Lafiya Cohort 3

Are you an early-stage startup looking to accelerate your growth and scale? Take the opportunity to join the Lafiya Innovators program, organized by Impact Hub Accra. Impact Hub Basel birthed the Lafiya Innovators incubation program to improve healthcare within lower and middle-income countries (LMICs). Funded by Fondation Botnar and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Global Program Health, the Lafiya Innovators program focuses on all aspects of healthcare, from access to determinants and education.

The 2022 edition of the Lafiya Innovators program in Accra will have 10 startups in the cohort, each benefiting from an extensive six-month incubation process. The program has a hybrid approach that is structured around bootcamps, workshops, weekly knowledge sessions and grant support of up to Ghc 100,000 for selected ventures within the cohort.

Additional benefits for startups include but not limited to the following:

• Customized business development and partnerships support.
• Networking opportunity and mentor support.
• International travel and health ecosystem immersion opportunity.
• Investment readiness support.
• Up to Ghc 100,000 in grant and investment support.

Who we are looking for?

Aiming to deliver impact at scale, the program focuses in particular on technological innovations and systemic solutions targeting underserved populations, including children, adolescents, and women. Specific criteria is listed below:

• Open to for-profit and non-profit startups.
• Startups may be focused in any area of health and wellbeing, including but not limited to clinical care, public health, community-based health, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Startups may also focus on core operational areas, such as health-focused logistics, fintech, or edtech solutions.
• Solutions directly impacting a determinant of health must be able to clearly explain the health impacts of their business, and why creating connections in the health space would be strategic for their growth.
• Solutions may be focused on both the public or private sectors and may have a business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) approach.

More information

You can find additional information on (the Lafiya website), there you can find:

• More background information on Lafiya Innovators
• The incubation program timeline
• Terms and conditions

Last year, several applicants answered our call for the Lafiya Innovators program, and only 6
finalists startups were selected. Ready to get started?