Next Impact

“Next Impact” is a grant and entrepreneurial support program in Benin, structured in two parts (“ideation” and “creation”), aimed at transforming innovative ideas into sustainable businesses. It offers young project leaders a combination of direct funding, six months of intensive training, and personalized support to strengthen their skills. The intervention strategy revolves around identifying ideas, structuring the business model, targeted funding, and support for formalization, scaling up, and job creation.

💡 Identify and support innovative idea holders:
Identify young project leaders with high potential and provide them with personalized support to structure their projects and reduce the risk of abandonment due to lack of support.

️ Support the creation of high-impact businesses:
Transform ideas into formal, viable businesses capable of generating economic, social, or environmental value by combining grants, training, and support for formalization.

📈 Strengthen local entrepreneurial skills:
Implement an intensive six-month program (training, coaching, mentoring) aimed at strengthening capacities in management, marketing, finance, business model design, and social impact.

👥 Create employment and sustainable growth opportunities:
Drive job creation directly through funded startups and indirectly through the revitalization of local ecosystems (agribusiness, digital, creative industries, etc.).