Programme Designers’ Lab

The Programme Designers’ Lab (PDL) took place from December 2018 to July 2019 and connected and empowered the seven leading support organisations focused on entrepreneurship in Iraq. This programme created a safe space for capacity building and collaboration between the respective organisations took place through peer-to-peer learning, international benchmarking, and exchanges with experts from the two regions: MENA and Europe. The programme led to joint projects, such as Iraq’s first nationwide Hackathon. The PDL was composed of two modules, with the first one taking place in Cairo in December 2018 and the second in Berlin in July 2019.

Programme Designers’ Lab (PDL) Senegal supports Senegalese incubators and universities in the design and preparation of implementation of projects to promote female entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency and to strengthen their key role in Senegal’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The PDL Senegal is supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and PESEREE as part of the “Women and Energy Senegal” initiative funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 

Together with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), we launched PDL Tunis in March 2018. It took place in Kasserine, Kairouan, and Gabès, where 21 participants gained insights on all aspects of program development and came up with relevant recommendations for action to strengthen their business locations and ecosystems.

The Programme Designers’ Lab in India foster capacity-building, network development, and the internationalisation of stakeholders to support the female entrepreneurs and founders.

The program “Female Entrepreneurship in Berlin and India (FEBI)” took place from January to November 2019 to connect and empower 10 women founders in both regions by going hand in hand with the development of their businesses through networking, training, and delegation trips.

Launched on the ground from our new office in Accra, the Programme Designers’ Lab (PDL) Ghana started in January 2020 with 50 participants receiving one-on-one mentoring sessions and workshops on fundraising and community building. 

Four monthly roundtables took place in the framework of the project Ghana Start-up Fellowships, where over 100 entrepreneurs, business owners, and different stakeholders came together with experts to discuss actions and possibilities for creating more synergies.

Launched in July 2019, the Programme Designers’ Lab in Uzbekistan fostered capacity-building, network development, and the internationalization of stakeholders to support the startup ecosystem in Uzbekistan.

Female Tech Businesses in Africa (FEBA) fosters capacity-building, network development, and the internationalisation of women networks, multipliers, and stakeholders in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa.