TRANSFORM is an impact accelerator that unites corporates, donors, investors and academics to support visionary impact enterprises across Africa, Asia and beyond.
Together, we test and scale new solutions that tackle environmental challenges, improve health and wellbeing, and build inclusive economies.
We are a unique, joint initiative between Unilever, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and EY.
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InsightsHappyTap is a social enterprise transforming hand hygiene practices by distributing portable sinks that require little to no capital investment. By making handwashing more convenient, accessible, and desirable, HappyTap encourages lasting behaviour change in low-income communities. Following its launch in Vietnam, with TRANSFORM’s support, HappyTap expanded its solution to households in Bangladesh.
InsightsLocalisation refers to the shifting of power, leadership and ownership of funding to the countries and communities where the funding is being implemented.
InsightsIn our Insights Series, TRANSFORM shares successes and learnings from our projects to help the SME and entrepreneur community gain knowledge and learn from our projects.
NewsTwo Bangladeshi small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Deshifarmer and Techno Plastic Solutions, have been selected out of more than 50 applicants to receive up to BDT 10 million each in funding to scale their work and impact.
InsightsIn our new Insights Series, TRANSFORM shares successes and learnings from our projects to help entrepreneurs gain knowledge through our projects.
InsightsIn collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP), TRANSFORM, an impact accelerator led by Unilever, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and EY, has developed a toolkit to help WASH enterprises grow their business by understanding and leveraging the relationships that exist within and around their organisationsJoin the TRANSFORM Support Hub
Targeted business support and a thriving community for social enterprises, professionals and corporates.
How to get involved
Join the TRANSFORM community to collaborate with other enterprises and our contributing partners.
Impact stories
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, TRANSFORM Survive & Thrive is helping Folia and BRAC to increase access to clean drinking water for low-income consumers in rural Bangladesh.
NaijaCare will equip PPMVs in Lagos with the information and resources they need to serve their communities through the pandemic.Our network
We are seeking corporate, nonprofit and other like-minded organisations to work with us to help expand and enhance the proposition to impact enterprises, and drive scale and impact together.
Our contributing partners
Our network of contributing partners offer specialist technical and sector expertise, as well as access to crucial finance for impact enterprises.
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Impact enterprises
Our impact enterprises are tackling some of the world’s most pressing development challenges in an inclusive, sustainable and relevant way for the world’s most vulnerable.
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