Yunus Social Business - Social Enterprise Support

Enriched Foundation · Found: 2026-03-11 12:52

Founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, supports social enterprises addressing global challenges including plastic pollution. Works in developing countries with social procurement and circular economy models.

Source: https://www.yunussb.com

Funding Details

Contact

c/o EDGE Grand Central, Invalidenstraße 65, 10557 Berlin. Contact form: https://www.yunussb.com/contact-us. Social: LinkedIn, Twitter (@Yunus_SB), Facebook, Instagram, YouTube.

Last Checked

2026-04-20 10:21

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a social business (profits reinvested into social/environmental mission, not distributed to shareholders)
• Operations must be based in or focused on one of YSB's active regions: Brazil, Colombia, East Africa, or India
• Corporate partnership applications require a company with existing CSR/innovation budget seeking social impact programs

Project Scope

• Project must address poverty alleviation or climate crisis in a developing country context

Required Documents

• Submit initial contact and project overview through the YSB website contact form

Constraints

• Social enterprises with market-based, financially self-sustaining models are preferred over purely grant-dependent NGOs

Historical Context

Founded by Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and pioneer of microcredit/Grameen Bank. YSB has established regional presences across four continents. Organizational partners include IKEA Foundation, BCG, SAP, Vodafone, Schwab Foundation, and World Economic Forum.

Why it was added

Social enterprise accelerator with plastic pollution focus in developing countries, relevant for NGO capacity building

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