Agritech
Tech-Enabled Financial Inclusion for Smallholder Farmers
Across Africa, smallholder farmers feed the continent — yet they remain some of its poorest citizens. They grow most of our food, but struggle to…
Social procurement
Social Procurement & Corporate Partnerships
Every year, governments and large corporations in Africa spend billions of dollars buying goods and services. From office supplies and catering to logistics and construction,…
Creating impact
Policy Frameworks to Support Social Enterprises
Social entrepreneurs across Africa are solving some of the continent’s toughest challenges — unemployment, waste management, access to healthcare, climate adaptation — and they’re doing…
Design Thinking
Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Product Design
When most people think of innovation, they picture labs, algorithms, or Silicon Valley engineers. But across Africa, innovation didn’t start with technology — it started…
Circular economy
Green Finance & Climate Adaptation for SMEs
Africa is on the frontlines of climate change. From droughts hitting smallholder farmers in Mozambique, to floods washing away businesses in Nigeria, to unpredictable weather…
Global scaling
Access to Markets: Procurement Opportunities For Growth
You’ve perfected your product, hustled through the early days, built a loyal customer base — and now you’re ready to grow. But there’s one challenge…
Circular economy
Circular Economy and Waste-to-Value Business Models
Africa has a waste problem. From plastic bottles littering our streets to mountains of e-waste piling up in dumpsites, the continent is drowning in materials…
Youth entrepreneurship
Youth Entrepreneurship as a Job-Creation Engine
Across Africa, there’s one statistic that everyone talks about — and for good reason: over 60% of the continent’s population is under 25. That’s not…
Women-led business
Women-Led Social Enterprises: Breaking Barriers, Building Change
Women in Africa have always been the backbone of communities and economies. From running informal market stalls to leading grassroots cooperatives, they’ve long been entrepreneurs…
Creating impact
Practical Social Impact Measurement
“lmpact measurement” sounds like something dreamt up by consultants with endless spreadsheets and a love for jargon. For many social entrepreneurs, it feels like a…