
Nov 14 - 16, 2024
chat for Impact Summit ‘22
Congratulations to the winners!


Gustav Praekelt,
co-founder, Turn.io
“We’re thrilled to continue Chat for Impact, in partnership with Praekelt and Turn.io, to support and advance the work of social impact organizations across the globe.
The Accelerator is an exciting opportunity to dig in with a select number of organizations to scale the reach and impact of their WhatsApp service. We look forward to seeing what these organizations create and the impact they are able to achieve.”
Accelerator benefits
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Ongoing mentorship and $25,000 funding to scale WhatsApp service.
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Will be invited to attend a Chat for Impact Bootcamp
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Onboarded to the WhatsApp Business Platform
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Receive resources and a collection of social impact case studies
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Will be selected by a judging panel to join the Accelerator Program.
Accelerator benefits
chat for Impact Summit ‘22 1
Ongoing mentorship and $25,000 funding to scale WhatsApp service.
chat for Impact Summit ‘22 2
Will be invited to attend a Chat for Impact Bootcamp
chat for Impact Summit ‘22 3
Onboarded to the WhatsApp Business Platform
chat for Impact Summit ‘22 4
Receive resources and a collection of social impact case studies
chat for Impact Summit ‘22 5
Will be selected by a judging panel to join the Accelerator Program.
Accelerator
The 6-week virtual program launches in October and provides mentorship and support to social impact organizations that want to build and scale a WhatsApp chat service.
Selection criteria
20 organisations will receive US$ 25,000 in prizes to launch a live chat service on the WhatsApp Business Platform.
Mentorship from WhatsApp and social innovation experts.
Learning from world-class organizations about how they successfully built their chat services.


“SameSame was a cherished but dusty idea in an old deck until the WhatsApp Chat for Impact Accelerator came along. Thanks to the support from the team at Turn.io our ragtag, but determined team managed to turn an idea into a working prototype in a matter of weeks and, a few months later, a functional organization.”

Jonathan McKay
Co Founder Same-Same
Summit
This 3-day virtual event showcases and celebrates organizations globally using WhatsApp to achieve impact.
Selection criteria
Inspirational Keynote
Panel discussions by key industry experts
Strategic and hands-on sessions
Free access to Summit content
Invitation to participate in a Chat for Impact community of practice
Who should apply?
To qualify for the Accelerator Program, organizations must submit a social impact use case through the application process and have attended a Chat for Impact Bootcamp session in 2021 or 2022 to begin the WhatsApp Business API process.
Programme mentors

Simon de Haan
Co-Founder CTO at Turn.io
Technical and Product Specialist.

Lieze Langford
Head of Accelerators, Turn.io
Accelerator Programme lead and Go to market expert.

Pippa Yeats
Chief Strategy Officer, Turn.io
Behavioural change, service design and gender expert.

Simon de Haan
Co-Founder CTO at Turn.io
Technical and Product Specialist.

Lieze Langford
Head of Accelerators, Turn.io
Accelerator Programme lead and Go to market expert.

Pippa Yeats
Chief Strategy Officer, Turn.io
Behavioural change, service design and gender expert.

Ben Supple,
head of Civic Engagement Whatsapp at Meta
“We’re thrilled to continue Chat for Impact, in partnership with Praekelt and Turn.io, to support and advance the work of social impact organizations across the globe.
The Accelerator is an exciting opportunity to dig in with a select number of organizations to scale the reach and impact of their WhatsApp service. We look forward to seeing what these organizations create and the impact they are able to achieve.”
We look forward to scaling the impact of change together – for those who need it most.

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