Applications: March 31 – April 20 (2022)
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Selection Process: April 21 – September 15 (2022)
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Program: January 12 – June 15 (2023)
“All human beings in the world are entrepreneurs. That’s in our DNA, that’s in our blood.”
– Prof. Muhammad Yunus
“All human beings in the world are entrepreneurs. That’s in our DNA, that’s in our blood.”
– Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Learn how to build a social business that is scalable, financially sustainable, and able to quantify its impact
We believe in the power of social businesses to create change. Yunus & Youth provides early-stage social business leaders with the tools and training they need to succeed.
The Yunus & Youth Global Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs is a customized 6-month online program that empowers young people to build, develop and expand innovative and economically viable social businesses that contribute to the achievement of the 17 UN SDGs.
Business can be a tool for change
free online training for young social entrepreneurs
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highly customized learning experience supported by live lessons
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mentors from Fortune 500 companies
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a global community of social business leaders
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global networks and international exposure
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final pitch
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Apply to join the Global Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs and become a Yunus & Youth Fellow
Understand and measure the social or enviroment change you wish to create
Build a realistic and sustainable business strategy (finance, sales and marketing)
Learn how to tell stories to engage customers and investors
Leverage on 1:1 momnets with mentors and expert mentors
Become part of a global community of like-minded people
Learn during the selection process:
Introduction to Social Business (MANDATORY)
Every applicant will learn the basics of social business according to Professor Yunus. We will dive into the evolution of the concept and understand how social businesses are a force for change. We will also analize different social business models and understand how they work.
Nurturing Social Business (OPTIONAL)
In this part of the selection preocess, applicants will learn more about how to ideate and prototype social businesses – and acquire the practical tools to strengthen their ideas and turn them into potential early-stage social businesses whose founders are eligible for the Global Fellowship Program. From characterizing the challenge and co-creating with the community to designing solutions, this module is all about how to use design thinking and lean startup principles to get your ideas off the paper!
The Y&Y Fellowship Training Modules
entrepreneurial skills
storytelling
market strategy
delivering your solution
measuring impact
completing the business model
pitching and networking
funding your social business
building the organization
brand and communications
managing growth
What participants say about the
Global Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs:
Carolina – Mexico
Mentioning that I am a member of the Y&Y Community has opened doors for me that were previously closed or that were being closed to us. It is a very human program. Something that I really appreciate very much. Because in various places where I have been, most of the people come to show off, to talk about countless recognitions and they forget why they started what they do. And it is just at that point when what Professor Yunus quotes are understood.
Buchi – Nigeria
It was and will remain the best decision I made before turning 30 as a young female social entrepreneur in Africa. Yunus & Youth helped me grow, evaluate and strategize to scale.
Kasha – Canada
This kind of support was so valuable and meant I was able to get the most out of this experience in terms of what I was able to learn, and how my business could grow.
Avina Ajit – India
The support a Y&Y Fellow receives while going through the hardest stages of building their business is immense. From being given the chance to articulate our thoughts in the well-designed modules on the Y&Y online platform, to the regular meetings with the Y&Y Team.
