Applications Invited for 2025 Youth Ecopreneur Programme

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About the Organization

The ‪Ye! Community is the global platform, powered by the International Trade Centre (ITC), supporting young entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to build impactful businesses and enhance economic development.

Through the Ye! Community online platform, entrepreneurs up to 35 years of age, can connect with resources, tools, mentors, opportunities, and a network of their peers. ‪Ye! is home to more than 50,000 members, including young entrepreneurs, mentors, and business support organizations and financiers. The Ye! platform provides a community for young entrepreneurs online and in-person. Through the Ye! Community online platform, young entrepreneurs can connect without barriers to collaborate, seek partners, and access support.

About the Fellowship

The YECO Programme is built for youth entrepreneurs under the age of 35 who are founders, co-founders, or CEOs.

We’re looking for passionate innovators with a clear understanding of the environmental challenges they tackle and scalable solutions ready for acceleration.

The programme consists of a:

• Global Bootcamp to kickstart your journey with dynamic training and e-learning.
• Global Accelerator to get personalized coaching, mentorship, and masterclasses to take your sustainable solutions to the next level.
• Youth Ecopreneur Awards to showcase your solutions on a global stage.

Programme Benefits:

• Capacity-building for scaling your venture
• Seed Funding (shared pool of $100,000 USD for the land-restoration cohort in total, equity free)
• Access to a Global Network & Exposure
• Mentorship & Coaching
• Legal and IP Guidance
• Preferential access to Pro-Bono Legal Services from Sidley Austin
• Preferential access to the Google StartUp for Sustainable Development Programme
• All-Expenses-Paid Trip to International Conference for Award Finalists
• Win the Youth Ecopreneur Award and get 10,000 USD prize money (1 Award per category)

Eligibility

Applicant must be:

• Must be under the age of 35 (by the application deadline)
• Must be Founder, Co-Founder or CEO

Eligible businesses must be:

• Legally registered and majority-run by a young person
• The bootcamp is open globally, the accelerator is reserved for eligible countries
• Focused on Land Restoration or Green Business solutions

Strongly encouraged to apply:

• Female entrepreneurs
• Founders from LDCs, SIDS, and landlocked countries
• Persons with disabilities and other underrepresented groups

How to Apply

Application Deadline: 14th September 2025

Apply now

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