The AFD’s Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC 2026) for young East African Social Entrepreneurs. – Opportunities For Africans

Application Deadline: January 26, 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2026 Social & Inclusive Business Camp. The Social & Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC 2026) – “Energy Transition” in East Africa is an acceleration and capacity-building program devoted to impact-driven entrepreneur·s based mostly in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania who’re carrying social and environmental impression options and are wanting to scale up their tasks contributing to the power.

Since its first version in 2017, the SIBC has supported almost 350 social and environmental entrepreneurs throughout Africa in scaling their companies, measuring social efficiency, and getting ready for fundraising.

Requirements

• I maintain a HIGH RESPONSIBILITY POSITION inside my construction (founder, co-founder, director, …) 

• My organisation isLEGALLY REGISTERED in not less than one of many focused AFRICAN nations (Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania) 
• My organisation is lively for AT LEAST 3 YEARS 
• My organisation has a SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MISSION in relation with the ENERGY TRANSITION
• My organisation has all or part of its earnings from a COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY 
• My organisation is growing in NEW TERRITORIES on the nationwide or worldwide degree.

Program Details

• A combined cohort of fifty venture leaders – 10 from every of the 5 nations (Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia)
• The first version targeted on ENERGY TRANSITION, with 5 eligible sub-sectors : entry to power (on-grid/off-grid), clear cooking, renewable power, power sufficiency, and power effectivity.
• A powerful emphasis on maximizing the social and environmental impression of tasks.
• A strengthened presence in all 5 program nations, with native companions actively supporting entrepreneurs alongside on-line coaching.
• An in-person Bootcamp in Nairobi (Kenya) to satisfy friends from the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, consultants, buyers, and scale up motion capability.

Benefits

This is a hybrid help program, which incorporates:

• 6 months of on-line teaching on a devoted platform, combining interactive digital courses with worldwide consultants and self-paced studying assets.
• 1-week intensive bootcamp held in Nairobi (Kenya) — a novel immersion designed to ship a transformational expertise and multiply your impression, with a participation to the Africa-France Summit.
• Mentoring from an skilled entrepreneur, former participant to the SIBC program, with further help from consultants inside your ecosystem or AFD Group.
• Networking Opportunities, with integration into an lively worldwide group of almost 350 impact-driven entrepreneurs, in addition to direct connections with buyers and monetary companions throughout the Bootcamps.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Social & Inclusive Business Camp