UN Women Care Accelerator Program for Women Entrepreneurs from the Asia Pacific Region

Competition Conference Short Program in Business and Law , in Social Science
  • Apply Before : April 30, 2021

Opportunity Details

  • Opportunity ID 145455
  • Degree Non Degree Program/Certificate
  • Language Requirement Not Required
  • Opportunity Type : Partially Funded
  • Gender Female
  • Language of Instruction English
  • Application Fee Required No
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Opportunity Description

About the program

The UN Women Care Accelerator Program seeks to identify and support enterprises/ businesses that are under women’s leadership and have an impact on them to develop pioneering solutions to turn the unequal care brunt put on women into that benefit women, families and communities. Also, it supports entrepreneurs striving to transform caregiving challenges into employment and business opportunities as well as create products, services, or tech solutions that can make accessible & healthcare affordable. So, are you such an entrepreneur in the Asia Pacific? If yes, it is for you to join.

Quick details

Application deadline: 30th April 2021

Announcement of successful candidates: 21 May 2021

Program start date: 1 June 2021

Organizer: UN Women

Partners:  Seedstars & BoP Innovation Center, European Commission and #WeEmpowerAsia

Funded by: The European Union

Target regions: Asia Pacific Region

Benefits

The selected applicants will enjoy the following benefits:

  • Specialized 5-course acceleration program to implement and accelerate their solution
  • Investor pitch opportunities (a demo day presenting to and meeting with investors, partners and experts from the industry)
  • One-on-one weekly mentorship
  • Follow-on support after the program
  • Broad visibility and web presence via different media and social media channels.

In addition,

  • Participants will become part of a community of superb entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific committed to advancing women’s economic participation and promoting gender equality in the healthcare sector.

Conditions for participation

Applications must meet some of the following criteria to be eligible:

  • Be women-led and/or women impacting enterprises in the Care Industry* in the Asia Pacific;
  • Aiming to enhance women’s participation in the care economy;
  • Generating products or services, including child and elderly care, with a goal to make care services more accessible and affordable to all;
  • Delivering products or services that can further the quality of care, including upskilling and certification;
  • Providing ground-breaking solutions to strengthen a more gender-inclusive culture in the care sector and enhance the equal share of care responsibilities between men and women;
  • Having a licensed enterprise, minimum viable product (MVP), or already having first paying customers in the care industry;

How to apply?

Eligible applicants who are willing to scale the impact of their enterprise/startups in the health industry can apply online.

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For more information about the program, especially the organizer, partners as well as team members, you are to visit the Source Link. It will be stimulating!

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