RISE: Regional Incubators for Social Entrepreneurship with AFD support
Strengthening the Regional Ecosystem
Organizing a 3-day study visit to France for local incubators to interact with key actors in social entrepreneurship.
Formation of programmatic committees to define and evaluate the RISE Journey, ensuring continuous improvement.
Implementing interactive sessions for local incubators to learn from each other's practices and projects.
Digital Transformation and Content Development
Rebranding Strategy
Inspiration Platform
Transforming the RISE website into an inspirational tool with a digital learning experience and engaging MOOC content.
Social Media Campaigns
Advocacy and Promotion
Developing digital content and communication strategies to promote social entrepreneurship in the region through social networks, events, and videos.
Organizing regional forums to advocate for the recognition of social entrepreneurship and create a sustainable environment for its development.
Raising Awareness
Raising awareness among young people through participatory design-thinking workshops to identify and solve local problems.
Encouraging innovation and promoting the theme of reconciliation through a competitive hackathon event.
Ideation Chapter and Demo Day
Launching each ideation phase, RISE invites young individuals (aged 18-35) from the Western Balkans to apply for the RISE Journey. Forming a group of at least two members, they must have identified a social/environmental problem and come up with an idea for solving it.
At the end of the ideation phase, project leaders present their initiatives at a local incubator-organized demonstration day. An official jury selects the top 2 projects for the Incubation Chapter. The jury serves as both a selection panel and a networking opportunity.
Incubation Chapter and Mobility Program
Organizing a regional bootcamp to provide essential tools and knowledge for developing social enterprise projects.
Empowering the RISE project's regional dimension, the top three teams from each Demo-Day cycle will connect with their peers and regional social enterprises in the Western Balkans.
RISE Alumni and Community Building
RISE Community Animation
Creating a non-formal network of former RISE participants, providing access to communication platforms, specific campaigns, regional events, and opportunities.
Hajde! Program
Providing opportunities for personal development and regional networks of friendship and cooperation among young people.
Europe Tour
Twelve RISE Alumni will participate in a 4-day trip to Berlin and Paris. The study tour emphasizes intercultural aspects in international business.
RISE Award Competition
Implementation of a competition to highlight achievements and provide additional financial support to outstanding projects.