Our Programs

At Impact Hub Harare, we are committed to driving transformative change through innovative programs that address the most pressing challenges in our communities.

20 +

Programs completed to date

50 %

Female participants and beneficiaries

About our programs

Our programs span a wide range of sectors, from education and technology to environmental sustainability and social justice.

Each project is a collaborative effort that brings together diverse stakeholders to create lasting impact and foster inclusive growth.

Explore our initiatives to see how we’re turning ideas into action and making a difference locally and regionally.

Featured Programs

Explore our Featured Programs, where innovation meets impact. These initiatives showcase the best of what we do at Impact Hub Harare, driving real-world solutions to the challenges our communities face.

Impact Queens

Impact Queens is a community netball team that empowers Zimbabwean women from diverse backgrounds through sport. Operating under Impact Hub Harare’s philanthropic activities, this initiative leverages netball to inspire personal growth, leadership, teamwork, and community development.

Circular Economy

Circular Economy Zimbabwe is an initiative by Impact Hub Harare, in partnership with other Impact Hubs and the Doen Foundation, aimed at integrating circular economy principles into small and growing businesses, promoting sustainability, innovation, and resource efficiency across various industries.

Accelerate2030

Accelerate2030, co-launched by the Impact Hub network and the UNDP, is a flagship initiative designed to promote entrepreneurial solutions aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure).

Enrich in Africa Green Economy Startup Project

Funded by the European Union (Horizon 2020 programme), the Enrich in Africa Green Economy Startup Project is designed to support environmentally innovative startups across Africa. The project aims to bring together key stakeholders from Europe and Africa to strengthen the sustainable innovation ecosystem.

Microworkspace

MicroWorkspace is a transformative 8-month technical training program designed for unemployed youth aged 18 to 30 and women from disadvantaged backgrounds in Zimbabwe. In partnership with UNDP, the Ministry of Industry, The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), and Plan International, this initiative aligns with SDGs 1, 4, and 8.

Enrich Scaling Programme

Funded by the European Union (Horizon 2020 programme), the Enrich Scaling Programme, implemented by Impact Hub Harare, is designed to support African diaspora entrepreneurs in scaling their ventures back to their home countries. This project aims to bring together key stakeholders from Europe and Africa to strengthen the innovation ecosystem, aligned with SDGs 8, 9, and 17.

Digital Skills 4 Youth

The Digital Skills 4 Youth project is a transformative 3-year initiative (2023-2025) aimed at equipping 1,680 young individuals in Zimbabwe with essential digital and entrepreneurship skills. Implemented across five locations, the project focuses on empowering youth, particularly young women, through a tiered approach that includes basic, intermediate, and advanced digital skills training, alongside soft skills and entrepreneurship education.

Street Business School

Street Business School (SBS) is a transformative initiative designed to empower women living in poverty by equipping them with the skills needed to become successful entrepreneurs. Aligned with SDGs 1, 8, and 10, the program features a unique, practical livelihood training curriculum tailored for women with limited formal education, focusing on confidence-building, mentorship, peer support, and essential tools for starting and growing microbusinesses.

Youth Connekt

Youth Connekt is an impactful program designed to empower young entrepreneurs by providing them the necessary resources and mentorship to fuel their innovative ventures. In partnership with UNDP Zimbabwe, the initiative has trained over 1,000 youth across all ten provinces of Zimbabwe, selecting 30 promising startups for intensive mentorship. These startups received non-monetary resources valued at $100,000, with 10 startups awarded prize money of $5,000 each.

Partner testimonials

Government appreciates the partnership behind the Micro-workspace pilot project as it is contributing to achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 8, and reducing the demand on Government to create jobs as these graduates have created their own.

Francis Gondo Director of Medium and Small Scale Enterprises in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises

This 1st pilot helps us to validate the demand and relevance for such an intervention and will give us the impetus to scale up and roll out a 2nd cycle and beyond.

Ethel Bangwayo

UNDP Economist

What an awesome experience for Julian Eberling and myself. Thank you, Impact Hub Harare for this great opportunity to provide impactful trainings for (future) entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe.

Christina Eberling

Dockyard Ventures