UNITAR Social Entrepreneurship Training Programme for Women 2020
Deadline: September 6, 2020
Summary: The UNITAR Social Entrepreneurship Training Programme for Women aims to empower women with the knowledge and skills of entrepreneurship and mentor them to develop self-led entrepreneurial initiatives and solutions (social or commercial) that will harness digital technologies to address socio-economic challenges in their respective countries.
The overall course is designed to encourage participants to take action across six areas:
- Nurture an Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Find a Problem Worth Solving
- Build a Scalable and Sustainable Enterprise
- Lead and Manage for Growth
- Craft the Competitive and Risk Strategy
- Foster Enterprise-Wide Innovation
Programme Goals:
By the end of this training, following the completion of webinars, along with e-courses, participants should be able to:
- Evaluate (social) entrepreneurship in the context of their country’s sustainable growth and development;
- Appraise their own entrepreneurial and leadership style and motivations;
- Implement a design thinking methodology to identify and solve issues or needs through (social) entrepreneurship and innovation;
- Formulate and test each element of the business model for a (social) entrepreneurial venture;
- Lead the creation of a culture and practice of innovation at the organizational level;
- Apply contemporary leadership and management practices to dynamic entrepreneurial contexts;
- Outline key elements of stakeholder identification, integration, engagement, and enrolment in financing new ventures, building partnerships and the co-founding team;
- Apply impactful communication techniques to various contexts;
- Develop a competitive strategy for their venture.
- Discuss the key components of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- Outline existing opportunities and challenges in regard to promoting gender equality;
- Explore how the Covid-19 pandemic affected every aspect of our life and what challenges and opportunities it presented to both early-stage entrepreneurs and established business leaders.
Eligibility:
- Open to young and motivated early-stage female entrepreneurs and established female business leaders interested in building new ventures, utilizing existing Information and Communication Technologies, or scale-up existing businesses;
- Applicants should be based in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia;
- Be between 18 and 40 years;
- Deep interest in entrepreneurship and frontier technology;
- Good oral and written English skills; and
- Have a keen passion to learn by doing and highly motivated to succeed to provide a positive impact to society.
Application:
To apply for this programme, you will need to complete the below steps:
- Create a SurveyMonkey account (if you don’t have one already)
- Complete the Eligibility Criteria Survey
- Start, Complete and Submit your Application Form
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