5 Kenyan SMEs Receive Grant Funding

From left: Joseph Sunday, Hadijah Nannyomo-EY Partner Indirect Taxes, and Neil Wigan, British High Commissioner to Kenya, pose for a photo with during the awarding of winners as a TRANSFORM, an impact accelerator led by Unilever, the UK Government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and EY [Photo: Courtesy]

The five finalists, selected from 1,500 applicants to an open call, all set out their ambitions for positive social and environmental impact through their innovative solutions.

TRANSFORM, an impact accelerator led by Unilever, the British High Commission (BHC) Nairobi and EY, have announced $623K in grant funding to five Kenyan small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The five finalists, selected from 1,500 applicants to an open call, all set out their ambitions for positive social and environmental impact through their innovative solutions.

In addition to grant funding, TRANSFORM supports visionary enterprises to scale their businesses through a combination of business insight, practical experience, resources, and networks. This is the first time that Unilever, the BHC Nairobi, and EY have worked together locally in East Africa to find and select entrepreneurs for the programme.

By Steve Mbego,

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