Welcome to the roundup for Q2 2025! This quarter, we put together the BfE Impact Report, onboarded the founding team at BfE Chicago and are in talks to establish our first Chapter in Africa at Ashesi University. More than ever, we need your support to take BfE to even greater heights. Will you work with us to support social entrepreneurs in transforming their local communities? Read the newsletter to learn more.
Ore Eni-ibukun
Programme Manager, Bridges for Enterprise
The 2024 Impact Report proves that the work we do at BfE matters
Snapshot of numbers from the 2024 Impact Report
BfE was founded on the premise that social entrepreneurs may be one of the most viable responses to economic and social inequalities, environmental sustainability, access to education, healthcare, food security, affordable housing, digital inclusion and mental well being, because they leverage creative solutions to solve longstanding problems. Over the last 10 years, we have continued in this mission to support social entrepreneurs in transforming their local communities because we still believe social entrepreneurs can build a better world.
In 2024, we supported 20 new startups from 15 countries in the developing world. 86% of the social enterprises we supported were fully satisfied by the outcomes of our Incubation Programme and 90% of the startups say they will recommend BfE to others. Mountain Hazelnuts, one of the startups we supported in 2024, has gone on to make more impact in Bhutan, and is expanding to other countries in Asia. Read the full impact report here.
BfE is growing!
To further deepen our impact, we are piloting two new university-based chapters, in Chicago with University of Chicago students, and in Ghana with Ashesi University students. The Ghana chapter will mark our first chapter on the African continent, illustrating our intent to further strengthen our work where it's needed most. Stay in touch to track our progress.
Here’s how you can be part of the transformational work we do
Engage with BfE across chapters, and with the global team through the programme manager. We are hosting the BfE Anniversary Town hall, an event to commemorate our milestones, connect across the globe, and look forward to new heights together. Register your interest and add the event to your calendar here.
Volunteer with us at the global level. Click on the roles below to apply:
Global AlgoOps Manager
Product/Service Owner
Media and Comms Volunteer
Share BfE’s work with social entrepreneurs, students and professionals who might want to work with us.
Opportunity for Startups - The Amazon Sustainability Accelerator
Amazon is looking to support startups that are developing solutions to the world’s most challenging sustainability challenges. This is open to startups that have moved beyond prototype testing and are working towards generating initial revenue and growing operations. Learn more and apply here.
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