Deadline: 29th February, 2024.
UNICEF StartUp Lab, launched in 2019, is a six-month accelerator programme for impactful startups and businesses working to advance the Sustainable Development Goals for children and young people.
Designed to catalyze growth and innovation, our programme targets impact-driven startups in Ghana with a technology-centric approach. Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, it emphasizes social impact and product development, fostering open-source solutions. Geographically inclusive, it warmly welcomes diverse ventures from all regions of Ghana, with a particular focus on empowering women-led businesses.
- Funding – Each startup receives up to GHS 32,000 for product development
- Investment – Global funding opportunities including UNICEF Venture Fund
- Partnerships – Access to a wide network of UN System partners
- Growth – Intense, hands-on practical business acceleration
- Knowledge – Direct access to resources and social sector programme experts
- Resources – Technology perks for participating startups
Eligibility
- Your startup has been operational for 1+ year
- Your startup is a registered business in Ghana (no NGOs, foundations, or individuals)
- Your startup has technology as the core enabler of the business
- Your startup has a business model with a social impact that addresses at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Open-source solutions, or startups that are willing to open-source their solutions, are particularly encouraged to apply
- Startups with female founders/co-founders are encouraged to apply
- The programme is designed to include startups from all regions of Ghana
- Startups related to Health Tech, EdTech, Urban Tech, Climate Action, Fintech and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) are strongly encouraged to apply
