Venture Creation Internship 10 Weeks to Co-Found a New Venture.
Venture Creation Internship 10 Weeks to Co-Found a New Venture.
Probably our best offering, the 10 week Venture Creation Internship places participants in a Design Course to co-found a new social venture.
This involves 20+ workshops, 10 coaching sessions, and a lot of time spent with a team of 2-3 Ugandan interns, going into the communities teams are designing for to get continual feedback on the developing concept.
Having co-founded a new venture, participants generally remain extremely engage over the internet on return from Uganda.
Probably our best offering, the 10 week Venture Creation Internship places participants in a Design Course to co-found a new social venture.
This involves 20+ workshops, 10 coaching sessions, and a lot of time spent with a team of 2-3 Ugandan interns, going into the communities teams are designing for to get continual feedback on the developing concept.
Having co-founded a new venture, participants generally remain extremely engage over the internet on return from Uganda.
The Schedule
The Schedule
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May 2020
Pre-Trip Webinars
Participate in 3 preparatory webinars around the experience in Uganda, the philosophy of social ventures, and the practice of supporting social entrepreneurs.
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28th May 2020
Arrival
Be welcomed at arrivals in Entebbe airport and transported to your accommodation at Makerere University.
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30th May 2020
Walking Tour of Kampala
Visit Gadaffi Mosque for amazing 360-degree views of the city, then on to the downtown market, independence monument, parliament, and the national theatre’s arts & crafts market.
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1st June 2020
Week 1: Problem Definition
Workshops some mornings. Coaching sessions others. And lots of time to be working with your team both from our co-working space and from meeting users.
In evenings, explore Kampala: from acoustic music nights to pub quizzes. Or have a relaxing evening in, you can invite teammates over and together cook some Ugandan dishes.
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6th June 2020
Optional: Trip To Jinja
Jinja, two hours from Kampala, is where the River Nile starts the journey to Egypt. There are a range of activities possible: A boat cruise to see wildlife, white water rafting and bungee jumping!
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8th June 2020
Week 2: Empathy with Users
Go into the field to learn more about the people you’re designing for.
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15th June 2020
Week 3: Systems Thinking
Map out how different factor are interrelated to identify where your venture could have the maximum impact.
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22nd June 2020
Week 4: Ideation
Bring together learning to generate as many ideas of possible actions as possible.
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27th June 2020
Optional: Safari
Select a tour company to take you to Murchison Falls or Queen Elizabeth National Parks. At either one, you’ll get to have a boat cruise and there are lions and elephants. Murchison even has giraffes…
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29th June 2020
Week 5: Prototyping
Begin to create rapid prototypes to test the strength of different ideas.
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6th July 2020
Week 6: Value Chain & Partnerships
Conceptualize how to manufacture and deliver your venture.
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13th July 2020
Week 7: Financial Planning
Calculate the initial funding required to reach breakeven.
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20th July 2020
Week 8: Impact Measurement
Create Key Performance Indicators and SMART targets for the venture to demonstrate its impact.
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27th July 2020
Week 9: Pitching
Bring together all your work into a pitch deck and a presentation which tells an emotive story.
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3rd August 2020
Week 10: Legal Registration & Planning
Begin the process of formal registration and plan the next steps to take your venture to market as you return back home.
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31st July 2020
Pitching Event
Present your new start-up to an audience of potential partners.
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6th August 2020
Departure
The journey has just begun… continue to develop your start-up from home!
We hope that all participants will commit to remotely volunteering for at least 6 months after their trip – and potentially much longer into the future as the co-founder of an innovative social venture.
Dates for 2020 (There is a degree of flexibility regarding timings, as some students may not be able to start on 28th May.)
Why an Exchange with United?
Experiential Learning
Because social entrepreneurship and global citizenship is best learned through practice
Effective Impact
Tasks are tailored to your skillset & of genuine significance to high-potential social ventures
Enduring Connections
Work continues remotely from your home. 10% of past participants have returned to Uganda.
Explore Uganda
On weekends go on safari, tour Kampala, raft the Nile… even bungee jump!
Equitable Friendships
Peer-to-peer collaborations create a more authentic and enjoyable intercultural experience.
Experiential Learning
Because social entrepreneurship and global citizenship is best learned through practice
Effective Impact
Tasks are tailored to your skillset & of genuine significance to high-potential social ventures
Enduring Connections
Work continues remotely from your home. 10% of past participants have returned to Uganda.
Explore Uganda
On weekends go on safari, tour Kampala, raft the Nile… even bungee jump!
Equitable Friendships
Peer-to-peer collaborations create a more authentic and enjoyable intercultural experience.
Costs United Social Ventures is a charity, not a commercial company making profits from international volunteers. Participants fundraise for trips to cover the costs to United of running them.
United’s Fee: £1,500 / $1,860
This includes:
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- Accommodation
- Airport Pick-up/Drop-off
- 24/7 United Support
- Training Workshops & Webinars
- Connections to Social Ventures
- Sim Card with Minutes & Internet
- Safeboda Credit for Kampala Trips
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NOT Included in this Fee:
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- Flights
- Living Costs (e.g. Food & Drink)
- Visa Fees
- Inoculations
- Travel Insurance
- Other Activities in Uganda (e.g. Safari, Trip to Jinja,…)
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Costs United Social Ventures is a charity, not a commercial company making profits from international volunteers. Participants fundraise for trips to cover the costs to United of running them.
United’s Fee: £1,500 / $1,860
This includes:
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- Accommodation
- Airport Pick-up/Drop-off
- 24/7 United Support
- Training Workshops & Webinars
- Connections to Social Ventures
- Sim Card with Minutes & Internet
- Safeboda Credit for Kampala Trips
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NOT Included in this Fee:
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- Flights
- Living Costs (e.g. Food & Drink)
- Visa Fees
- Inoculations
- Travel Insurance
- Other Activities in Uganda (e.g. Safari, Trip to Jinja,…)
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Testimonials
“The experience was invaluable for my future career in global health research and reaffirmed my desire to work in East Africa.”
“The people I encountered were just incredible. I was not expecting to be in such a brilliant volunteer team, to be given such a platform to express my views or to encounter such a vibrant social experience.”
“It was a really brilliant trip, especially meeting the different people and visiting different parts of Uganda”
“I felt like my skills were actually useful so I was beneficial to the ventures”
“Meeting Makerere students and working with them was definitely the best part of my experience. I think that’s unique to United and was completely different from anything I’d been involved with before.”
“I made some really wonderful friends who I am sure I will stay in contact with for years to come.”
Testimonials
“The experience was invaluable for my future career in global health research and reaffirmed my desire to work in East Africa.”
“The people I encountered were just incredible. I was not expecting to be in such a brilliant volunteer team, to be given such a platform to express my views or to encounter such a vibrant social experience.”
“It was a really brilliant trip, especially meeting the different people and visiting different parts of Uganda”
“I felt like my skills were actually useful so I was beneficial to the ventures”
“Meeting Makerere students and working with them was definitely the best part of my experience. I think that’s unique to United and was completely different from anything I’d been involved with before.”
“I made some really wonderful friends who I am sure I will stay in contact with for years to come.”