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The RISE (Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs) project believes that youth of the Western Balkans are talented, full of innovative ideas and eager to achieve them. That’s why we want to support social business ideas that will make the region a better place.
RISE focuses on cooperation, ideas exchange, and peer learning. We believe that when you bring youth together, we can learn, grow, and make a change.
Social entrepreneurship is a great tool to empower the change-makers and bring them to action. RISE creates a regional network of Risers, young social entrepreneurs, and supports them in making their ideas a reality.

RISERS Projects
Youth of the Western Balkans, willing to learn about social entrepreneurship by developing an idea into a sustainable social business, through a local ideation program and a regional mobility program.
They all have in common :
- A high motivation in learning on social entrepreneurship
- The ambition to develop a concrete project with social impact
- The willingness to learn from other actors in the region

The Newsroom
RISE supports 125 young social entrepreneurs in Western Balkans 6
WESTERN BALKANS – The RISE project selected 125 young entrepreneurs gathered in 44 teams from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*,
- 18 January 2023
Over a hundred social entrepreneurs at the RISE Regional Forum 2022!
Upon closing down the second cycle of the RISE Journey, and in the perspective of starting the third cycle, the
- 31 August 2022
RISE Regional Mobility Program 2022 part 2
The RISE regional mobility program continues! During the month of June, Risers travel to explore similar social entrepreneurship concepts in
- 17 August 2022
Local Incubators
RISE activities are being implemented by six actors from the region:
- ARNO
- Balkan Green Foundation
- Nešto Više
- Smart Kolektiv
- IPC Tehnopolis
- Yunus Social Business Balkans
Their experience, expertise and resources make the RISE project a unique hub for regional social entrepreneurship initiatives. Find out more by clicking on the map.
The Consortium
The RISE project is developed and monitored by the Consortium consisting of the European Union, RYCO, PULSE, SEEYN, and the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO)




