About Us

Uddog o Uddokta Japan is a Japan-based General Incorporated Association working at the intersection of research, entrepreneurship, education, and social impact.

We believe meaningful change happens when knowledge moves beyond classrooms and reports and reaches entrepreneurs, organizations, and communities.

Our work connects academia, industry, entrepreneurs, policymakers, development actors, and communities to understand real-world challenges, co-create practical solutions, strengthen entrepreneurial capacity, and support sustainable ventures.

Our activities are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the broader global effort to build more inclusive, equitable, resilient, and sustainable societies. At the same time, we look beyond the 2030 Agenda by encouraging new generations of entrepreneurs and changemakers to address emerging social, economic, technological, and environmental challenges.

From research and entrepreneurship education to consulting, international collaboration, funding initiatives, and field-level implementation, we work to turn knowledge into action, ideas into sustainable ventures, and collaboration into meaningful and measurable impact.

Our commitment: Global Goals. Local Action. Sustainable Impact.

Our Four Pillars

RESEARCH

Evidence for Better Action

We conduct and support research on entrepreneurship, social business, innovation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, international development, and emerging social and economic challenges.

Our research aims not only to generate knowledge, but also to inform practice, policy, and field-level interventions.

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TRAINING

Developing Entrepreneurial Capacity

We provide entrepreneurship education, training, workshops, bootcamps, mentoring, and capacity-building opportunities for entrepreneurs, students, young leaders, and organizations.

Our programs combine academic knowledge with practical learning and real-world entrepreneurial challenges.

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CONSULTING

From Ideas to Sustainable Ventures

We support entrepreneurs and organizations in transforming ideas into viable and sustainable initiatives through business planning, venture development, management support, mentoring, market access, and international collaboration.

We place particular importance on understanding local realities and connecting strategic advice with field-level implementation.

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FUNDING

Supporting Ideas That Matter

We work to connect promising entrepreneurs and socially impactful initiatives with funding opportunities, partnerships, networks, and other resources needed for sustainable growth.

Our focus is particularly on ventures and initiatives that combine economic sustainability with meaningful social impact.

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Our Approach

We connect evidence, people, and action.

Uddog o Uddokta Japan works to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world implementation through a multi-stakeholder approach to entrepreneurship and sustainable development.

We bring together academia, government, entrepreneurs, industry, development organizations, community groups, investors, and young people to understand challenges from different perspectives and develop practical, locally relevant solutions.

Our approach recognizes that sustainable change cannot be created by one sector alone. Researchers generate knowledge, governments shape enabling environments, entrepreneurs and industry turn ideas into action, and communities bring lived experience and local understanding. By connecting these stakeholders, we create opportunities for knowledge exchange, co-creation, entrepreneurship development, and field-level implementation.

At the same time, our work in communities and with entrepreneurs generates new evidence and insights that can contribute back to research, education, policy, and practice.

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Empathy Driven Entrepreneurship (EDE) Bootcamp

Developing young entrepreneurs who begin with people and community needs.

The EDE Bootcamp is an online entrepreneurship education program designed to inspire young people to become empathy-driven entrepreneurs. Participants learn to understand community challenges, develop practical solutions, and turn those ideas into sustainable ventures. The program is implemented collaboratively with Uddog o Uddokta global chapters, including Bangladesh, Nepal, and other partner networks.

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3ZERO Leadership Challenge (3ZLC)

Empowering youth to imagine and design solutions for a better society.

The 3ZERO Leadership Challenge encourages young people to develop social fiction, innovative ideas, and practical solutions to social challenges, inspired by Professor Muhammad Yunus's 3ZERO vision. The program promotes creativity, leadership, social responsibility, and action-oriented problem solving through collaboration with Kyushu University, Japan, and other partners.

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Social Business Fund

Building a sustainable financing mechanism for empathy-driven social ventures.

The Social Business Fund is a developing initiative designed to support entrepreneurs building ventures based on empathy and social impact. The fund aims to provide capital to selected entrepreneurs without charging interest, with the expectation that the principal will be returned over an agreed period so that the same resources can support future entrepreneurs. Inspired by a venture-capital approach but adapted to social business principles, the initiative seeks participation from corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals who want to contribute resources toward a revolving fund for sustainable social impact.

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Research Presentation at JFBS 2026

Uddog o Uddokta research on educational entrepreneurship and SDG 4 presented at the Japan Forum of Business and Society (JFBS) 15th Annual Conference in Tokyo.

International Collaboration

Building partnerships between researchers, universities, entrepreneurs, and organizations across countries.

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Let's Create Impact Together

Complex social and economic challenges cannot be addressed by one organization alone.

We welcome collaboration with universities, researchers, entrepreneurs, businesses, government institutions, development organizations, investors, students, and community leaders who share our commitment to entrepreneurship and sustainable development.

Whether through research, training, entrepreneurship support, field projects, funding, or international collaboration, we welcome opportunities to work together.

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Organizations We Have Collaborated With

Toshiba International Foundation

Kyushu University

3ZERO Global Center

Social Business Academia Network

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