• Development Finance Institution or Donor Agency

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

    The Innovation Against Poverty program aims to stimulate entrepreneurs to develop innovative and commercially viable products and services that address the needs of people in poverty.

    • Stages of Support

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

    • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

      • Mentoring
      • Classroom / seminar training
      • Seat on the Board
      • Co-working space
      • Competitions / prizes

    • Nonfinancial Support

      • Sector development

    • Intervention Type

      • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
      • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

    • Sectors of Focus

      • Agriculture & Food
      • Education
      • Supply chain services
      • Logistics & distribution
      • Infrastructure / facilities development
      • Sector agnostic

    • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

      • Social enterprise
      • Science, engineering or invention based businesses
      • Accessibility
      • Citizen empowerment
      • Rural communities

    • Impact objectives

      • Access to education
      • Agricultural productivity
      • Capacity building
      • Community development
      • Employment generation
      • Food security and nutrition
      • Health improvement
      • Income/productivity growth

    • Verticals

      • AgTech
      • EdTech
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