Register now for the SEED Africa Symposium 2015 – a unique forum for businesses, policy makers, civil society and support institutions to share their knowledge and experience, explore partnerships, and develop solutions to stimulate the growth of social and eco-entrepreneurship. This year around 500 representatives will convene in Nairobi to examine emerging trends in the green and entrepreneurship space and look into ways of constructing new bridges to amplify the impact of social and eco-enterprises. The event offers a variety of networking, peer-learning and matchmaking opportunities. Learn more about the speakers and programme at www.seed.uno/symposium or contact the SEED Team at symposium@seed.uno. Follow the event at #SEEDAS15 and don’t miss the early bird tickets available until 9 July!

If you have any questions about registration or the Symposium please do not hesitate to contact the SEED Team at symposium@seed.uno.

SEED has just launched the 2015 SEED Awards for innovative start-up enterprises that aim to generate environmental, social and economic benefits at the local level.

In this 2015 Award cycle, SEED will make available up to 29 SEED Awards to enterprises in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa. Two SEED Awards are available to enterprises that are run or owned by women and prioritise women‘s empowerment; one of these is for an enterprise in any country that is not an OECD or EU member, the other to an enterprise in Kenya.

Candidates can apply from 02 February 2015 until 31 March 2015, 23:59 CET. For detailed information please refer to the attached call for applications and press release or to the SEED homepage.

seed_2015_call_for_applications_-_english.pdf

unep_pr_-_2015_seed_awards.pdf

Contribute and allow 100 entrepreneurs in Tanzania to provide access to energy services and increase opportunities to revenue generation by doing the following:

1. GIVE – contribute by giving from £4 and maybe WIN A TRIP TO TANZANIA by clicking on the following link : goo.gl/rcv9GS

2. SPREAD – share the campaign with your network (friends, family, colleagues neighbors, etc.) by using the following link (english page) : goo.gl/rcv9GS

3. SPREAD – In case you have French connections you can share the campaign to them by using the following link (French page): goo.gl/hw4hmF

4. SPREAD – you can « like » our Facebook page and share our call for contributions by using the following link : goo.gl/XTFDWK

5. SPREAD – you can share our Youtube video by using the following link : goo.gl/v5xx8b

Eternum Energy is a social start-up that develops access to energy solutions called « Solaris ». Their mission is to power and empower village entrepreneurs so they can provide energy services to their remote communities and generate basic revenue at the same time. Their approach relies on 3 main pillars :

· An efficient solar technology that suits the needs of entrepreneurs. To do so, the « Solaris » station can charge up to 9 electronic devices at once (lamps, phones, etc.) ;

· A micro-credit system which removes the upfront cost constraint that prevented many entrepreneurs to launch such venture. The entrepreneur benefit from a « pay-as-you-go » offer and unlock the device through mobile payments. After a year the entrepreneur owns the device.

· A free support is offered through a team of local mentor who visit entrepreneurs whenever they need advices on technical maintenance, marketing, sales, etc.

Thank you for your support to this campaign and let me know if you need any further information.