OPEN TO AFRICANS: Apply Now for Hanga SRH Cohort 2 – Funding & Support for Youth-Led Tech Innovations in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Hanga Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH)

The program was conceived by the Government of Rwanda in 2022 via HangaPitchFest to discover the chance that exists for know-how enabled startups to unravel key points in SRH to speed up higher outcomes.

In 2023 we scouted, chosen, and supplied technical and enterprise assist to twenty startups based mostly in 11  Sub-Saharan Africa engaged on progressive tech-enabled options which are addressing challenges in ways in which break the mould in SRH. With the assist of the Hanga SRH program, the 20 ventures had been capable of maximize their affect at scale by elevating over $1.4 million in funding, generate over $55,000 in income and  affect over 33,500 individuals.

We are thrilled to launch Hanga SRH Cohort 2, an even bigger, bolder, and catalytic alternative for 20 entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa seeking to enhance and scale their  progressive and tech-driven SRH options.

Our goal themes

We’re wanting for early-stage, tech-enabled improvements:

• Improving maternal well being, past antenatal care, making certain secure being pregnant, childbirth, and postpartum care
• Tackling unsafe abortion by eradicating obstacles to secure abortion companies and post-abortion care
• Targeting younger individuals (10-24) with youth-friendly SRH info and companies.
• Tackling gender-based violence (GBV) by stopping and responding to sexual and gender-based violence via progressive options
• Meeting the want for contraception by rising entry to contraception and complete SRH training

We know that this isn’t the total extent of themes which represent bettering SRH outcomes, and would love to listen to from  innovators with concepts associated to the talked about themes.

What’s in it for you?

If chosen to affix the Hanga SRH Program, you’ll have entry to the next:

• Funding: Grant funding valued at $10,000 USD with the scope to extend as much as $30,000 USD for the highest performing start-ups in this system chosen to proceed to the acceleration section.
• Expert-Led Incubation : a 2 months, cohort-based studying curriculum, masking entrepreneurship, proof and SRH
• Bespoke Support: Gain 6 months of structured teaching from SRH and venture-building consultants designed to speed up your progress and scale your affect.
• Peer Learning & Networking: Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs to share insights, troubleshoot challenges, and discover alternatives for collaboration and progress.
• Investor Readiness – Connect with funders, donors, and ecosystem leaders to speed up progress
• Exclusive Market Access – Leverage our highly effective community of policymakers and healthcare stakeholders
• Pilot & Scale – Tap into strategic partnerships to check and launch your answer in a brand new market.

Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible to apply for the Hanga Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Program if you happen to meet the next standards:

Organization:

• Must be working in any nation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Your answer should deal with a number of of the SRH thematic areas listed above.
• The start-up should current a tech-enabled SRH answer or have the potential to scale via know-how.
• Must current a working prototype. This could be in the type of a working product demo in video format, a pitch deck explaining how the product works, a practical web site, or something
• Must be registered by the related authorities in the nation of operation
• The start-up ought to NOT have raised any fairness funding from enterprise capital companies. Start-ups which have acquired grant funding from incubator applications, hackathons, angel buyers, household, or mates are eligible to apply

Applicant:

• Must be the Founder / Co-founder and/or maintain main decision-making energy in the start-up
• Must be digitally literate with constant entry to a laptop computer and web
• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age on the time of application
• Must have primary English proficiency

Timeline

• Applications shut: Friday, 18 April 2025

How to Apply

 

Want to study extra earlier than making use of? Sign as much as our digital  (English & French) info periods occurring quickly  here (

We will even be internet hosting in-person outreach occasions in 4 cities throughout Africa. Reserve your spot for the Kigali (https://lu.ma/rhzvzz25) and Nairobi ( ) occasions. Sign up here ( ) if you happen to’d like to affix us for the Cape Town and Accra occasions.

 

 

 

 

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