IFC (International Finance Corporation) has partnered with the Bank of Africa (BOA) to spur private sector growth and promote access to finance in Kenya, Including women-owned businesses focussed on addressing climate change.

Contact: www.boakenya.com

Family Bank had earlier in the through this program extended Ksh 500 million to support agribusiness as part of USAID’s effort to unlock Ksh 40 billion to SMEs in Kenya and East Africa.

Contacts: www.familybank.co.ke

Recipients of the grant funds which range between Ksh 3- 5million are micro-small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who have demonstrated resilience and promise to grow and manage their business in a sustainable way.

Contact: www.stanbicbank.co.ke

This is an ongoing up-Skilling program (YUP) that helps professionals, entrepreneurs, and organizations climb the success ladder through training, advisory services, and mentoring. Applicants are connected to; training, events, digital content, trainers, skilling resources, work tools, and growth opportunities.

Contacts: www.yakazi.com

This is a job creation project for the youth. The project is tailored to equip the youth with the market-driven skills required to secure a job or start a business. The initiative is being rolled by FABO, and funded by Dan Church Aid.

Contacts : www.fabo.org

INUKA enterprise programme aims to empower micro-enterprises to formalize their operations while increasing their economic activity with an aim of accessing funding from Banks.

Contacts: www.inuksme.co.ke

This is a 5-year Ksh 30 billion training aimed at assisting MSMEs, Expanding within the Big Four agendas to create opportunities for young people, embrace existing digital opportunities, and expand their operations.

Contacts: www.mastercardfdn.org

This is a program that seeks to offer digital jobs for the youths in Kenya. It is being funded by the the master card foundation in partnership with the ministry of ICT innovations youth affairs and is implemented by different partners including KEPSA (Kenya Private Sector Alliance) among others.

Contacts: www.ajiradigital.go.ke

Dubbed “SHE STARS” the project will offer a business skills training for at least 1500 female entrepreneurs running small business in various sectors of the economy.

The program aims to address business gaps and training needs that women entrepreneurs face such as inadequate access to finance, mentorship, information and markets

Contacts: www.adsabank.co.ke

Known as “SHE MEANS BUSINESS” the programme aims to train women entrepreneurs in diverse areas including; digital skills, financial goals, financial health, financial reports and how to manage their enterprises effectively.

Contacts: www.herhustle.co.ke

KIRDI runs an incubation programme in which start-ups are housed within the organization for a maximum period of 6 months. There is also an option of a virtual incubation service where research scientists support entrepreneurs and industrialists from their establishments with all necessary technical support in the specific areas of interest.

Contacts: www.kirdi.go.ke

Under the Kepsa and ABSA Bank partnership, these two institutions, youth programmes. I.e   (Ajira Digital and Ready to work initiatives) are merged so as to reach their end goals easily one million targeted youths will be equipped with relevant skills and online job opportunities.

Contacts: www.absank.co.ke  

Ready to work is an established course that seeks to prepare the youth for the critical transition into the world of work. It covers the essential work, many people and entrepreneurial skills to help bolster their skills and employability.

Contacts: www.readytowork.absa.africa

Applications are open for TEEP 2022 up to March 31st the programme is open to African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing business under 5 years from all 54 African countries

The successful entrepreneurs will receive seed capital of $5,000, mentorship, business management training and more.

Contact: www.tonyelumelufoundation.org 

This is a livestock value chain programme that targets with a view of commercialising the sector and transforming it into a vibrant segment where livestock producers can realise maximum returns. This ten year initiative targets to reach producers of dairy, meat, honey and fish farm gate products.

Contacts: www.kcbgroup.com

The market regulator sets up this incubating platform which is designed to encourage innovation in the capital markets targeting firms in the fintech sector. This is a safe space in which innovators can test new products and services in a normal environment without the risk of consequences from market regulators.

Contacts: www.cma.or.ke

In Partnership with agriculture firm, perfometer, famers will be supplied with Quality Certified, Fresh Folder for their Herds so that they can increase milk production and ultimately acruing Revenues.

Are you on agri-business? Do you run a dairy venture? Do you want funding to run it efficiently? Visit family Bank

For more info.  Visit: www.familybank.co.ke

The shujaa programme is a partnership between Kenya Bankers Association and Serianu which targets to empower 2,000 Youths with cyber security expertise.

Are you a Youth eyeing cyber security as 9 Career? Talk To K.B.A For more information or & Visit: www.kba.co.ke

This programme Spearheaded By women work organisation and will equip women entrepreneurs with digital skills so that they can integrate these skills to run their online presence more efficiency.

For more information Visit; www.womenwork.co.ke

This is a Media literacy training programas aimed at sensitizing digital content producers, exhibitors, distributors on standards of digital content creation, compliance and monetization.

For more information Visit;  www.kfcb.go.ke

KUA Ventures is inviting any entrepreneurs creating change in their Communities by the way they conduct their enterprises to apply for seed funding and customized coaching from the organization,

For more information, visit; www.kuaventures.org

This is a deal Between Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the ministry of industrialization, trade and enterprise development. The programme seeks to equip 5000 youths with vocational skills and then connect them to employment opportunities in KORE and Kenya.

For more information visit: www.industrialization.go.ke

This is an E-learning initiative by Kakuzi PLC which targets small scale farmers wishing to upscale or start Avocado Farming, with Real Time, professional

Tips and information pertaining to this Venture.

The interactive Hub dubbed Avocademy can be accessed freely through dedicated social media accounts.

i.e @ kakuziavocademy. This includes Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Instagram accounts.

Visit these sites to see farmers experiences, success, Tips and Enquiries-

Eco Bank(k) has set aside Ksh 1 Billion to fund agri-business ventures in ten counties including; Embu, Kirinyaga, Kiambu, Laikipia, Meru, Murang’a, Nakuru, Nyandarua, Tharaka Nithi and Nyeri Countes

The fund was targeting to support, coffee and dairy farmers affiliated to cooperative societies with an aim of maximizing their farm outputs.

Are you in agri-business and from the ten counties? Then you can join a co-operative society to access this Kitty or visit: www.ecobank.com