Reckitt Access Accelerator Program for African Entrepreneurs 2024

The program is delivered by Reckitt, the consumer health, hygiene and nutrition company, home to some of the world’s best known brands such as Dettol and Durex, in partnership with Yunus Social Business (YSB), an organization co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus with expertise in social enterprise accelerators.

• Table of Content
• About Reckitt Benckiser (RB)
• Reckitt Access Accelerator Program
• Aim and Benefits of Reckitt Access Accelerator Program
• Requirements for Reckitt Access Accelerator Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Reckitt Benckiser (RB)

We’re a growing community of 40,000+ diverse, talented entrepreneurs – united in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. Drawing on each other’s skills and working together, we put people at the heart of our business. Through research and development, science and partnership, we make products that people have loved and trusted for generations. Our focus on cutting-edge science and our strong sense of social responsibility stretches back to 1819. Together they have enabled us to help people lead healthier lives and have happier homes for over 200 years. Our bu...... continue reading

Reckitt Access Accelerator Program

Aim and Benefits of Reckitt Access Accelerator Program

All social businesses who complete the program will get access to:

• Tailored support & capacity-building: Receive mentorship and topic-based guidance from industry professionals, including Reckitt employees, who can offer learning across a wide range of subjects from digital marketing to impact measurement & management. ‍

• Extensive business network: The Access Accelerator offers social entrepreneurs an open door to partners and supporters from Reckitt, Yunus Social Business, and the global WASH community who are fully committed to creating better access to WASH for the long-term.‍

• Access to seed funding: Financial support to help scale the growth of the participating social businesses beyond the accelerator

Requirements for Reckitt Access Accelerator Program Qualification

The Reckitt Access Accelerator is seeking social businesses based in Nigeria and Kenya that address the challenges of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) through:

• Improving Infrastructure of Access
• Innovation and decentralization 
• Information, education & community management

The program encourages applications from social enterprises that offer WASH and SRH solutions for the following beneficiary groups:

• Women and girls 
• Populations in remote and rural areas 
• Populations in informal settlements 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit Reckitt website