The Indalopreneurs Just Transition Enterprise Support Programme (I-JTEP) is implemented as a part of the Strategic Partnership for the implementation of the Paris Agreement (SPIPA) Programme. Financially supported by the European Union’s Partnership Instrument and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU) in the context of the International Climate Initiative (IKI).
The central objective of the I-JTEP is to support innovation and entrepreneurship focusing on finding solutions to support South African efforts to move and to enable a just transition. The programme aims to support new innovative business ideas of existing or established enterprises in renewable energy, energy efficiency, agriculture, water, transportation, industrial technology and tourism within the coal-dependent communities and value chains of the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. The Programme has capacitated 10 Enterprises with financial support and 3 months enterprise development support.
DFC Youth Pilot Initiative (Driving Force for Change Youth Pilot Initiative) The Indalopreneurs Just Transition: The Driving Force for change youth pilot initiative aims to provide support to youth-led initiatives that would support South African efforts towards a low-carbon, climate-resilient, inclusive, and resource-efficient future.
The Indalopreneurs Just Transition Enterprise Support Programme (I-JTEP) has committed to providing successful DFC youth Support Initiative applicants with dedicated technical and strategic business planning and mentorship support over three months to strengthen a more environmentally friendly and socially inclusive economy in South Africa through entrepreneurship.