Ashoka
IKEA Social Entrepreneurship and Ashoka have partnered to strengthen and scale the work of social entrepreneurs around the world By supporting social entrepreneurs with their business scale-up plans, we enable both new and established social entrepreneurs to develop their solutions, and by sharing our learnings we support the acceleration of the social entrepreneurial movement.
We've co-created two unique programmes, Dela and Hello Accelerator.
We launched Dela, a global systems change accelerator, in 2019 and have supported over 40 social entrepreneurs that contribute to equality, inclusion, and decent livelihoods around the world. In 2024 we were excited to extend our partnership to create and launch Hello Accelerator, a global platform to catalyze socio-economic inclusion in the field of migration.
Programmes
Dela programme
2019 - 2025
This programme supports leading social entrepreneurs whose solutions redefine the underlying root cause of social problems. The accelerator focuses on enhancing their system change strategies and identifying the organisational milestones required to attain them.
Hello Accelerator
2024 - 2026
Hello Accelerator brings together social entrepreneurs, civil society organizations, business leaders, policymakers, academics, and media together key stakeholders to analyze, build, and implement solutions that drive socio-economic inclusion for migrant talent in Europe and Latin America.