Launched in 2010 by Ashoka in partnership with the global healthcare company- Boehringer
Ingelheim, the Making More Health (MMH) initiative was conceived as a way to bring together
some of the best experience in social innovation and global healthcare to improve access to
healthcare in underserved communities around the world.

Through one of MMH’s programs, a structured 11-month business accelerator program called
the MMH Accelerator, cohorts of experienced social entrepreneurs in the healthcare space are
identified and provided with capacity building as well as technical and financial support to
develop, pilot, test and present their innovations to investors. The Accelerator combines
Ashoka’s expertise in social entrepreneurship with Boehringer Ingelheim’s business acumen
and knowledge of the healthcare industry. It provides a unique environment and support
system to social innovators in the health space that see an opportunity to strengthen and scale
their work via the reach and operations of a multinational healthcare company.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

✓ Experienced social entrepreneurs in either the animal or human healthcare space looking
to scale their impact through an existing or new innovative market based opportunity in
Kenya, Ghana or Nigeria.
✓ Social entrepreneurs with organizations that are at least five years old and that have
proven and sustainable revenue models.
✓ Social entrepreneurs that are open to collaborating with a pharmaceutical company.

BENEFITS

1. Training on business concepts such as business model innovation, market strategy and
scaling models to help fuel the next chapter of growth in your organization.
2. Advisory and technical support from specialized staff at both Ashoka and BI.
3. Access to networks of leading social entrepreneurs, BI and Ashoka staff, business
mavericks, investors and thought leaders across relevant sectors.
4. Seed financing of €50,000 for pilot testing.
5. Investor access facilitation for successful pilots looking to fund their go to market strategies.

INTERESTED IN APPLYING?
Contact Sarah Jefferson at sjefferson@ashoka.org

Deadline to Apply : 6th February 2018