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📢Applications are now open for ygap’s 3-year Innovator Fellowship!

If you’re an innovator in Fiji, connected to your community and passionate about working with women and young people to build thriving communities, this Fellowship is for you 🌱

Whether you’re exploring an idea or already testing with your community, we want to hear what you’ve learned so far and what you’re ready to test next. We’ll support you with mentoring, masterclasses, funding and a community to help turn your idea into a sustainable social enterprise over the next three years.

Applications close 11:59pm FJT, Sunday 29 November 2026

Learn more and apply via link in bio 🔗

Know someone who’d be perfect for this? Tag them below 👇🏽

#ygap #ygapFellowship #SocialEnterprise #ItTakesATribe by @ygap

📢If you’ve been on a ygap journey, check this out!

We’ve been tracking patterns across the ygap community - from the ventures being built to the impact they’re creating.

Explore our live dashboard through the link in bio 🔗 Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll find:

🌱A wide range of ventures across sectors
🌱Solutions tackling real community challenges
🌱Fellow ygap Innovators eager to connect, collaborate and share

Now it’s your turn! Tell us your needs to help shape the next phase of support.

📩 Check your inbox for a short survey from us or reach out to impact@ygap.org so you're included.

#ygap #SuperchargeLocalSolutions #CreateLastingChange #ItTakesATribe by @ygap

Ever wondered where your Polished Man donations go? This is it. 💙

Our Polished Innovator Showcase brought together the four organisations backed by Polished Man to share their powerful work preventing family, domestic and sexual violence across Australia.

Your funds power the Polished Innovator program, helping innovators like Jaara, Jacob, Sarah, Cam and Miks to sharpen and scale their vision for safer communities.

This event was all about uplifting real initiatives having real impact, and celebrating the power of everyday people coming together to end violence.

Huge respect to our innovators for their courage and commitment:
@goodosgram @Sayfe.official @boots_blue @sarahwilliamss5 @WhatWereYouWearing and @jaarathegulinj

💥Help us amplify their voices by sharing this post and tagging them!

Thanks to @sandersplace for the stunning venue, and @heapsnormal @stompinground for keeping us refreshed.
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#PolishedInnovators #PolishedMan #FDVPrevention #WhereTheMoneyGoes #GrassrootsInnovation by @ygap

We’ve worked with over 800 under-estimated impact entrepreneurs providing mentorship and patient capital to uplift women in some of the toughest contexts across Africa and Asia Pacific. The #OrangeMovement from @iixglobal has mobilised over $1.4B in capital to drive inclusive economic growth, and we couldn’t be prouder to be bringing this movement home alongside @minderoofoundation , @snowfoundation_au , @paulramsayfoundation & LEAAF Trust to back women-led and women-impacting businesses.

#OrangeGuaranteeAustralia will pilot a guarantee facility of $15 million to unlock at least AU$35 million in impact-linked lending from financial institutions. This marks the first #OrangeGuarantee in a developed market, making Australia a pioneer in equitable financing. The feasibility study will conclude in December, stay tuned for further details.

Read the full press release via the link in our bio.

#ImpactInvesting #BlendedFinance #GenderLensInvesting #InvestInWomen #InclusiveFinance by @ygap

Over the past 3 years we’ve supercharged 34 underrepresented entrepreneurs in Fiji to reimagine tourism as a force for sustainability and sustainable livelihoods.

We’re proud to have cultivated deep local partnerships with @tourismfiji , @talanoatreks , Duavata Collective, @mtcafiji and industry experts to strengthen local capacity and localise leadership of our Sustainable Tourism Accelerator. This #WorldTourismDay, we celebrate the Pasifika entrepreneurs who are preserving Fiji’s culture, creating economic opportunity, and building a resilient, environmentally conscious tourism sector 🌱

Here’s to a future where tourism uplifts both people and planet 🌏

#WorldTourismDay #SustainableTourism #PacificImpact #CommunityLedTourism #ItTakesATribe #SuperchargeLocalSolutions #CreateLastingChange #ygap by @ygap

We’ve witnessed impact entrepreneurs like Kylie in Fiji and Joan in Kenya redefine systems alongside local communities. They are rewriting futures for vulnerable women and youth, through better healthcare and dignified livelihoods, at the last mile.

