Inviting SMMEs to submit a concept note for the Transform Programme

South Africa
SMEs
Social Innovators
Recycling
Plastic

Are you a South African or Zambian SME that is passionate about impact? 

Are you working on an innovative business model to improve livelihoods or protect the environment? 

The Technology Innovation Agency is recommending social enterprises for TRANSFORM funding, an impact accelerator led by Unilever, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Ernst & Young Global Limited. 

They are looking for social enterprises working on: 

• Plastics: PET & flexible recycling technologies, refill models or businesses working on fair wages and conditions for waste collectors. 

• Livelihoods: Training or financial products like credit that can increase livelihoods for shopkeepers and their ecosystem or for direct sales agents. 

• Future of work: Income diversification for health workers, smallholder farmers, shopkeepers and sales agents. Training platforms that can help young people increase their incomes.

Click here to submit your concept note (attached).

Closing date
Industry
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
​Mining and quarrying
​Manufacturing
​Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
​Construction
​Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
​Transportation and storage
Accommodation and food service activities
​Information and communication
Financial and insurance activities
​Real estate activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Administrative and support service activities
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
​Education
Human health and social work activities
​Arts, entertainment and recreation
​Other service activities
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods-and-service-producing activities of households for own use
​Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies, not economically active people, unemployed people etc.
Website link
www.tia.org.za

Brochures and other documents

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