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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The Gambia Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2024

Chairs

Muhammed L Saidykhan

Theodora Anti

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Brian Maina

Togo Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2024

Chairs

Koku Selom Agbavito

Dzogbenyui AGBLEVON

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Ingrid Yitamben

Tunisia Chapter – فرع تونس

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Adnen Ben Hadj Yahia

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Ghufran Abudayyeh

Türkiye Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Elif Muratoğlu

Sinem Güravşar Gökçe

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Ghufran Abudayyeh

Uganda Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2022

Chairs

Nsimire Aston

Eliya Mutabazi

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Brian Maina

Ukraine Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2022

Chairs

Galina Sondergaard

Nina Levchuk

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Mykyta Pobiehun

USA Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2021

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Corina Wallis

Venezuela Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Alejandro Marius

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Paula Pena

Vietnam Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

TRINH BICH

Nam Thang Truong Thi

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John Paul Uminga

Yemen Chapter – فرع اليمن

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Year of the Launch

2023

Chairs

Muneer Alashmali

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Ghufran Abudayyeh

Zambia Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2022

Chairs

Akufuna Muyunda

Sipho Mwanza

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Brian Maina

Zimbabwe Chapter

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Year of the Launch

2022

Chairs

Kundai Makonese

Samantha Sibanda

Theodora Anti

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Brian Maina

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