Our work
Our work, organized by need
Canada
In Canada
Business Launch Programme
A six-month intensive programme that takes you from an idea to a registered business ready to sell, with mentors and a launch plan.
For : French-speaking immigrants starting their first business in Canada.
Women Entrepreneurs Support Programme
Support designed for immigrant women who are starting or growing a business: training, mentoring by women, peer cohorts and access to funding networks.
For : French-speaking immigrant women starting or growing a business.
Startup Acceleration Programme
A three-month sprint for young companies that already have customers: sharpen the offer, open growth channels and get ready for funders and partners.
For : Founders of early-stage companies with first traction and the ambition to grow.
Newcomer Integration Support
Practical guidance for settling in: understanding Canadian systems, finding work or starting a business, and building a first network in Ottawa.
For : Recently arrived French-speaking immigrants who want to settle in socially and economically.
Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme
For people who want to build a business that serves their community: design a financially viable model and measure its social impact.
For : People developing ventures that answer a social or community need.
Post-Incubation Support Programme
Follow-up after incubation: ongoing mentoring, peer learning and tools to manage hiring, financing and operations.
For : Businesses and founders who have completed an incubation programme.
RINET Africa
In Africa
Fempreneures: women, equality and women’s entrepreneurship
RINET Africa’s programme for women and girl entrepreneurs: training, mentoring, access to finance and advocacy for gender equality.
For : Women and girls in the Great Lakes region, especially in Goma, in displaced communities and, later on, in refugee camps.
Youth, Peace, Employment and Entrepreneurship
RINET Africa’s programme for young people in and around Goma: business incubation, acceleration for start-ups, skills workshops and campaigns for peace.
For : Young people aged 18 to 35 who have a business project or show entrepreneurial potential.
Mental health, psychosocial support and physical activity
RINET Africa’s mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) work: support for survivors of gender-based violence and for vulnerable or displaced young people, including through physical activity.
For : Survivors of gender-based violence; vulnerable or displaced young people.
Two cross-cutting initiatives
RINET Campus
RINET Center’s education arm: hands-on training in entrepreneurship, management and self-employment.
Muntu Arts & Cultures
A programme that celebrates the cultural and artistic identity of minority communities, through the arts, culture and exchange between communities.
What happens when you get in touch
What about the diaspora?
Diaspora skills can serve these programmes, remotely or on the ground, all the way to returning.
And advocacy?
We raise the issues behind these programmes with governments and institutions: entrepreneurship, the investment climate, the diaspora’s return.
You write to us
Through the contact form, describing your situation or the programme you are interested in.We clarify your needs
The team replies to understand your project and your constraints.We point you in the right direction
To the right programme, the next cohort, or a partner organization better placed to help.