Ready to have an impact from your bedroom ?
The H-Accelerator: helping social entrepreneurs to scale
Genuine Human Connections
The H-Accelerator is an online program that connects students with impact entrepreneurs in emerging economies. As a team, you propel the impact startup to the next level.
We help do.
Examples of past ventures
Nanloy Organic Farm
Creation Care Concept
WƆ NƆ Ni Cosmetics
Gain a unique exposure to emerging markets, remotely.
Accepted students will grow their green skills, impact real-time problems, develop business transferable skills and gain a unique exposure to emerging markets.
Spring H-Accelerator is starting January 16th, 2023.
DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS NOVEMBER 6TH.
“Working with Boby Ogwang from Uganda has been a fascinating journey with a steep learning curve and I have been able to sharpen my negotiating, problem solving and analytical skills.”
Mara Agribusiness is a Ugandan social enterprise that trains and employs youth farmers on sustainable coffee production and intends to create 2,500 jobs for the rural youth by 2025.
Spring 2022 H-Accelerator
The Upcoming H-Accelerator
Join Our Global Impact Community
Sector Agnostic
Latin America, Africa & South East Asia
Global Collaboration
General Information
The H-Accelerator welcomes entrepreneurs from Latin America, Africa and South East Asia with ventures across all sectors.
Past companies have ranged from artisanship, med-tech, cosmetics, agriculture processing, the music industry, consulting services to food processing.
Logistics
Program starts: January 16, 2023
Program ends: April 30, 2023
Eligibility
Students must speak fluently English, French or Spanish.
The H-Accelerator will be conducted primarily in English.
Application Process
Applications are open to university students for one of three positions:
- Public Relations/Marketing
- Business Development/Consulting
- Tech Role (front end & back end)
Following an initial screening process, selected students will pass onto behavioral interviews. They will meet two members of our management team.
Accepted applicants are matched with entrepreneurs based on corresponding demands and skills.
DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS NOVEMBER 6TH.
“Diversity was an essential component of what made our team so successful. We were three students, one from France, one from Spain and myself from the US working together with Nicole Mensa, a passionate Ghanian founder.”
Katerina was part of the taskforce helping Wo No Ni Cosmetics, which prides itself in providing high quality, organic, handmade and affordable skin care products that are produced in Ghana.
How do we select students ?
Based on your past experiences, we evaluate if you would be a good fit in the program. Our team will conduct a remote interview to gage your analytical skills, responses to hypotheticals and evaluate your knowledge of the market you would be working in.
HOW do we select ventures ?
Selected ventures are in line with our social impact policy based on the UNDP’s ESG factors with emphasis given to official documentation, referrals, interviews, and performance data. We select the most impactful startups accross the globe.
how does our matching work ?
Based off your written application and in-person interview, we evaluate your personality and passion, and find you a collaborator half-way across the world whose venture aligns with your skill set and the position you applied to.
Is it a paid position ?
The program is an online remote collaboration opportunity that is unpaid. Accepted students will impact real-time problems, develop transferable skills, and gain unique exposure to emerging economies.
