Human health and social work activities

The global Technology Approval Group (TAG) is a forum for connecting innovators with people whose job it is to seek out new technology on behalf of large public and private sector organisations. Current themes include municipal water/wastewater, industrial water, and cleantech in the built environment.

The TAG programme is funded by over 150 large organisations around the world. Technology companies participate for free, and innovations are considered purely on technical and commercial merit. 

Participation benefits:

• Unique opportunity to connect directly with potential customers
• Acceler

Endeavor South Africa is a mission-driven, global organization leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement in the country. The values that guide Endeavor start with putting entrepreneurs first because they are an organization of, by and for entrepreneurs. Endeavor is built on a network of mutual trust and respect and constantly strives to multiply impact where ever possible while always looking to pay it forward.

Endeavor assists Entrepreneurs with the following:

Mentors and Networks – that provide expert mentorship to founders on strategy and execution as well as market access

The Royal Science and Technology Park (RST) is a public enterprise whose function is to foster the conception of inventions and facilitate their patenting and help knit various elements of the R&DRST  cluster together. RSTP provides a focal point for research, facilitate the links between research and industrial communities and stimulate the development of knowledge-based businesses through the incubation of techno-preneurship and high-tech enterprises.

RST serves to: 

• Stimulate and pursue research on the commercialization potential of indigenous plants and animals
• Enhance sustainable use

Enactus is the world’s largest experiential learning platform dedicated to creating a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators. The Enactus network of global business, academic and student leaders are unified by our vision—to create a better, more sustainable world.

Active Enactus Teams in Eswatini: 

• Gwamile Vocational and Commercial Training Institute (VOCTIM)
• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
• Southern Africa Nazarene University
• Swaziland College of Technology
• University of Swaziland - Kwaluseni
• University of

BioPark Business Incubator provides business development support to start-ups in the health (biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics, indigenous knowledge-based nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, and cosmetics), agriculture (agro-food-processing, bioprocessing, smart agriculture) in industrial biotechnology sectors. The support is provided in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) and the eGoliBio Life Sciences Incubator.

The Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is a non-profit organisation committed to the promotion of innovation and the enhancement of entrepreneurial spirit, and we invest in entrepreneurship daily.

As a state-of-the-art international organisation, a certified Center of Excellence, and a digital innovation hub (DIH), iED produces and transfers know-how, boosts entrepreneurial cognitive processes, and supports entrepreneurial ventures across Europe. We bridge the gap between research and the market in order to provide realistic and smart solutions that facilitate the growth of

Global Shapers Windhoek Hub is a voluntary community of young, dynamic individuals who are making an impact in their surrounding society. The Hub brings together young people who are willing to share their time and efforts freely on social projects to enhance and brighten the lives of the communities in and around Windhoek. It focuses on projects that will have a sustainable impact. 

Born out of the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is a network of inspiring young people under the age of 30 working together to address local, regional, and global challenges. With more than 13

The Mbabane Hub, a registered non-profit organisation in the Kingdom of Eswatini, Africa, is a youth-led and youth-driven chapter of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum.

The Mbabane Hub is a working example of exceptional young people who work together in their own right, and are passionately involved in the enrichment of the greater Mbabane city and the people of our beautiful kingdom as a whole. Our commitment as Shapers is to prove that no vision is ever too big, nor hub city too small, to make a positive and lasting contribution to the community

OneBio is a Cape Town-based biotech early-stage investor and venture builder, turning life sciences into business. It is our mission to build businesses that are original and world changing. We partner with biotech entrepreneurs, providing investment capital and know-how to venture-build companies of the future.

We ideate with them, helping them define and redefine the problem they are solving. We support them along the journey, venture-building alongside them. We get our ‘hands dirty’, and provide expertise, networks, and grant and equity funding; helping them to realise their dreams.

Among

BarloWorld Siyakhula is the supplier and enterprise development arm of Barloworld Limited responsible for promoting transformation, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and supplier diversity within the group's value chain.

BarloWorld Siyakhula creates opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses, along with shared value for our shareholders. They provide financial and non-financial support to SMMEs, helping them to become sustainable and competitive in the marketplace.