A social innovation hub, Impact Hub Abuja, on Thursday, unveiled the Impact Hub platform in the nation’s capital city as a global impact hub network bringing exciting opportunities to local community of impact innovators, entrepreneurs, leaders and changemakers to accelerate their impact by accessing global resources and connections to expand their business and engender sustainable innovations.
Addressing a press briefing in Abuja, co-cofounder/chief executive of Impact Hub Abuja, Olalekan Oshunkoya, said the move was a rebranding and transition of Impact Central Social Innovation Hub to Impact Hub Abuja, adding that Impact Central Innovation Hub has evolved as a leading social innovation community supporting and empowering social entrepreneurs, leaders, changemakers and emerging leaders to cocreate sustainable solutions to solving big and small societal challenges.
LEADERSHIP reports that Impact Hub is one of the world’s largest networks focused on building entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale –home to innovators, changemakers and entrepreneurs creating tangible solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
“We are excited to announce our transition into the global Impact Hub network, bringing exciting opportunities to our local community of impact founders, entrepreneurs, leaders and change makers to accelerate their impact by accessing global resources, connections and community to expand their enterprise and deliver sustainable innovations at a scale,” Oshunkoya stated.
He said that the launch was an incredible opportunity to bring the world to entrepreneurs, change makers and innovators in Abuja, adding, “We are more than just a space, Impact Hub is a community and a place for entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers to collaborate, connect, create, and challenge the status quo.
“As we join the Impact Hub family Abuja location, we bring over 110 hub communities, 300,000 plus members in more than 67 countries in five regions and over 1,200 impact makers. We envisioned a locally rooted and globally connected community of and for bold, ambitious thinkers who are committed and fierce to use the incredible power of entrepreneurship for social good and contribute to a better world and a better self through bold and transformative innovation at scale.”
He further emphasised that it was not just a rebranding exercise or a mere name change but a move deeply rooted in mission alignment built on collective understanding and a belief that can transform communities and the world.
“When we collectively harness the power of impact entrepreneurship, uncommon collaboration and connections for social good. We are significantly expanding our commitment and capacity to nurture a local community (with global appeal) of change-makers, leaders and social innovators leveraging the power of entrepreneurship to tackle small and big challenges,” Oshunkoya added.
