AUGUST 16, 2020
OPEN CALL FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION
PROJECTS
INSPIRING NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIAL INNOVATORS
1. PROPOSED INITIATIVE;
We are launching a social innovation challenge to tackle most pressing social issues. The
partners are aiming to harness the innovations of young people in Somaliland and beyond
particularly social entrepreneurs, developers, changemakers, and health practitioners keen
on bringing game-changing solutions to most vital social challenges focusing on in the areas
of agriculture, technology, SDGs, health, food, education, and energy. The partners believe
that tackling these complex issues will require diverse skill sets, backgrounds, effort and
innovation. Harhub will be prioritizing innovations which may already be proven but will
reach new heights of interest within the industry given the right support from Harhub, or
innovations which are new ideas and concepts, but might need some tuning to fit the
requirements of potential customers.
Through a competitive process, we will reach out to 10k youth through social media promotions
to apply the program for three weeks. we are expected to receive quite big and competitive
projects. Whilst applicants are ongoing, we will create mentors’ criteria and hire 3 mentors to
lead selection and the Bootcamp. All the submitted projects will be evaluated by the mentors
based on the solutions’ unique value proposition, social impact, visibility, technical viability, and
the individuals’/teams’ ability and capability to scale the solution.
In total, the mentors will then select twenty most advanced and innovative projects to attend
the two full days Bootcamp to be held at. The Bootcamp will be a high-energy workshop focused
on rapid ideation, refinement, and prototyping of solutions. It is a space to generate, iterate on,
and test ideas for social impact, foster a culture of innovation through experimentation,
collaboration, and expand a community of social impact innovators. In the final event, twenty
finalists will pitch their solutions for a chance to win grant funding, incubation, and mentorship
scheme. The top three projects will be awarded a grant fund to their projects at Harhub with all
support of providing free incubation and mentorship to develop, validate, execute and scale their
solutions.
2. THE APPROACH
The applicants will apply the challenge through we will be posting a 2-minute video on the
platform pitching their solutions and/or ideas. The evaluators will review the applications on a
rolling basis. Below sectors will be prioritized
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technology
Education
Energy
Health
Food
Agriculture
SDGs
The following steps will be taken to throughout the challenge cycle;
Incubation
Crowdfunding
Announcing
application
shortlists
Demo/Pitching
day
database
building
3. THE PERSONEL
The implementation of success will depend on project personnel and management. Thus, we will
use effective and efficient staff led by an experienced manager. Our manager will support the
personnel involved and coordinate activities of the challenge of working with. Five expert
mentors with multidisciplinary experience and educations will lead the shortlisting, reviewing,
selection, and Bootcamp sessions.
4. THE WORKPLAN
Phase
Activity Description
Outcome
W1
Application and
selection
Bootcamp and
Pitching
Funding
disbursement,
Incubation and
Mentorship
Application creation and
advertisement through social media,
radios and websites
Mentors recruitment to review the
applications on rolling bases
Judging panel review project
submissions and grade them
accordingly
Selection of the most innovative
projects submitted.
Bootcamp sessions are in
development and planed.
Bootcamp session held in 2 fully days
and Team work on approaches to
tackle the selected challenges.
Team refine their projects and work
on their elevator pitch
Final pitching event held and panels
review & discuss different pitch decks
and grade them accordingly
procured funding disbursement and
assigned space for winners to fully
execute and scale their projects with
continuous mentorship from the
expertise.
50+ projects received and 10k
reviewers are reached
3 mentors recruited based on
mentor's selection criteria
Judges discuss and score
problem statement
20 most innovative projects
selected and informed
20 shortlisted project teams are
invited
Teams receive feedback from
Mentors on research
Teams submit final projects and
elevator pitch
Discussing and scoring final
pitches and announce 3 winners
One shared space is given to all
three winners to co-create
alone with all facilities needed
including the internet, desks,
water, coffee, and stationaries.
September
W2 W3 W4
W5
Timeline
October
W6 W7 W8
W9
November
W10 W11
5. THE OUTPUTS
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Output number (s)
Applications are released, went viral
on social media planforms and open
for relevant applications
3 professional multidisciplinary
experts/mentors recruited through
competitive process to lead the
application reviews, selection and
bootcamp.
The 20 most innovative projects
selected and attend 2 days bootcamp
to better develop their solutions.
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Indicator (s):
# of projects submitted
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# of social media viewers
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Applications are submitted
# of expertise recruit, resumes
and bios and pictures are shared
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20 well detailed social projects
with evidences are better
enhanced and improved via
bootcamp
# number of bootcamp
participants
# of team participated in the
pitching event
# of winners during the
competition
# project of projects successfully
executed
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Final elevator pitch event organized
and 3 most innovative projects are
awarded.
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Team has disbursed funds to winners
and offered incubation office and
mentorship
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Target(s):
50+ social projects (50%
women)
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10k social media viewers
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3 professional mentors
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20 Social projects
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20 bootcamp participants
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20 elevator pitches
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3 social projects succeed
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3 social projects
6. THE SHORTERM OUTCOMES
Outcome(s)
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20 Social innovators are capacitated and
their projects improved.
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3 social impact projects created and
executed successfully
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3 positions created by each business
after a year of operation
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Indicator (s):
% social innovators satisfied with the
mentorship provided
# of social innovators supported
#/% of projects successfully
launching their MVPs and operating
after a year
# paid (new) employees in each
business
# Success stories from each business
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Target(s):
20 social impact
projects
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IPO is successful
9 positions
created
3 success stories