HiiL Innovation Hub for Promising Justice Entrepreneurs in East Africa 2022

HiiL Innovation Hub – East Africa is a social enterprise dedicated to finding and supporting the most promising justice entrepreneurs in East Africa. We seek startups that solve people’s justice problems and aspire for them to have access to justice at work, at home, in their neighbourhoods, and in business.

We support startups that empower people with break-through innovations to create better:

• working conditions with their employer
• separation terms with their spouse
• protection against theft, fraud, and violence
• arrangements about noise, damages, and property access with their
• housing maintenance and rent conditions with their landlord
• agreements on ownership, registration, and use of land
• contracts, fraud protection, and compliance for their small business.

About Hague Institute for the Innovation of Law (HiiL)

HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law) is a social enterprise devoted to user-friendly justice. That means justice that is easy to access, easy to understand, and effective. We will ensure that by 2030, 150 million people will be able to prevent or resolve their most pressing justice problems. We do this by stimulating innovation and scaling what works best. We are friendly rebels focused on concrete improvements in the lives of people. Data and evidence are central in all that we do. HiiL is an equal opportunity, international employer. We are based in The Hague, City of Peace and J... read more

Hii Innovation Hub

Aim and Benefits of Hii Innovation Hub

The Justice Entrepreneurship School  offers a six-week-long programme that provides justice startups with:

• A one-week residential boot camp delivered by industry specialists: business growth, team & leadership, design thinking, and much more.
• Coaching sessions and mentorship on topics of your choice.
• Access to HiiL’s regional network of justice leaders, legal tech organisations, and top-level researchers.
• Certification and a learning platform for self-service.
• Chance to win up to €1000 at the end of the programme during the Justice Innovation Circle demo day.

Requirements for Hii Innovation Hub Qualification

The programme is suitable for Startups that:

• Have a solution that meets the needs of those with unmet justice needs who struggle to access effective, easy-to-understand, affordable, and accessible means to prevent or resolve their justice problems. 
• Have a basic product or service, that is, an existing prototype or minimal viable problem.
• Have no traction, that is, the product is still not in the hand of users, or it’s only in hands of a small number of early adopter users, where we still do not see enough evidence that this product or business can work.
• Led by a team of 2 or 3 committed and passionate co-founders who shares a drive for justice and impact.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit HiiL website.