🌱 Happening Now in-person Q&A session for Green Business Incubator
Our in-person Q&A session for the Green Business Incubator is underway. If you’re interested in learning more about the application process, eligibility, and how the program can help scale your green business, we’re excited to engage with you today.
❗ Missed today’s in-person info session?
No worries join us tomorrow for an online information session:
🗓 Tomorrow
⏰ 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
💻 Online
👉 Register here to get the Zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaqWDVpASBljjUUFl7KCRtK0qGbe40QURqBvDX9Fc6RMm9QA/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Don’t miss this chance to take the next step toward growing your green enterprise.
Our in-person Q&A session for the Green Business Incubator is underway. If you’re interested in learning more about the application process, eligibility, and how the program can help scale your green business, we’re excited to engage with you today.
❗ Missed today’s in-person info session?
No worries join us tomorrow for an online information session:
🗓 Tomorrow
⏰ 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
💻 Online
👉 Register here to get the Zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaqWDVpASBljjUUFl7KCRtK0qGbe40QURqBvDX9Fc6RMm9QA/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Don’t miss this chance to take the next step toward growing your green enterprise.
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From Idea to Impact: How innovation can drive green change
Yohannes Woldekidan saw opportunity where others saw waste. What began as a simple idea grew into a green solution that transforms waste into value—creating jobs, supporting communities, and contributing to a cleaner environment. His journey shows how locally driven innovation can strengthen Ethiopia’s circular economy.
If you have an idea that can reduce waste, create jobs, and benefit your community, the Green Business Incubation Program can help you build it through practical training, expert mentorship, and seed funding.
Apply today and join Ethiopia’s growing community of green change leaders.
🔗 English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
🔗 Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
Yohannes Woldekidan saw opportunity where others saw waste. What began as a simple idea grew into a green solution that transforms waste into value—creating jobs, supporting communities, and contributing to a cleaner environment. His journey shows how locally driven innovation can strengthen Ethiopia’s circular economy.
If you have an idea that can reduce waste, create jobs, and benefit your community, the Green Business Incubation Program can help you build it through practical training, expert mentorship, and seed funding.
Apply today and join Ethiopia’s growing community of green change leaders.
🔗 English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
🔗 Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
At the Youth in Charge SDG Summit in Kigali, Mekdim Gulilat, Country Manager at Reach for Change, shared a powerful reminder:
Youth are not waiting to be empowered. They are already building solutions.
In her keynote, Mekdim spoke about social entrepreneurship as a practical pathway for young people to turn lived challenges into sustainable solutions. She emphasized that real change happens when young leaders are trusted, supported, and connected to systems that allow their ideas to grow.
She highlighted that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is not only about policies and targets. It is about people. It is about courage. And it is about creating the right conditions for youth led innovation to thrive.
At Reach for Change, we believe that when young social entrepreneurs are given the tools, networks, and trust they deserve, they do not just adapt to systems. They reshape them.
Youth are not the future of change. They are the drivers of change today.
Youth are not waiting to be empowered. They are already building solutions.
In her keynote, Mekdim spoke about social entrepreneurship as a practical pathway for young people to turn lived challenges into sustainable solutions. She emphasized that real change happens when young leaders are trusted, supported, and connected to systems that allow their ideas to grow.
She highlighted that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is not only about policies and targets. It is about people. It is about courage. And it is about creating the right conditions for youth led innovation to thrive.
At Reach for Change, we believe that when young social entrepreneurs are given the tools, networks, and trust they deserve, they do not just adapt to systems. They reshape them.
Youth are not the future of change. They are the drivers of change today.
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When Azeb G/Meskel saw an opportunity to turn industrial waste into a purified water treatment solution, she discovered more than a solution—she found a purpose.
What began as a simple idea of turning ash from sugar mills into a locally sourced alternative to activated carbon grew into a powerful green innovation that removes color, odor, and heavy metals from wastewater, cuts treatment costs by up to 80%, and supports a circular economy.
The journey wasn’t easy. But with persistence and support from partners like Reach for Change, EcoDyePure transformed an untapped waste byproduct into a solution that benefits both the environment and society.
Now it is your turn.
If you are a green entrepreneur working on waste, circularity, or sustainability challenges in Addis Ababa, the Green Business Incubator is where your impact can grow.
🔗 Apply here:
English: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
What began as a simple idea of turning ash from sugar mills into a locally sourced alternative to activated carbon grew into a powerful green innovation that removes color, odor, and heavy metals from wastewater, cuts treatment costs by up to 80%, and supports a circular economy.
The journey wasn’t easy. But with persistence and support from partners like Reach for Change, EcoDyePure transformed an untapped waste byproduct into a solution that benefits both the environment and society.
Now it is your turn.
If you are a green entrepreneur working on waste, circularity, or sustainability challenges in Addis Ababa, the Green Business Incubator is where your impact can grow.
🔗 Apply here:
English: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
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💡 The deadline for the Green Business Incubator is only 5 days away.
This is your chance to strengthen your green Business and turn it into real impact.
⏰ Applications close on December 31.
