supporting solutions for adolescent health and well-being

Breakthrough is an 11-month accelerator program¹ Accelerators are programs that support teams that have an initial prototype and early evidence of interest and feasibility. During their time in an accelerator, teams test their innovation with end users and make refinements based on continuous feedback. Although teams collect preliminary data related to outcomes, large-scale rigorous evaluation is outside the scope of an accelerator. that helps innovators²We define an innovator as a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products or makes changes to something already established; who is willing to pivot and think inside and outside of the box; who is comfortable with uncertainty and risk-taking; and/or who is a doer, thinker, and visionary. transform promising solutions into lasting change.

Our goal is simple: to help ideas grow into sustainable solutions that improve young people’s health and well-being.

why join Breakthrough?

Breakthrough provides funding, coaching, peer learning, and practical tools to help innovation teams test, refine, and scale solutions that improve adolescent health.

Over 11 months, selected teams will:

Embrace change, creativity, and collaborative learning.
Work closely with young people and gather their feedback to test and improve the innovation.
Develop ways to measure the innovation’s impact and evaluate its success.
Test ideas and prototypes with end users.
Plan for growth, outreach, and fundraising.
Build compelling pitches and sharpen storytelling skills.
Connect with others in their cohort of innovation teams to share challenges and successes.
Receive personalized coaching and training to strengthen design and innovation skillsets.

Breakthrough’s First Innovation Cohort Successfully Trained Vision Into Results

From early innovations to real-world application, it was inspiring to support the five teams in Breakthrough’s first cohort and watch them grow! This snapshot highlights their journey, showing how each team’s initial hopes and ideas developed into practical outcomes over the course of our accelerator program.

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is the Breakthrough Accelerator right for you?

We welcome a wide variety of innovations—including programs, apps, services, curricula, websites, and products—that support adolescent health and well-being, with a focus on advancing sexual and reproductive health.

Are you committed to supporting adolescents’ health and well-being?
Do you want to improve outcomes in adolescent sexual and reproductive health?
Have you already developed your innovation? (Early versions are acceptable.)
Have you gathered feedback on your innovation from the young people or communities it is designed to serve?
Are you comfortable with an iterative process of designing, testing, and refining your innovation based on ongoing feedback?
Are you interested in personalized coaching and a supportive cohort experience?
Are you ready to take your innovation to the next level?

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