At Breakthrough, we believe that those closest to challenges often hold the most powerful solutions, yet they may not have the resources to implement these solutions. The Breakthrough Accelerator creates opportunities to grow the impact of innovative ideas, building a world where young people are served by ideas that are truly responsive to their needs.
We commit to supporting teams and organizations that share the following values:
Many negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes are driven by a lack of access to health resources, community risk factors, and negative experiences with health systems and providers (which fuel client mistrust and avoidance). We believe that, to build upon existing efforts and further improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health, the field must innovate in a way that considers the underlying influences on adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
We understand that not everyone identifies as an “innovator,” but we look for and encourage anyone with an idea that helps adolescents live healthy and fulfilled lives.
We use methods and approaches that are oriented toward adolescents, are strengths-based, and meant to meet people where they’re at. We feel confident in adolescents’ ability to make decisions for themselves.
Innovation is messy and does not follow a linear path to success. We welcome pivoting in support of the iterative nature of innovation.
We recognize that those building innovations have deep wisdom to share with their peers, beyond what any one expert or coach can provide. We bring innovators together to learn from each other and create collaborative networks that will stay with them as they continue their journeys.
