The 2023 Yunus & Youth Global Fellowship Program
We believe in the power of social businesses to create change. Yunus & Youth provides early-stage social business leaders with the tools and training they need to succeed.
The Yunus & Youth Global Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs is a customized 6-month online program that empowers young people to build, develop and expand innovative and economically viable social businesses that contribute to the achievement of the 17 UN SDGs.
Understand and measure the social or enviroment change you wish to create
Build a realistic and sustainable business strategy (finance, sales and marketing)
Learn how to tell stories to engage customers and investors
Benefit from 1:1 moments with mentors and expert mentors
Become part of a global community of like-minded people
The Y&Y Fellowship Training Modules:
- Introduction to the Y&Y Community
- Entrepreneurial skills
- Storytelling
- Market strategy
- Delivering your solution
- Measuring impact
- Completing the business model
- Pitching and networking
- Funding your social business
- Building the organization
- Brand and communications
- Managing growth
Eligibility Criteria:
- Applicants between 18 and 30 years of age who hold primary decision-making power in organizations created to solve a social or sustainable challenge in their community.
- Seek applicants who are committed to building a business strategy that makes their organization scalable, financially sustainable, and able to quantify your impact.
Requirements:
- Are you working on a solution to mitigate climate change and its effects?
- Does your solution improve healthcare access or help people live healthier lives?
- Are you on a mission to provide equal access to opportunities and resources for those marginalized?
- Are you empowering others with the knowledge and skills they need to access equal opportunities to learn and get jobs?
APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2023
PROGRAM: APRIL – SEPTEMBER, 2023
