Wanted: Social Entrepreneur from the African continent!

Do you want to turn your vision for change in your community into a profitable social business? We build your business and leadership skills, give you a team to support you on the ground as well as access to capital. Apply here until October 2, 2026 and become the social entrepreneur in our 25th Capability Program starting in April 2027.

Celebrating as a team

At BOOKBRIDGE, we believe in a world where people care and act. This is why we combine transformative learning with impact. In our action learning programs, we develop purpose-driven leaders whilst co-creating social enterprises for the big challenges of our time.

Do you need support in turning your a vision for change in your community into reality? For our 25th Capability Program from April to October 2027, we are looking for an aspiring social entrepreneur. We invite you to apply here until October 2, 2026 if you have...

• a strong passion to make a difference in your community

• strong entrepreneurial fiber and a track record in turning things into reality

• the willingness to dedicate yourself full-time to running a business which improves the job and life chances of your community members

• good roots in your community with the ability to motivate others to join in to support your vision

• ability to speak and write in English

• the commitment to participate in all modules and work together with the team virtually in-between.

  • Module 1: April 21-23, 2027

  • Module 2: May 8-15, 2027

  • Module 3: July 7-9, 2027

  • Module 4: October 21-22, 2027

Please consider that we cannot scale up existing businesses. Instead, we are looking for applicants who are ready to co-create solutions to a challenge in the community with a team of international professionals.

We invest in you to turn your vision into reality. We offer you a structured and proven approach to turn your vision for your community into a tangible social enterprise. As a social entrepreneur, you participate for free in our 25th Capability Program from April to October 2027. By engaging in our program, you will

• develop your business and leadership skills with support from professional business and leadership coaches

• get support from a passionate team of professionals in setting up your social enterprise

• get access to a soft loan at 0% interest to kick-start your impact-driven venture

• get opportunities after the program to learn from peers and exchange best practices

• receive a lifetime membership in our BOOKBRIDGE Family

Are you ready to apply? Here is how it works:

1. Upload a 3m video until October 2, 2026

2. Submit a full application in October if you get selected for the second round

3. Participate in a video call with our team based on your full application

4. Pitch your proposal in front of a panel in November if you get selected for the final round

Whom to contact?

If you have questions please contact Eleanor at eleanor [at] bookbridge .org