Summer International Enterprise Internship 2015
by Balloon Ventures
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About Balloon Kenya
You+ 100s of Kenyan entrepreneurs working this summer to create businesses that change lives.
Balloon Kenya is an award winning social enterprise working to defeat poverty through entrepreneurship. We team up passionate young people from around the world with budding Kenyan entrepreneurs to work together for 6 weeks, launching sustainable new businesses that tackle local problems and change lives.
We are building a team of exceptional young innovators to join us in Kenya in 2015 to work with more than 500 young Kenyans and invest £30,000 in 100 new businesses.
This is a remarkable opportunity for anyone wanting to develop outstanding entrepreneurial skills, get hands on start-up and consultancy experience, manage an international development project, and above all, embark on a life changing journey.
We believe our generation can lead change. Join us.
What will I be doing?
LEARN: Balloon Kenya recruits young people (Enterprise Fellows) from across the world to complete an intensive week-long programme in enterprise and innovation. This course will give you the skills to start a business in any country and is now recognised for excellence and taught at many universities in the UK.
SHARE: Fellows then work for 5 weeks with budding Kenyan entrepreneurs, leading classes and supporting entrepreneurs to develop and test exciting new business ideas. This will include everything from prototyping and customer interviews, building marketing strategies, forming key partnerships, creating brands and making sales
PITCH: On the last weekend the Kenyan entrepreneurs present their business ideas to our Microfinance Fund and we invest in the best ideas. So far we’ve invested £60,000 in Kenyan businesses.
What's in it for you?
The Balloon Kenya programme offers:
- A world class 5 day entrepreneurship course taught by experts
- Practical business, enterprise and consultancy experience in a rapidly developing country
- An exciting 6 weeks living and working in Kenya fully engaging with local people
- The chance to lead a creative process and positively change lives through enterprise, not aid
- The environment to develop a hugely impressive range of business and entrepreneurial skills rated highly by major employers
- An investment in your future. 95% of our 2013 alumni were either in employment or further education within 3 months of leaving Balloon Kenya. Balloon Fellows have gone on to set-up their own businesses and get top jobs at organisations like PWC, Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey as well as in not for profit sectors
“The Balloon Kenya programme has truly been the most rewarding experience I have had to date.”
Anna Rickman, Balloon Fellow, University of Oxford
“Balloon Kenya was extraordinary in every sense. The marvels you see in Balloon Kenya’s website and brochures? Yeah, that’s not just marketing, it’s true.”
Apolinar Toba, Balloon Fellow, University College London
“Within 6 weeks of returning from Kenya I received a very exciting job offer which I wouldn’t have got without my experiences on the programme.”
Felicity Cremin, Balloon Fellow, University of Bristol
What do I need?
Balloon Kenya supports young people to be exceptional and take control of their own future. With this in mind we are looking for candidates who:
- Have a naturally inquisitive and questioning mind
- Want to pursue opportunities that challenge and inspire them
- Are self-starters, ready to adapt and create at short notice
- Will work well as part of a tight-knit team to overcome set-backs
- Are passionate about social change and building a fairer planet
Our programmes are open to university students, recent graduates and young professionals.
Additional information
Programme Dates:
June Programme: 20th June – 2nd August 2015
August Programme: 8th August – 20th September 2015
Programme Cost:
£1995
As a registered social enterprise with charitable arm many Fellows fundraise for the programme. Around 40% are also directly funded by their university to attend.
We are excited to announce that £5000 of scholarships are available for exceptional candidates
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