Our Programs
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Our Flagship Programme: Village-Based Advisors
The Village-Based Advisors (VBA) Programme trains trusted community members to support small businesses and households with practical advice, referrals, and follow-up.
This ensures:
- -Support reaches people where they live andwork
- -Communities stay connected to opportunities and services
- -Small businesses receive ongoing support, not one-off training
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Real Impact: Jiinue Fund – Kiambu County
In Kiambu County, Innovate Africa Foundation supported the Jiinue Fund, a programme helping youth, women, and persons with disabilities access affordable business loans.
What Made It Work
-Ksh 150 million in county funds unlocked
-Ksh 1.5 billion in loans through Kenya Commercial Bank
-Small businesses received both financing and business support
The Result
-More small businesses accessed credit
-Public funds reached more people
-Businesses were better prepared to use and repay loans
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Professional Associations Engagement - Ongoing Project
The project is a civic education and accountability initiative that engages professional groups as key actors in strengthening democratic governance in Kenya. It maps and analyses professional organizations—including regulators, councils, associations, and umbrella bodies—to understand their mandates, influence, and potential for civic engagement. Through research, dialogue forums, and capacity-building activities, the project supports professionals to participate more effectively in public accountability, policy advocacy, and civic education at national and county levels.
The Aim of the Project
The project aims to equip professionals with accessible civic knowledge, practical tools, and platforms for collective action, fostering informed participation, issue-based engagement, and a more accountable, inclusive, and responsive democratic system.
What Made It Work
-Multi-country research engaging survivors’ families, policymakers, law enforcement, and civil society
-Focus on legal frameworks, gaps in prosecution, and accountability systems
-Collaboration with researchers, practitioners, and advocacy actors across both countries
-Grounding evidence in lived experiences to inform actionable solutions
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Advancing Justice on Femicide: Kenya & Tanzania
Innovate Africa Foundation is leading a cross-country study on femicide in Kenya and Tanzania, aimed at strengthening legal and institutional responses to gender-related killings of women.
The Result
-Clear evidence on gaps in legal and institutional responses to femicide
-Strengthened dialogue between communities, researchers, and policymakers
-Actionable recommendations to improve GBV prevention, reporting, and justice pathways
-Momentum toward establishing a femicide observatory and sustained accountability mechanisms
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