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Project ecosystem
Most accelerators back a single startup. Hello Accelerator placed a shared challenge at the center and mobilized an ecosystem around it. The solutions that follow are the visible result of a collaborative process sustained by a unique infrastructure of relationships.
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Project ecosystem
Innovation and collaboration
Across various contexts and regions worldwide, people on the move face structural barriers that limit their participation and opportunities.
To address challenges that cannot be solved in isolation, Hello World fosters an ecosystem of innovation and collaboration, connecting social entrepreneurs, the public and private sectors, governments, academia, and changemakers to design solutions with the potential for transformation and systemic change.
Hello Accelerator—driven by Ashoka in partnership with IKEA Social Entrepreneurship—developed a collaborative process that has resulted in four projects across Latin America and Europe, combining technology with local knowledge and insights from the communities involved.
ALTER-ECO
Innovative employment model for migrants and refugees
Scope: Latin America
Systemic Problem: High rates of informal employment among migrants, limiting their rights and opportunities.
Solution: A digital cooperative platform connecting migrants with families in need of domestic services, transforming informal jobs into dignified, safe opportunities with strong community ties.
MIA LATAM
Financial inclusion tools for migrant women
Scope: Latin America
Systemic Problem: There are few financial solutions designed for migrant women. This results in high levels of informality and poverty.
Solution: An ecosystem for education, assistance, and empowerment that leverages technological tools to enable migrant women to achieve economic independence.
RECONOZCO
Skills recognition system
Scope: Latin America
Systemic Problem: A widening gap between skills, knowledge, and experience and the labor market, particularly for migrants.
Solution: A regional reference system for the validation and transfer of competencies, using an AI-assisted platform to create a network of partnerships.
WORKMATCH
Bridging migrant talents to opportunities
Scope: Europe
Systemic Problem: Employment initiatives for migrants and refugees in Europe lack a structure that allows innovations to be replicated and scaled.
Solution: A replicable employment ecosystem model featuring an inclusive employment toolkit, a digital system for tracking career pathways across three NGOs, and an action hub in the UK.