Swiss Re Foundation/Bridge for Billions Changemakers Africa Program 2025 – YOA

Deadline: May 28, 2025

Applications are open for the Swiss Re Foundation/Bridge for Billions Changemakers Africa Program 2025. The Swiss Re Foundation, in partnership with Bridge for Billions, invites you to affix Changemakers Africa — a 5-month arms-on incubation program designed that can assist you refine your corporation mannequin, obtain professional mentorship, and join with a worldwide community of changemakers.

Take your enterprise to the following degree and contribute to make the world extra resilient. Apply now to be part of the change!

Benefits

• Dynamic Community: Build friendships and knowledgeable community of entrepreneurs, mentors and Swiss Re specialists. Here, you’ll be taught, share, and develop collectively.
• Mentorship: Receive personalised mentorship from a group of Swiss Re professionals that may provide suggestions and steering through the programme. Their experience shall be nice to validate concepts, construction processes and hold your progress accountable.
• Seed Funding: Refine your pitching expertise and put together for the top-of-programme Demo Day. Present in entrance of your teammates and Swiss Re specialists to win one of many 3 prizes:
  • 1st place – $15,000;
  • 2nd place – $10,000;
  • third place – $5,000
• Expand Your Network: Connect and collaborate with like-minded social entrepreneurs’, in addition to their world community of execs. They promise these beneficial connections will lengthen past the programme, serving as assist for your progress.

Eligibility

• Changemakers Africa is designed for early-stage entrepreneurs in Africa tackling challenges in healthcare and local weather resilience.
• You have a socially modern enterprise in well being or local weather in its early phases (e.g. launched inside the final 2 years, or Minimum Viable Product).
• You are in search of a program to incubate and validate your marketing strategy. You need steering on creating your corporation mannequin, advertising, fundraising, or influence measurement.
• You’re primarily based in an African nation and might dedicate to working in a program totally in English.
• You’re captivated with making a constructive influence and are open to dedicating 6–8 hours per week for 5 months.
• You have a dependable web connection and entry to a pc/laptop computer that you should use commonly.

Application

Make sure to submit your application by May 28, 2025. The team will be in touch with a notification about the status of your application.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Changemakers Africa.