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Change is happening every day, all around us. Every small step, action or idea takes us one step further to a more equitable, sustainable and purpose-driven world. The global movement of social entrepreneurship and innovation never stands still. Browse our latest news, heartening stories and key learnings. To reach for change.
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Baltics news projects 2025
Boosting Youth Employability through Cross-Sector Collaboration In Liepaja, Latvia
Reach for Change will together with House of Hope (HoH) and Liepaja City Municipality Central Administration (LCMCA) increase youth employment by strengthening the collaboration between social entrepreneurs and the municipality. Funded by the European Social Fund Agency’s Social Innovation Initiative, the partners of the new Joining Forces project are coming together to co-create a training program for disadvantaged youth.
Baltics news impact projects 2025
Impact Baltic: Building a new impact fund for social enterprises
Impact Baltic, a newly launched European Social Fund + (ESF) project, aims to fill the gap in social finance for Baltic social enterprises by establishing a new impact fund and increasing the investment readiness of these social enterprises.
Baltics news projects 2024
When online meetings lead to real-life collaboration: Baltic Sea Impact Network members meet in Riga
An exciting collaboration is taking shape as Baltic Sea Impact Network members take advantage of the mobility opportunity and meet in Riga.
education news Ethiopia programs
Empowering Ethiopia’s EdTech Founders: Insights from the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Immersion Week
The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Ethiopia brought together 12 pioneering EdTech enterprises committed to transforming educational outcomes for underserved youth across the country.
education news Ethiopia programs
Reach for Change kicks off the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship with an Inaugural Cohort of 12 Enterprises
After an eight-week call for applications, Reach for Change Ethiopia has announced the first cohort of 12 EdTech entrepreneurs who will join the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship.
education news Ethiopia programs
The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Seeks EdTech Enterprises in Ethiopia
Reach for Change and the Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to support and scale innovative growth-stage EdTech enterprises, specifically targeting initiatives that enhance inclusive learning in Ethiopia.
Sweden news 2023 programs capacity building
The social entrepreneurs who won our Pitch Day in Sweden
On December 5, in our annual Pitch Day in Sweden, we selected the 6 new social entrepreneurs who will join our Incubator program in 2024, and the entrepreneurs graduating from the Incubator pitched for 200 000 SEK in funding.
Baltics news 2023 projects
Next phase of the Baltic Sea Impact Network: New members and opportunities
The Baltic Sea Impact Network - a transnational peer-learning network among social entrepreneurs from the Baltic Sea region - is entering its next phase. The network is expanding, as the membership increases from 32 to 50 social entrepreneurs, welcoming new members also from Denmark and Ukraine.
global ecosystem news 2023 projects
Launching Buy Social Europe B2B
A new transnational initiative - Buy Social Europe B2B - is bringing the social procurement movement in Europe to a next level, further unlocking the $500 billion market opportunity for social enterprises. It gathers a consortium of 23 partners, who will cooperate to accelerate trade partnerships between mainstream and social enterprises in 17 countries in Europe.
Sweden news 2023 programs partnerships
Your idea - our support. Looking for new social entrepreneurs to join our Incubator in Sweden
Our Incubator program in Sweden is open for applications. Social entrepreneurs with ideas that make a difference for children and young people can apply until September 30th. The national outdoor campaign is shown on Clear Channel's digital screens across the country.
ecosystem Baltics news 2023 ukraine project
Empowering civil organizations to maximize their impact
We’re launching a new project which will strengthen the ability of civil society organizations to measure and manage their impact. Until February 2024, with funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers, we’ll collaborate closely with Civic Alliance-Latvia and Social Economy Ukraine. We’ll provide them with the tools and knowledge on how to measure their own social impact, and will empower them to provide trainings and support within impact management for their member organizations.
ghana news 2023 partnerships
Partnering for Change in Ghana
On Tuesday 28th March, together with the BMW Foundation, Reach for Change Ghana gathered over 75 local and international partners, social innovators, business leaders, investors, and development partners in Ghana at an exclusive “Partnering for Change” roundtable event at the Fiesta Royale Hotel, Accra.
Sweden news 2023 projects
Gathering forces for increased youth employment
In 2021 in Sweden 10.3% of youths are registered as unemployed at the employment agency. In Eskilstuna municipality the number is 13.9%. If you look at it even closer, the number goes up to 26.7% for youths born outside of Sweden. The numbers show a city where young people do not have the same opportunities to reach their full potential. The coming two years, Reach for Change together with Right By Me and the municipality of Eskilstuna, and with support of Inkludera will join forces to turn this around.
Baltics news 2023
Strengthening the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in Latvia
Reach for Change Latvia has been chosen by the Latvian Ministry of Welfare as one of the partners in a large-scale cycle of social entrepreneurship activities under the name "Developing social entrepreneurship together!", financed by the European Social Fund.
2022 news highlights
Highlights of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, we reflect on a restless year. Yet, despite all the difficulties and uncertainties, we look back with hope and gratitude towards all that we have achieved together. We've gathered the most important highlights from our work during 2022 for you.
2022 news change leaders Senegal
Supporting 5 new climate innovations in Senegal
In Senegal, we've been partnering up with Kosmos Energy since 2019 to develop the Kosmos Innovation Center with the aim to strengthen the ecosystem for social entrepreneurship. This year our focus is on supporting innovative solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation.
