Sankalp Awards 2023

The Sankalp Africa Awards are a celebration of outstanding social entrepreneurs and a showcase of innovative and successful businesses globally.

The 2023 Edition of Sankalp Africa Awards is looking for social entrepreneurs who are #TransformingImpact, making a positive impact on society, gaining hands-on experience and creating innovative solutions with a global community.

We believe entrepreneurs are the driving force that can transform the unprecedented challenges into a new playing field; to turn the civilization towards a paradigm that balances profits with collective societal good. At this historic crossroads, the Sankalp community, shall once again convene in 2023, to steer and leverage the vast expertise of all the global stakeholders to use this window of opportunity to shape the recovery of our civilization.

With the Sankalp Awards, we want to recognize the work of those entrepreneurs who have been building a new system, an enabling ecosystem, which provides the right resources and environment for entrepreneurs to thrive and design the new world, a new movement to propel massive collective change, shared and valued by all.

Why apply?

• One-on-one investment readiness support to improve the pitch and investment ask.
• Opportunity to pitch and get feedback from the eminent Sankalp Grand Jury and audience of investors.
• Curated one-on-one introductions with global investors.
• Collaborate with a global network of investors, donors, and entrepreneur support organizations.
• Gain visibility and generate leads at the 10th Sankalp Africa Summit.

Eligibility criteria

• Run a high-impact business in Africa that caters to rural, low-income, or disadvantaged communities in any of our 8 impact areas
• Have a clear for-profit business model with high potential for scale
• Have an experienced and dedicated promoter team
• Have some proof of concept on the ground that are generating revenues
• Are looking for funding in the range of $100K – $1M USD.