Your idea innovates and solves
a challenge in your local community?
NABIKO mentoring is the opportunity ...
FOR students, employees, entrepreneurs who ...
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have a business idea in an early adopter phase
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operate in the fields of healthcare, made in Africa, education
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are based in Africa
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are solving a local development challenge
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want to improve their business operations by interacting with experts and African diaspora mentors.
... by submitting your best-in-class solution to an international jury.
THE FOLLOWING PROJECT AREAS ARE ACCEPTED
MADE IN AFRICA
HEALTHCARE
EDUCATION
The jury will then select the most advanced and innovative candidates to attend the bootcamp to be held in April in Cameroon. During the bootcamp, the finalists will present their innovative products or solutions to the jury and
top 10 applicants will gain:
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an opportunity to join an 8-month mentoring program
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access to industry experts from the African diaspora
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access to physical workshops in Cameroon free of charge: 5-day boot camp
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access to ETRILABS , O'BOTAMA , AKEWA ACCÉLÉRATEUR ,
INNOV'UP incubation program free of charge for 8 months -
access to virtual business support
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a grant of up to 500 € during the mentoring program and based on goals achievement
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visibility to potential investors from a diaspora business angel group with the possibility of follow-up investment at the end of the program for best-ranked projects.
READY TO BE PART? HERE ARE THE STEPS
BEGIN YOUR 8-MONTH
MENTORING PHASE
JOIN IN INCUBATION
PROGRAM
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UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL
AND SCALE
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ATTEND THE
BOOTCAMP EVENT
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GET AN IMPRESSION OF THE
NABIKO PROGRAM 2019/2020
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COVERED COSTS
INCLUDE
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participation in workshops in Cameroon
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material, catering and accommodation fees during boot camp days
BUT NOT
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connection fees from home country during the 8-month mentoring phase
TIMELINE
Submit your project ...
Pitch your value proposition to the jury.
Boost your project idea ...
join a knowledge-sharing event with inspiring workshops, practical and business-specific tips, and tools.
Accelerate your project ...
use the time to work on your business idea
and bring it forward with the help of
your mentor. Improve your network.
You are here
Application & selection phase
program launch
Submission deadline
November 30, 2021 - January 15, 2022
You may get here
Boot camp days
And then here
8-month mentoring program
And finally
Digital public closing event
SELECTED PROJECTS
Will be revealed here after selection
"WITH A LITTLE SEED OF IMAGINATION YOU CAN GROW A FIELD OF HOPE"
MEET OUR MENTORS
Blandine Djeukou
Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant, Senior Audit Manager - Ernst & Young
Papdo Kouam
Vice President Advanced
Therapy France Belgium Africa - Siemens Healthcare
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Dr Gael Pentang
Senior Clinical Research
Scientist
Steve Pentang
Entrepreneur, Senior Project Manager - Nokia Germany
Evariste Happi
Entrepreneur, Expert Collaboration and Enterprise Digital Communication - Cisco Expert CCIE
Dr Randolph Odi
Vice President Aircraft Engineering at SR Technics Group
Merlin Tonka
Head of Automation Test Department for X-ray medical devices - Siemens Healthcare
Dr. Armel Djeukou
Vice President - Unmanned Aerial System Programs at Airbus Defence & Space
Dr Jules Keghie
Group Manager - Hardware Engineering