Programme nearbyCommunityBrusselsEnergy Transition Careers CompassDiscover clean-energy careers across Europe The Energy Transition Careers Compass is a digital platform developed by EYEN with tech partner Green Jobs Tree. It helps young people map skills, training paths, and job opportunities in the clean-energy sector, from community energy to grid modernisation. What you can do - Explore career pathways matched to your interests (engineering, policy, community organising, trades) - Use the compass to plan skills development before applying to local energy programmes - Share the tool with schools and youth groups in your city How to participate - Visit the Careers Compass via EYEN projects - Pair exploration with EYEN volunteer roles to gain practical experience Why it matters The energy transition needs builders at every skill level. A youth-focused careers map lowers the barrier from curiosity to paid work in local clean-energy projects.careersyouthskills +2
Programme nearbyCommunityNairobiImpacc startup cohort for African foundersApply for venture building and patient capital Impacc selects stellar entrepreneurs with a social mission, innovative, local, green businesses that can create jobs at the base of the pyramid. Founders who pass due diligence join a cohort with capacity building, board-level support, and capital to scale proven impact models. What you can do - If you are an African founder with a working business model and measurable community impact, review eligibility on Join the Cohort - Prepare evidence of traction, job creation, and ecological sustainability: Impacc prioritises outstanding female founders - Connect peer founders in your city with the programme if they are stuck between aid grants and commercial investment How to participate - Apply through the official Impacc cohort page (requirements and timelines are published there) - Impacc works in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, with offices in Hamburg, Nairobi, and Addis Ababa Why it matters Too many great enterprises stall in the "missing middle." A structured cohort lowers the risk for founders who already serve their communities but need patient partners to grow.founderscohortAfrica +2
Programme nearbyCommunityAddis AbabaBeSingularity youth sales trainingPractical sales skills for young job seekers BeSingularity (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) tackles youth unemployment by training young people in practical sales skills. Led by a women-driven team, the programme has already trained more than 10,000 young people according to Impacc's portfolio listing. What you can do - Apply to training cohorts as a young person seeking employable sales skills - Partner as a local business willing to mentor graduates or offer trial placements - Replicate the model: short, practical sales labs linked to real products communities already need How to participate - Check current intake dates via the BeSingularity portfolio page Why it matters First jobs often start with confidence and a single marketable skill. A women-led training house that measures graduates in the thousands shows what neighbourhood-scale workforce building can look like.youthtrainingjobs +2
Programme nearbyCommunityHamburgPatient capital for African social startups in HamburgPatient capital for African social startups in Hamburg Impacc is a non-profit based in Germany, Kenya, and Ethiopia that uses business tools for social change in Hamburg. Instead of funding aid projects that end when the money runs out, Impacc invests donations in locally rooted, ecologically sustainable businesses, then reinvests any exit returns into the next cohort of founders. What you can do - Study Impacc's Cycle of Growth: due diligence on outstanding (often female) founders, patient capital to de-risk growth, and board support that helps companies attract follow-on investment - Adapt the model for your city: a revolving community fund that backs neighbourhood enterprises rather than one-off grants - Share the gap narrative with local policymakers: entrepreneurs who are too business-like for traditional aid but not yet bankable for commercial investors How it works (paraphrased) 1. Enable founders, select innovative models with job-creation potential in underserved markets 2. De-risk capitalization, scale proven ideas with venture building and patient capital 3. Perpetuate growth, minority stakes, board seats, and reinvestment of exits into new rounds (Impacc does not keep profits) Why it matters Development engines should keep running. A non-profit that treats social startups like long-term community assets gives builders a bridge between charity and venture capital.patient-capitalsocial-enterpriseAfrica +2
Programme nearbyRepair & ReuseBrasiliaBuild a neighbourhood circular economy hubBuild a neighbourhood circular economy hub In 2024 Reciclotech installed a Polo Distrital de Economia Circular (PDEC) in Ceilândia Norte. The hub is meant to join collection, sorting, recycling, training, and local jobs in one place, so the satellite city is not only a source of scrap. What you can do - Read the polo description on Programando o Futuro: Reciclotech (3rd edition) - Ask the executor how residents of Ceilândia and neighbouring RAs can train, work, or drop material at the hub - Treat the polo as a replicable pattern: a macrorregião workshop that keeps reverse logistics and digital skills under one roof - Pair a visit with the Gama training centre if your interest is the course catalogue rather than the Ceilândia site How it works The 2023 collaboration term funds installation of a circular-economy polo that integrates collection, sorting, and recycling of DF electronics, plus IT training for young people and adults, and donation of reconditioned equipment. Ceilândia Norte is the named 2024 site. Exact street hours are not on the partnership page: confirm with Programando o Futuro before travelling. The pin on the map is the Ceilândia Norte centre, marked approximate. Why it matters A hub in Ceilândia says the circular economy lives where people already live, not only in an industrial lot on the other side of the DF. Sorting, repair, and paycheques can share a neighbourhood.circular economyhubjobs +2
