Youth Ecopreneur Programme 2025

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International Trade Centre (ITC) Worldwide 2025

Information

The Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO) is a global accelerator that supports youth-led green businesses through a Global Bootcamp, Accelerator, and Youth Ecopreneur Awards. It provides training, mentorship, and financial support to help scale ventures focused on land restoration and sustainable development.

Benefits

Seed funding for selected ventures, access to a global network, mentorship and coaching, legal and IP guidance, preferential access to pro-bono legal services and the Google StartUp for Sustainable Development programme, and the possibility of an all-expenses-paid trip to an international conference for finalists.

Eligibility

Applicants must be under 35 by the deadline and serve as Founder, Co-Founder or CEO. Eligible businesses must be legally registered and majority-run by a young person; the bootcamp is open globally while the accelerator is reserved for eligible countries; focus should be on land restoration or green business solutions.

Application

Submit an application by the deadline via the program's apply page.

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