“I raise up my voice not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard.”

“I raise up my voice not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard.”

Malala Yousafzai

What makes us unique

What makes us unique

Theory of Change

Theory of Change

Creating and supporting scalable impact enterprise models will accelerate the achievement
of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Impact Entrepreneurship

We believe in the power of market-based models to solve the most urgent social and environmental problems in the world

Gender Equality

Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and half of its potential. Achieving gender equality is essential for sustainable development.

Climate Action

The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time. Taking action now can mitigate the worst effects and secure a safer future for the next generation.

Our Commitment

We will support models that create sustainable solutions to address the climate crisis and gender equality. With access to appropriate funding and capacity building, these impact enterprises building innovative models will grow and scale. This in turn will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and build a more inclusive, equal world.

COLLABORATE

Impact actors through research & programs

CONNECT

Small businesses to resources & tools

EMPOWER

Entrepreneurs through training & support

Advisory

With our deep social impact knowledge and wide talent pool, we bring the expertise and the experts to help organisations and people scale their solution.

  • ClimateLaunchpad

    A global initiative to surface innovative ideas to tackle climate change. We ran the Goa chapter of this six-month virtual accelerator programme involving outreach, selection of applications, ecosystem building, business validation, bootcamps and mentoring.

  • Grand Challenge

    Close the GAP

    The grand challenge for Gender and Progress (GAP) is an initiative with the aim of sourcing and supporting organisations and models solving key issues to address gender equality - from inclusive products and services for women and girls to solutions that focus on workplace diversity and gender.

  • Drishti

    A marine organisation in Goa that oversees lifeguard operations, beach cleanliness and livelihoods for coastal communities. We supported them on social media outreach, awareness campaigns, and created collaterals for CSR, investment pitches and more.

We were very fortunate to collaborate with Unlock Impact for our Asia Innovative Farmers Activity. They completed a thorough due diligence on some of our Tech4Farmers award winners to recommend viable strategies to scale social enterprise models for economic and community impact. The Unlock Impact team provided a thorough analysis that provided a clear blueprint for the sustainable growth of enterprises in Myanmar and Nepal.

William Sparks
Country Director – Thailand
Winrock International

Comms Ninja

We tell impactful stories on behalf of growing organisations and build a strong brand proposition, through a flexible, virtual model that keeps women in the workforce.

  • ANDE India

    We have been working with the India chapter of ANDE, a global network that supports small and growing businesses, to develop their communications strategy. Monthly plans are implemented on social media, which includes creating video and other content.

  • Arnetta Technologies

    Unlock Impact worked closely with this agritech enterprise's management team to develop pitch decks and refresh their website. This involved understanding their origin, technology, the benefits to users and various stakeholders.

  • Attrans Management Solutions

    This leadership and executing coaching consultancy was looking for a complete brand refresh. Based on their values, services and tone of voice, we created a new logo, brand identity and website.

  • ELMS Foundation

    A foundation committed to the development of sports management and physical literacy at different levels in India. We have been involved in multiple capacities - from editing articles and newsletters to managing their social media strategy and campaigns.

  • Global Schools Forum

    A global network that supports non-state educational organisations in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are working to streamline their communications and build a stronger brand presence including including building and managing their social media strategies.

  • Haqdarshak

    A one-of-a-kind social enterprise tech platform that connects citizens with welfare schemes. We work closely with them to create communication and marketing material across multiple channels.

ANDE India has been working with the Unlock Impact team since 2019. The Ninja model has worked well for us by providing us the flexibility of regular ongoing support that doesn’t quite take up an entire day’s work alongside opportunistic requirements for marketing and communications outreach collateral. Unlock Impact’s support as ANDE India launched and scaled its social media presence has been crucial. By helping us build a holistic communications plan, supporting with creative collateral as well as with audio-visual elements they have adapted their offering to our changing needs, as we have grown our scope of work, at a price point that makes this professional support accessible to us.

Saipriya Salla
Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE)

Our Comms Ninja Amina has been a great resource who has provided overall communications strategy for our team. While originally a writer tasked to create copy for our website, she was able to adapt well to our needs to grow our social media presence and create compelling content across our programs.

Katherine Khoo
Villgro Philippines

Women Entrepreneur platform

Women-led businesses struggle to find equitable access to finance, networks, opportunities and more. We are changing the status quo.

Nüshu Network

A network that brings cutting-edge curriculum, curated connections and capital to entrepreneurs, as well as diversifying the pool of capital available to ventures so that more diverse founders are able to access capital. We invest in bold entrepreneurs tackling Asia’s hardest and most intractable problems and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.

SHELeads

An 8-week virtual leadership program that empowers women entrepreneurs to build resilient and successful businesses. Unlock Impact has run two cohorts of SHELeads in collaboration with GIZ, which has included budding entrepreneurs from all over India, working with each woman to unleash the best leader in her.

Unlock Impact has done an excellent job in designing a well-tailored and engaging leadership programme for women entrepreneurs which had the right balance between theory, self-reflection and networking. Aditi and Priya are wonderful facilitators who presented the content and managed the community with knowledge and great passion. Most importantly they were able to create a safe space for the women to share their experiences and to grow as leaders in their businesses and communities.

Derya Bischoff
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Understanding my business is limited by my thinking, so developing myself is as critical an investment for my business as it is to develop the actual nuts and bolts. I am working on changing my mindframe from a playing not-to-lose approach to a play-to-win approach.

Entrepreneur

Villgro Philippines

Taking the learnings of over 25 years of incubation in India, Villgro Philippines is an incubator that supports innovative social enterprises addressing urgent social issues all over the Philippines.

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