At SEED we are expanding our focus on regional capacity building by establishing collaboration centres that fortify partnerships and strengthen the presence and local ownership of SEED programmes in key areas around the globe. Our SEED South Africa and SEED Thailand Hubs are milestones in the delivery of customised enterprise support and the promotion of eco-inclusive entrepreneurship for sustainable development.
Ghana
Year started: 2016
Activities so far:
- SEED Awards
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Events: West Africa Symposium 2017
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Climate Finance
Upcoming activities (planned):
- SEED Awards
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers for Starter & Replicator
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Policy Prototyping
Local SEED Partner: Ebenezer Kumi (Afrik Eveil)
Country Liaison: Jonas Restle-Steinert
India
Indonesia
Year started: 2018
Activities so far:
- SEED Awards
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
Upcoming activities (planned):
- SEED Awards
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Policy Prototyping
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Climate Finance
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers for Starter & Replicator
- SEED Events: SEED Symposium Jan 2020
Local SEED Partner: Instellar
Country Liaison: Supapim Wannopas
Malawi
Year started: 2014
Activities so far:
- SEED Awards
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Events: Malawi National Dialogue Forum (2019)
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Policy Prototyping
Upcoming activities (planned):
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
Local SEED Partner: Tione Kaonga (Umodzi Consulting) & Rollins Chitika (Equip Consulting)
Country Liaison: Christine Meyer
South Africa
Year started: 2010
(SEED was founded in South Africa in 2002)
Building on several years of successful SEED work in South Africa since 2010, the launch of Indalo Inclusive is a milestone in providing direct support to South African enterprises and aspiring entrepreneurs. Indalo Inclusive was established and registered in South Africa as a non-profit company in November 2017, in its offices at the Innovation Hub in Pretoria. Indalo – which stands for “creation”, “nature” and “ecology” in isiZulu – implements SEED and other projects that strengthen a more environmentally friendly and socially inclusive economy in South Africa through capacity building, dialogue and policy consulting.
The establishment of Indalo Inclusive was facilitated through pro-bono legal support from SEED’s partner Hogan Lovells.
Activities so far:
- SEED Awards
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
- SEED Events: SEED South Africa Symposium (annual, since 2014)
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Policy Prototyping
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Climate Finance
Upcoming activities (planned):
- SEED Awards
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Events: SEED South Africa Symposium (annual)
Local SEED Partner: southafrica@seed.uno (Indalo Inclusive South Africa)
Country Liaison: Christine Meyer
Thailand
Year started: 2018
Our Thailand Hub is hosted by adelphi research gGmbH.
As part of the expansion of SEED activities in Asia, we established a presence in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of 2017. Eco-inclusive enterprises play a crucial role in Thailand’s economic landscape and operate in a variety of sectors across the country. SEED Thailand will cultivate a community of promising enterprises with positive environmental and social impacts on the region and incubate innovative climate finance instruments to the benefit of the wider Thai eco-inclusive enterprise network.
Activities so far:
- SEED Awards
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
Upcoming activities (planned):
- SEED Awards
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Policy Prototyping
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Climate Finance
- SEED Events: SEED Symposium January 2020
Local SEED Partner: thailand@seed.uno
Country Liaison: Supapim Wannopas
Uganda
Year started: 2014
Activities so far:
- SEED Awards
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accerlerator
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Events: East Africa Symposium 2017; Uganda National Dialogue Forum 2018
Upcoming activities (planned):
- SEED Awards
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accerlerator
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Climate Finance
- SEED Practitioner Labs for Policy Prototyping
Local SEED Partner: Eddie Sembatya (Finding XY)
Country Liaison: Madgalena Kloibhofer
Zambia
Year started: 2018
Activities so far:
- SEED Awards
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
Upcoming activities (planned):
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
Local SEED Partner: -
Country Liaison: Christine Meyer
Zimbabwe
Year started: 2009
Activities so far:
- SEED Awards
- SEED BDS+ Training of Trainers
- SEED Incubation Programmes: Starter, Replicator
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
Upcoming activities (planned):
- SEED Acceleration Programmes: Catalyser, Accelerator
Local SEED Partner: HIVOS
Country Liaison: Christine Meyer
