EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS TO SOLVE THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES
EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS TO SOLVE THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES
Established in India in 2009 and expanding to Kenya in 2014, the Sankalp Forum has a 15-year legacy of supporting entrepreneurs. As an initiative of Intellecap under the Aavishkaar Group, Sankalp Forum has cultivated a dynamic ecosystem for businesses focused on impact. Our mission is to foster sustainable and inclusive development by convening stakeholders, providing essential networks, knowledge, and capital to empower entrepreneurs across the Global South in addressing the world's toughest challenges.
Established in India in 2009 and expanding to Kenya in 2014, the Sankalp Forum has a 15-year legacy of supporting entrepreneurs. As an initiative of Intellecap under the Aavishkaar Group, Sankalp Forum has cultivated a dynamic ecosystem for businesses focused on impact. Our mission is to foster sustainable and inclusive development by convening stakeholders, providing essential networks, knowledge, and capital to empower entrepreneurs across the Global South in addressing the world’s toughest challenges.
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CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF IMPACT
CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF IMPACT
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OUR PARTNERS
OUR PARTNERS
OUR JOURNEY: A DECADE & MORE
OUR JOURNEY: A DECADE & MORE
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10 years of Sankalp Forum
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10 years of Sankalp in Africa
OUR ECOSYSTEM
OUR ECOSYSTEM
The Sankalp Forum thrives on the collective power of its diverse ecosystem, bringing together a wide array of stakeholders who are united by a common goal: to drive sustainable development through entrepreneurship. Each player in this ecosystem, from early-stage entrepreneurs to seasoned investors and policy makers, plays a crucial role in fostering innovation and creating impact. Below, we introduce the key personas within our community, each representing a unique perspective and set of needs.
The Sankalp Forum thrives on the collective power of its diverse ecosystem, bringing together a wide array of stakeholders who are united by a common goal: to drive sustainable development through entrepreneurship. Each player in this ecosystem, from early-stage entrepreneurs to seasoned investors and policy makers, plays a crucial role in fostering innovation and creating impact. Below, we introduce the key personas within our community, each representing a unique perspective and set of needs.
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SANKALP CONNECT
Opportunities
Opportunities
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Limitless Opportunities from the Development Ecosystem
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Building perspectives for the impact ecosystem
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Insights from Africa’s First Responders
LEADERSHIP TESTIMONIALS
LEADERSHIP TESTIMONIALS
"It is my firm belief that Summits like these are critical to our efforts to achieve the global goals and ensure the sustained development of more just inclusive and prosperous societies across the globe."
Ken Ofori-Atta
Hon’ble Finance Minister, Ghana
"An event like Sankalp brings together an incredible cohort of people from startups to investors, to those looking at academia and even from a policy and advocacy perspective, to think how can we work better together.”
Teresa Mbagaya
Principal, Imaginable Futures
“Sankalp has been instrumental in bringing about the incredible growth that we’ve seen in this space of enterprise-led development in such a short time.”
Zia Khan
Senior Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation
"We are really able to take an ecosystem approach which means we can work across the barriers that women face regarding finance, capacity, and also policy issues."
Wendy Teleki
Head of Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) Secretariat, World Bank Group
“We should give priority and more emphasis to the rural sector. People are facing a lot of socio-economic problems. It is a very difficult task, but changing this socio-economic transformation is the highest priority of the Government of India. By arranging this program, Sankalp will inspire social entrepreneurs to work for the poor people in the tribal and agricultural sectors.”
Nitin Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India
"Sankalp had so many experts involved in discussions that were varied, extremely relevant and engaging. Our experience with the Sankalp team was flawless. And given how challenging it is to work long distance, this really was a remarkable feat. We wanted to especially thank you for being such a wonderful friend to all of us at Mann Deshi."
Chetna Gala Sinha
Founder, Mann Deshi Bank
"If we, through innovation and entrepreneurship, are able to find solutions to social issues of urbanization, then we are finding solutions to the 7 billion people of the world who will be moving from poverty to middle class. So that is truly the market."
Amitabh Kant
CEO, Niti Aayog
"Enabling women to come together on work in a forum like this sets in motion a transformation of the woman herself and her community. We need such a transformation now of financial institutions to support women entrepreneurs so that they can move out of poverty."
Reema Nanavaty
Director, Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)
"Every enterprise has to first master selling as it is the most important aspect of any kind of entrepreneurship followed by finance where you have to offer better returns to your investors. Also, you need a team with complementary strengths including technology and lastly luck."
N.R. Narayana Murthy
Founder, Infosys
"My mantra is that capital should serve humanity. The Sankalp, the resolve to get there is our only hope for one world, one humanity, one planet, and for an equitable, green recovery."
Preeti Sinha
Executive Secretary, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
“Sankalp is, in a sense, an effort to bring commercial principles and discipline to the world of philanthropy.”
Sanjeev Sanyal
Principal Economic Advisor, Government of India