Ye! Youth Ecopreneur Programme: Support for green entrepreneurs

The YECO Programme aims to support and nurture the next generation of green entrepreneurs by providing access to essential resources, mentorship, seed capital, and networking opportunities. 

To be eligible, entrepreneurs must be under 35 years old and promote sustainability, land restoration, circularity, and/or the green economy. The business must be primarily run by a young person.

Benefits of the programme include: 
•    Capacity-building for scaling the venture
•    Seed Funding ($100,000 USD for the land-restoration cohort, equity-free)
•    Legal and IP Guidance by WIPO and Sidley Austin
•    Preferential access to Pro-Bono legal services from Sidley Austin
•    Preferential access to the Google StartUp for Sustainable Development Programme
•    All-expenses-paid trip to International Conference for Awards finalists
•    Cash prize when winning the Youth Ecopreneur Awards - $10,000 USD prize (1 Award per category)

Application deadline is 22 March 2024. Application link: Youth Ecopreneur Programme | Ye! Community (yecommunity.com)