Impact Hub Berlin
A global community of social innovators collaborating to take entrepreneurial action to solve the world’s biggest challenges.
An innovation lab. A business incubator. A social enterprise community centre. We offer you a unique ecosystem of resources, inspiration, and collaboration opportunities to grow your impact. Our diverse community will inspire, connect, and enable you to develop your best work every step of the way.
Impact-driven Community
Learn and connect
Join monthly programmes and events aimed at supporting your work, finding an opportunity to collaborate and also learn from others, sprinkled with a dose of networking socials and fun feasts. Members also benefit from pro bono business clinics to tackle your challenges.
ACCELERATE MENA
ACCELERATE MENA
Outline Accelerate MENA is an initiative to empower local innovators in the MENA region to develop sustainable solutio…
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ACCELERATE MENA
ACCELERATE MENA
Outline
Accelerate MENA is an initiative to empower local innovators in the MENA region to develop sustainable solutions to some of the world’s toughest challenges: “Production & Consumption” and “Energy”.
Approach
2 days workshop in Amman, Jordan on Sustainable Production & Consumption
2 days workshop in Tunis, Tunisia on Renewable Energy
use of Design Thinking method to further develop ideas or already existing projects
Definition of the team’s business models and feedback from experts and an engaged jury
One-week stipend to travel to Berlin for the winning teams
get to know the Berlin startup ecosystem during Berlin Impact Week
workshops and final pitches
Impact
Back home, the teams will be able to further develop their business ideas with some mentoring. They will then be able to implement their businesses in their country and contribute to promote prosperity while protecting the planet in Tunis and Jordan.
Partners
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), RIBH, Deutsche Zusammenarbeit
FINANCE FOR CHANGE II
Leveraging Finance for Impact
Outline A leadership program that promotes the innovative use of finance to address the big societal challenges of ou…
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FINANCE FOR CHANGE II
Leveraging Finance for Impact
Outline
A leadership program that promotes the innovative use of finance to address the big societal challenges of our times.
Approach
- Two-day hands-on learning experience that delivers practical, actionable and relevant knowledge on impact-oriented investing and social finance
- Investors, intermediaries from private, social and public sector explore new opportunities and exchange experience with peers.
Impact
Identifying new opportunities to use finance for change. Connecting like-minded professionals and empowering them to push “Impact Investing” to the next level.
Partners
Social Finance Academy, Roots of Impact
GIZ LAB OF TOMORROW V
Tackle the problems of food waste, medicine logistics and chronic diseases in Kenya and taxation system problems in Zambia
Outline Improve and develop new products and services in different parts of Africa. The GIZ, MERCK, multiple industry…
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GIZ LAB OF TOMORROW V
Tackle the problems of food waste, medicine logistics and chronic diseases in Kenya and taxation system problems in Zambia
Outline
Improve and develop new products and services in different parts of Africa. The GIZ, MERCK, multiple industry partners and local stakeholders pooled their resources to create new, cross-sectoral solutions through collaboration.
Approach
- develop a challenge as a business opportunity
- identify interested stakeholders, partners and organizations
- facilitate a three-day Ideation & Prototyping workshop
- conduct a feasibility study to validate assumptions and refine prototypes
- improve the solution through on-site testing and an iteration workshop
- guide project implementation
Impact
Create cross-sectoral solutions to tackle food waste, medicine logistics problem and chronic diseases in Kenya, as well as the taxation system in Zambia. With the support of the GIZ and MERCK some of these ideas are now implemented.
Partners
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
#ESKILLS4GIRLS
#ESKILLS4GIRLS
Outline Digital transformation is increasingly leading to digital gaps: around 200 millions fewer women than men have…
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#ESKILLS4GIRLS
#ESKILLS4GIRLS
Outline
Digital transformation is increasingly leading to digital gaps: around 200 millions fewer women than men have access to the Internet worldwide and women are also highly underrepresented in digital professions. The German government has under its G20 presidency in 2017 launched the initiative “eSkills4Girls”. The challenge aims to tackle the gender digital divide by supporting startups, social enterprises and NGOs who are already promoting women in tech and bear proven and scalable potential.
Approach
2-day workshops to explore local challenges & opportunities that female founders face, hosted at Impact Hubs in Accra, Manila, Odessa and Sao Paolo
invitation of the winning teams to travel to Berlin. Criterias: - projects had to address the problem that women are underrepresented in technology, the participants had to be actively working in that field and it also had to identify relevant trends in the local market
trip to Berlin for 8 selected teams to explore the social innovation ecosystem and implement ideas with global winners during a two-day hackathon
participants attended and showcased their work at the Women 20 Summit; in attendance of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel
Impact
After the Berlin Week the three winning ventures receive mentoring supported by Google to ensure they can continue to successfully take their initiative to the next level.
Partners
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, G20 Germany 2017, Google
Impact Stories
Hear from peers
Our Stories section is home to member blogs and news from Impact Berlin. Click through to read about learnings from peers on their impact journeys. You can also catch up from events and see what exciting things the Community is working on.
#HumansofImpactHub: Femna, medicinal herbal products for women
| Marnie Williams
#HumansofImpactHub: Kiezbett, the neighbourhood bed!
| Marnie Williams
Inspiring Events
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Impact Hub is a global network of over 12.000 members in over 60 cities, with a shared focus on creating real impact. Members benefit from guidance, resources, and opportunities shared from all Impact Hubs around the world.Serendipitous Space
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