Do not wait. This program offers green entrepreneurs
✅ One-on-one coaching from experts in waste management, circularity, innovation, and fundraising
✅ Group-based peer learning with industry experts
✅ Market research and market entry support
✅ Equity-free funding up to USD10,000
✅ And more!
Apply now
English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
This is your chance to strengthen your green Business and turn it into real impact.
⏰ Applications close on December 31.
Do not wait. This program offers green entrepreneurs
✅ One-on-one coaching from experts in waste management, circularity, innovation, and fundraising
✅ Group-based peer learning with industry experts
✅ Market research and market entry support
✅ Equity-free funding up to USD10,000
✅ And more!
Apply now
English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
💡 The deadline for the Green Business Incubator is only 4 days away.
This is your chance to strengthen your green Business and turn it into real impact.
⏰ Applications close on December 31.
Do not wait. This program offers green entrepreneurs
✅ One-on-one coaching from experts in waste management, circularity, innovation, and fundraising
✅ Group-based peer learning with industry experts
✅ Market research and market entry support
✅ Equity-free funding up to USD10,000
✅ And more!
Apply now
English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
This is your chance to strengthen your green Business and turn it into real impact.
⏰ Applications close on December 31.
Do not wait. This program offers green entrepreneurs
✅ One-on-one coaching from experts in waste management, circularity, innovation, and fundraising
✅ Group-based peer learning with industry experts
✅ Market research and market entry support
✅ Equity-free funding up to USD10,000
✅ And more!
Apply now
English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
💡 The deadline for the Green Business Incubator is only 3 days away.
This is your chance to strengthen your green Business and turn it into real impact.
⏰ Applications close on December 31.
Do not wait. This program offers green entrepreneurs
✅ One-on-one coaching from experts in waste management, circularity, innovation, and fundraising
✅ Group-based peer learning with industry experts
✅ Market research and market entry support
✅ Equity-free funding up to USD10,000
✅ And more!
Apply now
English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
This is your chance to strengthen your green Business and turn it into real impact.
⏰ Applications close on December 31.
Do not wait. This program offers green entrepreneurs
✅ One-on-one coaching from experts in waste management, circularity, innovation, and fundraising
✅ Group-based peer learning with industry experts
✅ Market research and market entry support
✅ Equity-free funding up to USD10,000
✅ And more!
Apply now
English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
🚀 Stay Tuned: The GIL Pitch Event Is Happening on December 30! 🌱
This year’s Green Innovation Lab (GIL) Pitch Event will feature a unique silent pitch format, with Innovators pitching simultaneously on two different stages.
Expect bold ideas, compelling pitches, and a total prize pool of $10,000, awarded to the top five founders.
Big ideas. Big impact.
👉 Stay tuned as Ethiopia’s next generation of green business change leaders steps into the spotlight.
This year’s Green Innovation Lab (GIL) Pitch Event will feature a unique silent pitch format, with Innovators pitching simultaneously on two different stages.
Expect bold ideas, compelling pitches, and a total prize pool of $10,000, awarded to the top five founders.
Big ideas. Big impact.
👉 Stay tuned as Ethiopia’s next generation of green business change leaders steps into the spotlight.
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💡 The deadline for the Green Business Incubator is only 1 days away.
This is your chance to strengthen your green Business and turn it into real impact.
⏰ Applications close on December 31.
Do not wait. This program offers green entrepreneurs
✅ One-on-one coaching from experts in waste management, circularity, innovation, and fundraising
✅ Group-based peer learning with industry experts
✅ Market research and market entry support
✅ Equity-free funding up to USD10,000
✅ And more!
Apply now
English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
This is your chance to strengthen your green Business and turn it into real impact.
⏰ Applications close on December 31.
Do not wait. This program offers green entrepreneurs
✅ One-on-one coaching from experts in waste management, circularity, innovation, and fundraising
✅ Group-based peer learning with industry experts
✅ Market research and market entry support
✅ Equity-free funding up to USD10,000
✅ And more!
Apply now
English Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-eng.paperform.co/
Amharic Application: https://bwce-incubator2026-a.paperform.co/
On December 30, 2025, at Haile Grand Addis Ababa, the Green Innovation Lab Pitch Day marked a critical learning and capacity building milestone for emerging green entrepreneurs.
Beyond pitching, the day provided structured exposure, hands on learning, and practical feedback that strengthens founders’ readiness to respond to real world environmental and market challenges.
We extend our appreciation to our government partners, including the Addis Ababa City Cleansing Management Agency, Addis Ababa Finance and Development Bureau, Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Authority, and the Bureau of Labour and Skills, for their continued collaboration and commitment to advancing green innovation.
Learning, preparation, and partnership remain central to building resilient green enterprises.
Beyond pitching, the day provided structured exposure, hands on learning, and practical feedback that strengthens founders’ readiness to respond to real world environmental and market challenges.
We extend our appreciation to our government partners, including the Addis Ababa City Cleansing Management Agency, Addis Ababa Finance and Development Bureau, Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Authority, and the Bureau of Labour and Skills, for their continued collaboration and commitment to advancing green innovation.
Learning, preparation, and partnership remain central to building resilient green enterprises.