Ecosystem Development

Catalyst Now supports its local chapters worldwide, recognizing that collaboration is essential to strengthening local impact ecosystems and advancing our global movement.
Catalyst Now Local Chapters are vibrant communities of members united by geography— whether by region, country, or subregion —who come together as a community to drive local impact. These chapters create supportive spaces where social innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers connect, collaborate, and thrive.

By fostering meaningful relationships and collective action, local chapters help advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through solutions rooted in local realities and shared priorities.
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Regional Chapters

Catalyst Now’s regional chapters power vibrant ecosystems of social innovators and entrepreneurs in the different regions around the world.

By fostering cross-sector collaboration and co-creation, they spark local solutions with regional impact.

The vision for our Regional Chapters is that by working together at a regional level, the collective action of all chapters will result in the advancement of Social Innovation.

 

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regional chapter across the globe

62,50%

of our regional chapters are from Global South

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local chapter across the globe

17,65%

of our local chapter are from global south

Local Chapters

Catalyst Now’s Local Chapters strengthen the social entrepreneurial ecosystem at the national and local levels by uniting social innovators and diverse stakeholders to collaborate and co-create impactful solutions.

A local chapter of Catalyst Now is a group of members based in the same geographical area (region, country, or subregion) that convenes as a community.  It is a space that fosters strong human connections among members and collaborations that strengthen initiatives based on the group’s priorities.

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Senegal Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Omar Sow

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Ingrid Yitamben

Sierra Leone Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Joseph Turay

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Brian Maina

Singapore Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2022

Chairs

Sumathy Krishnan

Gin Keat Ong

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John Paul Uminga

Slovenia Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2021

Chairs

Tadej Slapnik

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Mykyta Pobiehun

South Africa Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Katlego Chibamba

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Brian Maina

South Sudan Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Paul Doctor Yorama

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Brian Maina

Spain Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2021

Chairs

David Parejo

Soraya Sánchez

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Mykyta Pobiehun

Sri Lanka Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2022

Chairs

Achala Samaradivakara

Ishara Adhikaramge

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John Paul Uminga

Syria Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2024

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Ghufran Abudayyeh

Tanzania Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2021

Chairs

Dorothea Laiser

Ian Tarimo

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Brian Maina

Thailand Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Nattakorn Asunee Na Ayudhaya

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John Paul Uminga

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