Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) Program in the Western Balkans 2023 | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) Program in the Western Balkans 2023. Details about the Program are given below.

Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) Program

About Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) Program 2023

RISE (Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs) with its ten partners, supports any venture by young people in the Western Balkans that aims to have a positive social or environmental impact on their ecosystems. After the success of its first cycle, RISE has launched its second phase with a focus on enabling young people in the region to get to know each other better, exchange ideas and create new synergies to promote reconciliation in the region. The project will contribute to the development of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem and improve access to social entrepreneurship for young people in the Western Balkans region

Program Details

RISE (Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs) with its ten partners, supports any venture by young people in the Western Balkans that aims to have a positive social or environmental impact on their ecosystems. After the success of its first cycle, RISE has launched its second phase with a focus on enabling young people in the region to get to know each other better, exchange ideas and create new synergies to promote reconciliation in the region. The project will contribute to the development of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem and improve access to social entrepreneurship for young people in the Western Balkans region.

The general objective of RISE is to foster reconciliation in the Western Balkans through the promotion and strengthening of social entrepreneurship in the region.

Eligibility

Young people from 16 to 35 years old from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, speaking English well enough to actively participate in an international program, in a group of a minimum of 2 persons that have:

  • Availability and readiness to participate in a program with 4 hours of active participation per week and meetups during 3 months ideation phase, whether these are in online or offline format.
  • High motivation to learn about social entrepreneurship and to be involved in a regional intercultural program
  • The ambition to develop a concrete idea with social impact
  • The willingness to learn from other actors in the region
  • At least, have identified a social/environmental issue they want to tackle
  • At most, worked on their idea on a small scale / at a personal level, without having engaged in a real business activity yet.
  • The idea impact is regional or local

Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) Program 2023 Application

For those interested in Gen F Entrepreneur in Residence Program 2023. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 October 2023.

Open this link for more details about Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs (RISE) Program 2023.

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