Baltics partnership 2026

Impact Baltic Investment Readiness Programme opens for applications – strengthening social entrepreneurship across the Baltics

Reach for Change and programme partners launch a new investment readiness opportunity for social enterprises in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Sweden partnership 2026

Reach for Change and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship are looking for social entrepreneurs ready to scale sustainable and inclusive solutions

Reach for Change and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, with support from IKEA Sweden, are now opening the applications for a second round of Everyone’s Business accelerator programme. The programme is open to social businesses with the potential to create significant positive change that lack access to the right resources and support needed to scale. In 2025, the first 11 entrepreneurs joined the programme, and now it is time for additional 11 entrepreneurs to be selected. They will receive funding, coaching and tailored support in order to scale their businesses.

Sweden partnership 2026

New partnership between Reach for Change and Ignite Nordic, with the support of JPMorganChase, to help underserved entrepreneurs in Sweden

Reach for Change and Ignite Nordic, with the support of JPMorganChase, are today launching a three-year partnership to support underserved entrepreneurs and advocate for systemic change on a broad front. The initiative, called “Step Up”, enables direct support to 60 entrepreneurs ready to scale through a new accelerator program, and addresses structural barriers that underserved entrepreneurs face when it comes to access to knowledge, contacts, capital and customers.

impact entrepreneurship

Women Leading the Way: Driving Change Through Entrepreneurship, Education, and Environmental Innovation

Across Ethiopia, women are reshaping communities through enterprises built on lived experience and practical solutions. Today, 51% of social enterprises are women-owned, compared to 29.1% of profit-oriented enterprises (The State of Social Enterprise Africa, 2025, World Economic Forum).

partnership impact 2026 guidelines

New Guide for Support Organisations Helping Social Enterprises Scale Their Impact

A new practical guide, “Catalysing Scale: How Support Organisations Can Enable Scaling in the Social Economy,” has been published to help organisations better support social enterprises in scaling their impact. Developed within the Scaling Catalyst project, the guide brings together research findings, expert insights, and case studies to support Social Economy Support Organisations (SESOs) such as incubators, accelerators, networks, and foundations, working with social enterprises across Europe.

2026 social entrepreneuship

Beyond Funding: What Early-Stage Entrepreneurs Really Need To Succeed

Across Ghana and the wider African ecosystem, we often talk about entrepreneurship as if money is the main problem. Every pitch event, every programme, every headline seems to circle back to funding, grants, seed capital and investors. But from my experience working closely with early-stage and social entrepreneurs, I’ve learned something uncomfortable: funding is often not the missing piece.

Lilipearl Otoo

impact 2026 entrepreneurship

Why Women-Led Enterprises Create Ripple Effects

Working closely with women entrepreneurs across Ghana has taught me that when women build businesses, the impact rarely ends with profit. It moves into households, communities and local economies, creating ripple effects that are real and often underestimated.

Lilipearl Otoo

partnership impact 2026

Knocking on Hope’s Door: Tatjana’s Journey to Lift Latvia’s Forgotten Youth

Tatjana Makovija, founder of House of Hope, believes young people are not just the future—they are the present. Through her project, she builds a bridge to possibility, equipping teenagers and youth with practical skills, emotional support, and educational opportunities. This is her story of turning vulnerability into resilience, and neglect into hope.

Katerina Nikitina

impact programs partnerships 2025

Liepāja Municipality in Latvia Joins Forces to Empower Youth through Social Innovation

An innovative project called Joining Forces Liepāja and implemented by Reach for Change, is uniting the Liepāja City Municipality with local social entrepreneurs to empower vulnerable youth as they navigate education and employment opportunities. In a recent interview, Renāte Kleina – a Public Administration Specialist at Liepāja City Council – shared how this cross-sector collaboration is already changing lives while planning for long-term sustainability.

Katerina Nikitina

impact programs partnerships 2025

Swedish Social Entrepreneurs receive support to scale through new program

Eleven social entrepreneurs working within social sustainability from across Sweden have been selected for the new accelerator program Everyone’s Business, a collaboration between Reach for Change and IKEA Social Entrepreneurship, with support from IKEA Sweden.

Ethiopia partnerships 2025

"We Mean Business": Ethiopia-Sweden Forum 2025

The "We Mean Business" Ethiopia–Sweden Business Forum 2025 took place from 12–13 November in Addis Ababa, bringing together government leaders, diplomats, business executives, and innovators committed to deepening economic ties between Ethiopia and Sweden. Over the course of two days, participants examined new opportunities for trade, investment, and long-term collaboration, laying the groundwork for a stronger and more dynamic bilateral partnership.

impact Ethiopia programs partnerships 2025

Building Bridges for Change: Ethiopia’s EdTech Ecosystem Unites to Empower Teachers, Innovators, and Learners

On October 23, 2025, Reach for Change Ethiopia, in partnership with the EdTech Community Meet-Up, hosted a vibrant gathering that brought together educators, innovators, and investors—key actors shaping Ethiopia’s EdTech ecosystem. United by a shared vision, participants came together to transform education and unlock new possibilities for inclusive and impactful learning across the country.

ghana programs partnerships 2025

Reach for Change Named ESO Venture Partner for AECF to Strengthen Early-Stage Entrepreneurship in Ghana

We are proud to announce the partnership with Village Capital through the Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility (AECF), a USD 4M facility established to invest in startups developing context-specific solutions that enhance economic mobility and climate resilience in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

Sweden programs mental health 2025

EU Extends Protection for Ukrainian Refugees – New Initiative Launched in Sweden to Strengthen Mental Health and Integration

On 13 June 2025, the EU announced the extension of temporary protection for over four million Ukrainian refugees until 4 March 2027. This decision reflects the continued need for long-term support and initiatives that promote refugee well-being, resilience, and the ability to participate actively in society. In direct connection to this, a new initiative is now being launched in Sweden: Facilitating Refugee Integration through Dedicated Mental Health Support (FRID).

Ethiopia EdTech 2025 event

Reach for Change hosts inaugural Ethiopian EdTech Week to Grow Innovation and Investment in Inclusive Technology-Enabled Learning

Reach for Change Ethiopia is hosting Ethiopian EdTech Week, a two-day flagship event bringing together EdTech entrepreneurs, investors, ecosystem enablers, and high-level stakeholders to engage on the bold innovations in learning and catalyze collaboration across the education technology sector.

Village Capital ESEA25 ClimateStartups Acceleration

Reach for Change Ghana Selects 80 Climate-Focused Startups for ESEA Pre-Acceleration Phase

Reach for Change Ghana is thrilled to announce the selection of 80 innovative climate-focused startups to participate in the Pre-Acceleration Phase of the Empowering Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Africa (ESEA) program. This significant milestone follows a rigorous search and selection process launched in March 2025.