Young Africa Innovates

Finding unconventional young innovators

Impact Sync has partnered with UNDP Ghana and the Mastercard Foundation on the Young Africa Innovates initiative, supported by the Mastercard Foundation.

Our role included using digital communities and online platforms to identify young innovators who may not always be reached through traditional innovation programmes.

Rather than asking only where innovators traditionally gather, we explored where young people already express themselves, share ideas and build communities.

This approach allows innovation programmes to discover a wider and more diverse pool of young people with ideas capable of addressing challenges in their communities.

What we bring:

• Digital scouting

• Community intelligence

• Youth engagement

• Innovation discovery

• Behavioural insights

• Online-to-offline mobilisation