I4L program for Health Entrepreneurs now open

Innovate for Life program for Health Entrepreneurs now open!

Are you a Health startup running an innovation going to revolutionize the health sector in Kenya or Ethiopia? Well, Amref Health Africa could be looking for you.

Amref Health Africa through its program Innovate for life are looking for passionate health innovators who have a solution-focused on an identified health challenge and/or thematic area of focus and fit the needs of Amref country offices to enable a demand-driven innovation program and strong partnerships for scale.

The third edition of the Innovate for Life program by Amref Health Africa will be centred around developing shared value partnerships between Amref country offices in Kenya and Ethiopia and health innovators to support health innovations from around the world scale in SSA and address major health challenges in the region.

In specific, the future I4L innovator should:

• Have an innovative solution in Ethiopia in any of the following areas: 1) NCDs, 2) CDs and 3) WASH
• Have an innovative solution in Kenya in any of the following areas: 1) HIV/TB/Malaria/NCDs, 2) RMNCAH and 3) WASH & NTDs. Special interest to innovations targeting behavioural change and data collation in the aforementioned thematic areas;
• Have a proof-of-concept innovation with demonstrated business viability;
• Have proof of testing the innovation in the Kenyan or Ethiopian market; for example, a feasibility assessment, registration, and/or launch of the innovation in this geography;
• Be interested in scaling their innovation through a partnership with one or many Amref programs.

Based on a vision to catalyze innovations for the creation of lasting health change in Africa, I4L will offer a combination of health knowledge, capacity, and networks, business and leadership coaching, and strategic partnership development to create shared value solutions that can achieve health impact and scale in SSA.

Through this approach, I4L will create a distinct value proposition for both health innovators and Amref country offices.

To achieve the vision, mission, and value proposition, Amref will also leverage a structured model for its future program across three phases: scouting, core programming, and follow up. The program will leverage a combination of in-person and remote work, online courses and workshops, and independent learning and co-creation over these three phases.

The Deadline for applications is on 30th November 2019 and the selection process will begin in December 2019 – January 2020. The Programme: March 2020 – August 2020.