Visit https://ygapinnovation.fund/donate to learn more about these impactful women-led ventures or get in touch to learn how you could help create lasting change 🌱 by @ygap

This month, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling affirming nations binding legal obligations under international law to prevent climate harm and protect present and future generations. Led by Pacific Islander voices in 2019, the case marked the most expansive participation in the Court’s history, with over 100 states and international organisations testifying. This historic ruling is a major step forward in global climate accountability.

“There’s a connection between human beings and nature. The indigenous of every island in the Pacific, we are the custodians of our fishing grounds, so we have to take the lead.”

These powerful words from Manoa Duwai, of Naidiri Marine Biodiversity Park and a recent ygap Accelerator graduate, embody that leadership.

At ygap, we are proud to walk alongside Pacific Island communities through our work with under-estimated impact entrepreneurs and partners like Tourism Fiji and Duavata Collective to nurture a local entrepreneurial ecosystem that unites sustainable livelihoods with climate resilience. This ruling is a reminder: the world is listening, and Pasifika is leading the way.

#ClimateJustice #PacificLeadership #Fiji #ImpactEntrepreneurship by @ygap

Happy new year, everyone!

We’re excited to be back, and more than ready to dive into another year of supporting entrepreneurs around the world to solve local problems.

Since 2008, we’ve been backing some of the most innovative, exciting, impactful businesses to grow across Kenya, South Africa, the Pacific Islands and Australia.

Want to learn more, or help us achieve our vision of an equitable and sustainable world? Head to www.ygap.org by @ygap

Earlier this year we launched our new yCapital initiative, to provide 0% interest loans to promising women-led ventures in Africa.

We are excited to announce that our first loans have now been disbursed to three inspiring, innovative women in Kenya - Grace Waringa, Diana Muthee-Gitiba, and Joanie Kinyanjui. This video gives you a glimpse into their work and the change they are making in their communities through their businesses.

We are grateful for our partnership with the Judith Neilson Foundation and the Grow Corp Foundation, two of ygap’s committed partners, for their support in making yCapital a reality. Thank you!

Learn more at ygap.org/ycapital by @ygap

Ready to join a growing and supportive community of #entrepreneurs ?

The @ygapkenya Accelerator Program is more than just a program—it’s a chance to #connect #collaborate and #grow alongside some of the brightest minds in the startup ecosystem in Kenya!

Take a peek at last year’s cohort in action! From focused pitch sessions to shared laughs and genuine connections, this is where startups come to grow and scale.

Being part of the ygap accelerator isn't just about resources and mentors. It’s about #community. Imagine working side by side with fellow #founders sharing laughter and experiences, learning together, and celebrating milestones.

The deadline is TODAY, so hurry up and submit that application by 11:59pm!

Application link: www.ygap.org by @ygap

We are thrilled to announce that Meenal Khare has joined ygap as our new CEO, sparking a new chapter of growth across Africa, Australia and Pacifika.

Meenal brings a blend of commercial, international development and grassroots expertise, having led the scale-up of an NGO while living in India, partnering with global philanthropy, government, corporates and civil society organisations to shape gender equitable systems for marginalised adolescent girls.

Meenal’s unique background in go-to-market strategy, locally-led development and VC position her to reimagine how ygaps #accelerators and 0% interest yCapital #impactloans can best serve our growing community of +750 social entrepreneurs to scale social impact in their communities.

Support our mission at www.ygap.org/support and stay in the loop at www.ygap.org/signup. by @ygap

👆Meet Khanyisile Dumakude, the founder of Nyame Adom Farming – a 100% black women-owned agribusiness in South Africa, producing moringa-based cosmetics and foods. With @ygap’s recent backing, she’s set to reach new markets for moringa leaf products, benefiting local farmers and creating more jobs in her community.

We’ve teamed up with @ygap to invest in social entrepreneurs in Kenya & South Africa with a focus on women-led ventures, emerging African farmers, and rural-based businesses. Our goal? To help scale businesses, generate local jobs, and prepare for future investments.

Through our partnership, 50 entrepreneurs will be boosted through accelerator programs & yCapital’s 0% loan, championing locally-led businesses towards sustainable growth.

📸: ygap

#WomenEntrepreneurs #Innovation #ygap #Kenya #SouthAfrica by @ygap