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Level Up Your Business Idea With Our

Fast-track Acceleration Programme

Exclusively for persons with disabilities

About Us

Innovation Challenge Futuremakers is a groundbreaking acceleration programme for entrepreneurs with disabilities. The programme is jointly initiated by DeafTawk and Sightsavers in an effort to uplift persons with disabilities and help them realize their entrepreneurial dreams.

Apart from many business development tools, the programme provides a robust Launchpad for scaling businesses, enabling aspiring startups to achieve their full potential.

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FAQs

Persons with disabilities living across Pakistan who have business ideas, prototypes, or solutions that they want to bring to life are eligible to apply for the programme. 

Yes, the programme is completely free of cost for the selected candidates.  

The programme is exclusively designed for entrepreneurs with disabilities. Only those with disabilities and having business ideas, prototypes or solutions are eligible to apply.  

The programme will be conducted through a hybrid model, combining both online and in-person components. This will allow participants to benefit from the convenience and flexibility of virtual learning while also having opportunities for in-person networking and mentorship. The programme team will provide more details to the selected candidates about the specific structure and logistics of the program.   

The programme will offer a custom-designed curriculum, access to mentorship, networking opportunities, access to grants and investments, PR and marketing support, entrepreneurship toolkits, website development service and post-acceleration support to the selected participants.   

The programme is designed to be a six-month fast-track acceleration programme, providing you with the necessary tools and resources to scale your business  

Yes, we will be selecting a limited number of startups for our first cohort. Please note that each startup must have a minimum of 2 founders.  

To apply for the programme, you will need to fill out an online form, which can be accessed through the programme’s website. The form will require you to provide details about yourself, your business idea, and your team. Once you submit your application, it will be screened, and selected candidates will be invited for interviews. Finally, a few aspiring entrepreneurs will be selected for the programme. The date for the next cohort will be announced soon. Â