What is a

social entrepreneur?
Reach for Change Ethiopia
We invest in a better world for women, children and youth by
empowering and developing local social entrepreneurs with big
ideas for social change
 What We Do

Our Accelerator & Incubator Programs

The goal of Reach for Change is to help social entrepreneurs grow from having only an idea
(Concept), to having a proven, sustainable model which they have demonstrated is able to
scale (Early Growth).

5 - MATURE
TRAINING

The solution is
4 - GROWTH
reaching all the
places where it
3 - EARLY Scaling further
is most needed,
GROWTH and faster with
and is being held
the operational
up as a best
2 - PROOF OF Finding viable robustness to
practice example
CONCEPT consistently
model for scaling in the field.
impact, proving deliver strong
1 - CONCEPT Testing, monitoring
the solution can social impact.
and iterating the
Exploring possible be replicated
solution, until its
solutions to an successfully
proven to deliver
identified problem beyond the initial
intended social
testing ground.
impact, with a
sustainable
5 revenue model.
Support provided through the Accelerator and Incubator Programs

Seed funding Expertise Network Credibility

Seed funding to Skills, knowledge A network to tap A stamp of

turn ideas into and capacity into approval: being on
reality, and get developed through - Entrepreneurs the Reach for
- Intensive - Business Change program
social enterprises
training experts helps build
off the ground. - Media contacts credibility and key
- 1-1 coaching
- Potential partnerships
- Tailored investors
capacity building
Impact so far
Ran two Accelerator Programs, launching 40 new social enterprises
Two Incubator Programs, helping to build 12 social enterprises
140 social entrepreneurs involved in ESEF, launched 2016
1,243 women supported directly in 2015-16
2,263 children and youth supported directly in 2015-16
9,250 indirect beneficiaries, reached through TOT training
Selecting 45 entrepreneurs onto our 2017 Accelerator Program
Launching the Rapid Scale Program
Tesfanesh Tadesse
35 street mothers received vocational training and counseling, and all 35
are now in regular full-time or part-time employment
127 street mothers supported to get their children into pre-school
20 street mothers trained in reproductive health
20 street mothers trained in how to handle children safely, hygiene, and
how to prepare nutritious and affordable food
Street mothers provided with TOT training, supporting a further 20 street
mothers to develop vocational skills
The Ethiopia Social Entrepreneurship Forum
Leaders
> Smart
> Brave
> Passionate

Ideas
> Innovative
> Impactful
> Sustainable
> Scalable
> System change
How you can get involved

- Apply for one of our

programs
- Provide expertise and
mentorship
- Help build the social
enterprise sector through the
Ethiopia Social
Entrepreneurship Forum

@R4C_Ethiopia
ethiopia@reachforchange.org
 Social entrepreneurs are not
content just to give a fish or teach
how to fish. They will not rest
until they have revolutionized the
fishing industry.

- Muhammed Yunus