Youth Connekt Zimbabwe

ABOUT

Youth Connekt works in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of the country it has a presence in. Youth Connekt Zimbabwe piloted in June 2019 with the Start-up Tour Bus, an initiative aimed at finding the most innovative start-ups in Zimbabwe and rewarding the winner in each province with $5,000 in seed capital

SDG 8

SDG 9

Programme Background

Impact Hub Harare ran the pitch training and one on one mentorship sessions for the top 10 in each province over the course of 6-weeks and were on the judging panel that selected the winner from each province. We also donated our photography services and were in charge of the digital assets and social media management during the demanding 6-weeks of the bus tour. Furthermore, we ran the business bootcamp for the Nationals top 10 (training, photography and videography) at Impact Hub Harare and were heavily involved in the planning & execution of the National Pitch Competition held in Harare on September 6, 2019.

Incubated Entrepreneurs

Youths Trained

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Followers within 6 weeks

More Work

In 2019 Impact Hub Harare designed and built the Youth Connekt Zimbabwe website. We were also responsible for maintaining and running the social media pages (Youtube, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook) and writing of the entrepreneurial and conversations blogs on the Youth Connekt Zimbabwe site. Impact Hub Harare awarded 2 years membership to the top 3 startups from each province so that they could continue to grow with access to a global network of entrepreneurs, mentors and investors.