Circular Ethiopia: Empowering Social Business Entrepreneurs in a Circular Economy in Ethiopia #CircularEthiopia. We want to inspire and empower the people to become the change makers of the future.

I. Open access Webinars for future and current entrepreneurs

In order to reach and inspire a broad audience we offer a free webinar series to future and current entrepreneurs, students, and change makers. The three open-access webinars introduce the concept of social business and circular economy with a focus on Ethiopia. We want to equip the participants with tools and advice for the real world and real action. Therefore, we invited Ethiopian industry experts to reflect on the specific local challenges and opportunities. At the same time, experts from global institutions are invited to provide a global perspective on new possibilities and solutions from various backgrounds.

1. Webinar 5 Feb - 3pm, EAT

How to create a sustainable social business – Interactive lecture and expert insights

Guest speakers:

Bruktawit Tigabu (Board chairperson, Social Enterprise Ethiopia)

Melat Yosef (Co-founder & Managing Partner, Vitabite Nutrition)

2. Webinar 10 Feb - 3pm, EAT

Circular economy opportunities in Ethiopia – Understand the frameworks of the circular economy, insights from industry experts, suggestion of further resources

Guest speakers:

Nick Jeffries (Senior Expert, Ellen MacArthur Foundation)

Tewolde Mulu Mekoyete (Researcher/Author, Technology and Innovation Institute, Ethiopia)

3. Webinar 17 Feb - 5:30pm, EAT

Social business idea and problem framing – Tools and frameworks

Guest speakers:

Nzisa Kioko (Circle Innovation)

Registration Link: www.circular-ethiopia.eventbrite.de

II. Mentoring Program for early-stage social business entrepreneurs in the Circular Economy

All webinar participants and interested social business entrepreneurs from the Circular Economy are invited to apply for the one-to-one mentoring program and will judged against predefined characteristics. Six early-stage social businesses (pre/seed) in the Circular Economy will be admitted to the mentoring program. Each team is matched with an expert from a relevant field and background to be able to address the most critical issues of the business.

Through a systematic process the mentees will be guided to improve/develop their business plan with the goal of becoming ‘investor-ready’.

Apply here: www.yunusenvironmenthub.com/circular-ethiopia

• Application open 3 February 2021
• Closing date: 24 February 2021
• Announcing participants: 3 March 2021
• Program start: 8 March 2021

During the 4-week program we help the entrepreneurs to create a roadmap to grow and overcome any specific challenges that might have intensified during the Covid pandemic and will be able to present their social business at the virtual Demo Day, in front of a broad audience of investors, incubators, industry experts, change makers, media as well as international partner organisations of the Yunus network.

Register for the Circular Ethiopia Demo Day! 8 April 2021, time tba

https://circular-ethiopia-demoday.eventbrite.de

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