We work with youth, women, farmers, artisans and informal-sector workers to strengthen entrepreneurship, financial capability, workforce readiness, market access and small-business growth.
Millions of people across Africa lack reliable access to markets, financial services, business support, employment opportunities and professional networks.
Young people struggle to find work, small businesses cannot access the capital or guidance they need to grow, and producers often remain disconnected from buyers and value chains.
We build economic pathways through entrepreneurship development, financial literacy, workforce readiness, small-business support and cooperative models.
Our work focuses on helping people strengthen the livelihoods they control — while improving access to the financial services, markets, networks and opportunities that allow those livelihoods to grow.
Partner on Livelihoods →Our livelihoods work addresses both individual capability and the wider market connections that make economic opportunity sustainable.
Business planning, management skills and market access support for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.
Money management, savings, credit and investment fundamentals for households and entrepreneurs.
Mentorship, coaching and business-development support that helps enterprises strengthen and grow.
Job skills, internships and placement support connecting young people to employment opportunity.
Collective models that improve savings, access to capital and shared economic power.
CV writing, interview preparation and professional-development support for job seekers.
Connecting producers and small businesses to buyers, supply chains and more reliable commercial opportunities.
Strengthening the connections between producers, processors, markets and support services.
The portfolio combines employability, enterprise growth, finance and market access rather than treating livelihoods as a single training intervention.
Vocational skills, job readiness and employment placement support designed to improve young people’s transition into work.
Structured support for startup and early-stage businesses through training, mentorship and market-oriented development.
Coaching and mentorship help established SMEs strengthen management, operations and growth planning.
Savings groups and pathways into formal financial services strengthen access to capital and household resilience.
The goal is not short-term income alone, but stronger economic foundations that people and communities can build on over time.
Entrepreneurs and SMEs have better management capability, support and market access.
Young people are better prepared to enter and navigate the labour market.
Households and entrepreneurs are better able to save, manage money and use financial services.
Producers and small businesses are better connected to buyers and value chains.
We collaborate with governments, funders, employers, financial institutions and community organisations on entrepreneurship, employment and livelihoods programmes.
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