Flash Forward

This year Fast Forward 2030 – Lebanon launched Flash Forward, an SDG competition, on 15 September 2021 after receiving a lot of applicants from both non-governmental organisations and newly established enterprises. We have selected 21 applicants to participate in 3 online seminars.

Introduction to SDGs & how to integrate them into your business mode by Abbas Sibai
Social Entrepreneurship in Lebanon by Dolly Choucair
Nature as Mentor, Measure and Model: Introduction to Biomimicry and Life principles, by Joanna Jurdi

Each Seminar was followed up with an assignment for the participants to apply what they had learned. By October 15, 2021, we were able to select 8 participants to run as semifinalists.

On October 30, 2021, we conducted an online competition event where eight Lebanese entities pitched their seven projects contributing to Lebanon’s SDGs. By the end of the event Fast Forward 2030 Lebanon with the support of the Jury panel that consisted of knowledgeable individuals experienced in entrepreneurship development, from diverse backgrounds who gave constructive feedback to the participating organizations and selected the three projects that will be funded.

Fast Forward 2030 - Lebanon will follow-up on the implementation of the proposed project between november 2021 and conclude by April 2022.

More details here.

WHY APPLY

Contribute to the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Lebanon
Harmonise your organisation with the global goals
Benefit from in-depth workshops related to the Sustainable Development Goals
Benefit from an experienced mentor in the sustainability field
Exposure opportunities on the different Fast Forward 2030 platforms
Networking opportunities
Funding Opportunities with cash prizes

Selection Criteria

Teams must have a clear challenge, proposal or solution plan that integrates sustainable development goals in their business/ Operation activities. Having a prototype or a pilot project is a plus.
Teams must have a minimum of two people.
At least one member of the founding team must be legally registered in Lebanon.
Team members must be 18 years of age or above.

If you meet the above criteria, apply now!

Deadline: September 1st 2021.

This competition is offered by RELIEF Centre and implemented by Fast Forward 2030 Lebanon, funded by ESRC, and engages community partners throughout Lebanon.

Flash Forward

Purpose

Lebanon is passing through hardship. We at Fast Forward 2030 Lebanon want to empower emerging startups, socially conscious businesses, and non-governmental organisations in Lebanon who seek to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Therefore we created Flash Forward, a competition dedicated to pushing the boundaries of progress and developing emerging businesses to align with the shared values and objectives that enable society to address SDGs through introducing innovative, sustainable, and effective social enterprises.

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) or Social Businesses (SBs) that address social, economic, and environmental problems in Lebanon, will come together through a platform where challenges will be addressed through entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives.

Flash Forward is a platform that creates synergies with stakeholders. We aim to help enterprises develop scalable and transposable solutions for Lebanon. Our approach brings about new capacities for CSOs and SBs to include a socioeconomic mindset in their activities and be more self-sustainable.

The promotion of sustainable entrepreneurship supports turning problems into opportunities at the socioeconomic level while offering new access to employment, especially for youth, vulnerable, and disenfranchised communities. The sub-granting scheme that we've developed will support implementing the solutions and piloting products and services with high growth potential.

Being part of this competition, participants will benefit from: