Creating impact
How to Write a Theory of Change That Funders Actually Fund
Most African social enterprise founders know they need a Theory of Change. Very few know how to write one that makes a funder want to…
Creating impact
Africa’s Community Health Worker Is the Continent’s Most Undervalued Social Enterprise Asset — That’s Changing Fast
84% of Africa’s community health workers are currently unpaid. The African Union wants 2 million of them deployed by 2030. In between those two facts…
Blended finance
Why Growth-Stage African Social Enterprises Can’t Get Funded — and Why 2026 Might Be the Year That Changes
You’ve survived the startup phase. Your model works. You have proof. And you still can’t raise money. This is the growth-stage funding gap — and…
Agritech
What the WEF’s Biggest Africa Report of 2026 Actually Means for Social Entrepreneurs on the Ground
The numbers from Davos are striking. Here’s what they mean for the person building a venture in Nairobi, Lagos, or Accra right now. Every January,…
Creating impact
Storytelling for Impact Brands
The Story That Backfired Grace had the perfect customer story for her Tanzanian solar energy company’s marketing campaign. Mama Halima, a rural vegetable seller, had…
Social impact
Revenue vs Impact: How to Price Products Without Compromising Mission
It’s 2am and you’re staring at a spreadsheet that won’t balance. Your product costs 2,500 Kenya Shillings (KES) to produce and deliver. Your target customers…
Creating impact
How to Tell Your Full Story of Profit and Purpose
You may be running a social enterprise that’s changing lives. You’ve got loyal customers, a passionate team, and the numbers are finally starting to look…
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…
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…
Crowdfunding
Funding for Impact: How Social Enterprises Can Unlock Sustainable Financing
If you’ve ever run a social enterprise, you know the tension between purpose and profit is real. You’re not a traditional charity, but you’re also…