• Capacity Development Provider

LEAP Africa

The Social Innovators Programme & Awards (SIPA) is LEAP Africa's platform for showcasing, empowering and equipping young change makers with requisite skills and effective tools for building sustainable enterprises. Over the past four(4) years, LEAP Africa with the support of Union Bank Nigeria and other corporate sponsors, have enabled these young change makers transition their social change ideas into scalable social enterprises.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Fellowships
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Cohort or group support
    • Competitions / prizes
    • Talent Placement

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Leadership development
    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Ideation
    • Governance structure

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Conduct research on the sector
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Information and communication technology
    • Hospitality / travel / tourism
    • Infrastructure / facilities development
    • Culture

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Youth entrepreneurs

  • Impact objectives

    • Capacity building
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