Netherlands Trust Fund III (NTF III) East Africa IT & ITES Programme
28 Kenyan and 25 Ugandan tech entrepreneurs (software developers, BPOs, digital start-ups) plus corporate buyers, telcos and tier-1 banks.
Smart Regional Consultants
Build the confidence, systems and connections to grow.
28 Kenyan and 25 Ugandan tech entrepreneurs (software developers, BPOs, digital start-ups) plus corporate buyers, telcos and tier-1 banks.
56 selected SMEs and livestock markets: veterinary suppliers, fodder producers, aggregators and Livestock Market Associations.
Established manufacturing SMEs in Kenya and Uganda in food/agri-processing and cosmetics/beauty, ready to automate or expand regionally.
A cohort of 10 rural-impacting enterprises (aggregators, off-grid solar, last-mile distributors) and the enterprise support organisations that serve them.
High-growth agribusinesses (processors, aggregators, input suppliers) in livestock, dairy, horticulture and clean energy, with an emphasis on women- and youth-led enterprises; also local banks and financial institutions.
75 micro, small and medium enterprises and young enterprises in Kajiado and Machakos, focused on youth-led businesses.
Growth-oriented Kenyan women entrepreneurs and SME owners moving from day-to-day operations into strategic business leadership.
Small and growing businesses and green SMEs in waste management, recycling and the circular economy.
Unemployed pastoralist youth and young women aged 18–34 in Marsabit and Isiolo, with a strict 50/50 gender balance.
Ultra-poor and vulnerable pastoralist households, women, youth and refugees.