Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
Incubator Challenge
Kickstart your Enactus year with an incredible opportunity to gain valuable funding and mentoring for your project. Sodexo believe that Quality of Life begins when an individual's basic needs are met. As the number of individuals living in poverty continues to rise in the UK and Ireland, the inequality gap worsens too, with disadvantaged people being at greater risk than ever of facing food insecurity. The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation want to support your project ideas to alleviate food insecurity in your local community.
Competition Overview
This competition is designed for early stage projects that tackle food insecurity and/or empower women as well as giving you the tools. Sodexo is offering you the chance to pitch to the Stop Hunger Foundation's Trustees and members of Sodexo's wider business for the opportunity to obtain valuable funding to accelerate the impact of your projects. The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation is looking for projects that focus on the following criteria:
"Demonstrate innovative and practical solutions that aim to tackle food insecurity and the root causes of Food Poverty in the United Kingdom & Ireland”.
The panel of judges will judge your projects according to the following criterion:
Support the Stop Hunger Foundation's mission to alleviate food insecurity and/or empower women,
Entrepreneurial leadership,
Clear positive impact on beneficiaries,
Sustainable ideas which can be scaled up to maximise positive impact,
Stop Hunger is a Sodexo initiative active in over 40 countries around the world and was created in 1996 by US Sodexo colleagues who witnessed children going to school hungry. In the UK & Ireland, we work with national and local charities to donate time, skills and money to tackle food insecurity and its root causes, and help empower women – who represent the biggest opportunity in eliminating hunger. Thanks to the financial support of Sodexo, 100% of the donations made to Stop Hunger go directly to financing activities and sustainable solutions for disadvantaged communities to exit food insecurity.
Competition Details
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This competition is open to non-final year Enactus students whose projects will continue into the 2025/26 Enactus year.
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Your project should aim to tackle food insecurity and/or empower women through innovative and sustainable solutions. Whether it’s developing entrepreneurial initiatives to improve livelihoods, creating scalable projects that maximise positive impact, or addressing community needs in an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable way.
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To participate, fill out the short application form, where you'll share details about your project.
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The top 5 selected projects will be invited to pitch at an exclusive virtual event where you'll present your project to a panel of judges from Sodexo. This is your opportunity to accelerate your project with the support of Sodexo and Enactus.
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Submit your application by 6th March 2025.
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The final pitch event will take place IN PERSON on 24th March at Sodexo’s offices in London!
How to apply
Submit your application by 6th March 2025.
This competition is open to UK & Irish early stage projects which have not made impact.
Prizes and Recognition
Winning teams will receive:
Grant Funding to help bring your project to life.
Mentorship from Sodexo experts and industry leaders.
Competition Criteria
Your project will be judged on:
Support the Stop Hunger Foundation's mission to alleviate food insecurity and/or empower women.
Entrepreneurial leadership.
Clear positive impact on beneficiaries.
Sustainable ideas which can be scaled up to maximise positive impact.