SoTecIn Factory aims to bring systemic change by connecting industry and technology providers to the community of mission-based social innovators. The project offers a 3.3 million EUR equity-free fund and capacity-building support to social innovations that improve the circularity of key product value chains. New solutions for Electronics and ICT, Batteries and Vehicles, Packaging, Plastics, Construction and Buildings, Textiles, Food, Water and Nutrients will be nurtured, as defined by the EU Circular Economy Action Plan.

SoTecIn Factory aims to bring systemic change by connecting industry and technology providers to the community of mission-based social innovators. The project offers a 3.3 million EUR equity-free fund and capacity-building support to social innovations that improve the circularity of key product value chains. New solutions for Electronics and ICT, Batteries and Vehicles, Packaging, Plastics, Construction and Buildings, Textiles, Food, Water and Nutrients will be nurtured, as defined by the EU Circular Economy Action Plan.

React! calls on all youth workers to get inspired and share knowledge on the circular economy, impact entrepreneurship and personal development.

Want to change things up?
Here’s how you can React!

REACT! ONLINE COURSE

React! offers you, as a professional who works with young people, a free online course. Sign up for free to get access to online modules on the topics of Circular Economy, Impact Entrepreneurship and Personal Development.

This course will give you practical and attractive tools to provide non-formal education to young people – from understanding the principles of a sustainable economy to exploring the world of impact entrepreneurship and starting their personal development journey. Time investment: around 10 hours in total.

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REACT! TOOLKIT

In addition to the online course, we provide you with a free-to-use toolkit. This toolkit gives you a summary of the most important topics of the online course. It is also full of activities, additional materials and workshop formats that you can implement directly in your work.

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REACT! ON TOUR VIDEO SERIES

We’ve travelled across Europe in the past months to capture the stories of 5 pioneers working towards the circular economy in the Netherlands, Spain, Slovenia, Lisbon and Ireland.

We dive into their lives to understand the challenges that they are facing and learn how they turn their sustainable dream into reality. Watch the full episodes on Youtube!

One of the biggest Female Entrepreneurship programs in Portugal, ‘BORA Mulheres is a training program that includes training, tool sharing and mentoring for female entrepreneurs who want to launch or expand their own business.

Executed in Portugal since 2019 by Impact Hub Lisbon in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, it now counts with over 2000 alumni. Each year, the program provides +400 women a online Bootcamp, followed by the mentoring and acceleration phase, where 15 projects are then selected and accelerated during 3 months to present a pitch in front of a selected jury.

SoTecIn Factory aims to bring systemic change by connecting industry and technology providers to the community of mission-based social innovators. The project offers a 3.3 million EUR equity-free fund and capacity-building support to social innovations that improve the circularity of key product value chains. New solutions for Electronics and ICT, Batteries and Vehicles, Packaging, Plastics, Construction and Buildings, Textiles, Food, Water and Nutrients will be nurtured, as defined by the EU Circular Economy Action Plan.