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Reflections on IAP’s Challenge Fund Third Round

Reflections on IAP’s Challenge Fund Third Round

Reflections on IAP's Challenge Fund Third RoundLessons from Supporting 600 Applications [dssb_sharing_buttons icon_placement="icon" columns="12" columns_tablet="12" columns_phone="6" columns_last_edited="on|phone" _builder_version="4.21.0" _module_preset="default"...

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From Cartoonist to Fintech Founder

From Cartoonist to Fintech Founder

From Cartoonist to Fintech FounderEmmanuel's Unconventional Path to Success[dssb_sharing_buttons icon_placement="icon" icon_width="fixed" use_custom_icon_size="on" icon_font_size="15px" btn_padding="2px||2px||false|false" use_global_sharing="on"...

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Whey as a new source of nourishment in Ethiopia

Whey as a new source of nourishment in Ethiopia

Whey as a new source of nourishment in EthiopiaMelkam Endale's whey drinks prove a popular source of nutrition in Ethiopia[dssb_sharing_buttons icon_placement="icon" icon_width="fixed" use_custom_icon_size="on" icon_font_size="15px" btn_padding="2px||2px||false|false"...

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Jemma Produce Ethiopia’s First High Quality Seeds

Jemma Produce Ethiopia’s First High Quality Seeds

Jemma Produces Ethiopia's High Quality Onion and Potato SeedsCommunities work together to produce Ethiopian seeds[dssb_sharing_buttons icon_placement="icon" icon_width="fixed" use_custom_icon_size="on" icon_font_size="15px" btn_padding="2px||2px||false|false"...

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Truluv secure €680,000 in investor funding

Truluv secure €680,000 in investor funding

Truluv Granola has secured an additional investment of EUR 680,000 within the first year of their IAP partnership. This debt and equity financing was made by the Dutch Good Growth Fund and a group of angel investors. IAP was the first external investor in this small...

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API scales up its production of biodiesel

API scales up its production of biodiesel

As one of the main sources of greenhouse emissions globally, the African Power Initiative in Uganda is working towards substituting fossil fuels with biodiesel derived from kukui, or candlenut, seeds. One of the major challenges for API is the operational costs of...

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Nutridense scale up processing

Nutridense scale up processing

What started out as a modest food production endeavour in the basement of Nutridense’s owner, Ms Alem Greiling, is now transitioning to a fully fledged food processing venture through automation and expansion of the company’s distribution channels. The multifaceted...

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Digital Inclusion

Digital Inclusion

DIGITAL INCLUSIONPromoting inclusion through digital solutions[dssb_sharing_buttons icon_placement="icon" icon_width="fixed" alignment="right" use_custom_icon_size="on" icon_font_size="15px" btn_padding="2px||2px||false|false" use_global_sharing="on"...

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IAP’s private sector support brings clean water

IAP’s private sector support brings clean water

Despite being essential for all life, globally some 2.2 billion people still do not have access to safe water for drinking and sanitation (WHO/UNICEF 2019). This sees over 1,000 children die each day from preventable diarrhoeal diseases. Despite its importance, few...

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HUSK’s Female Super Farmers

HUSK’s Female Super Farmers

HUSK's Female Super FarmersWomen as community champions of biochar fertiliserBy Rob Savage[dssb_sharing_buttons icon_placement="icon" icon_width="fixed" use_custom_icon_size="on" icon_font_size="15px" btn_padding="2px||2px||false|false" use_global_sharing="on"...

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SOGE increase incomes and reduce production costs

SOGE increase incomes and reduce production costs

Solar Green Energy saw the first harvest supported by their innovative solar irrigation technology in June 2022. SOGE’s hybrid-solar systems provide year-round water supplies for rice farmers, through drawing water from nearby rivers and pumping it into canals that...

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Improving Yields Through Green Energy

Improving Yields Through Green Energy

Solar Green Energy CambodiaImproving Yields Through Green EnergyBy the IAP Team, with contributions from Heng Sun, Sreyna Khom, Benjamin Cok, and Corjan van der JagtSolar Green Energy (SOGE) Cambodia Ltd is a small family business that sells high quality solar...

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Organic Palm Sugar by SoA

Organic Palm Sugar by SoA

Creating a Win-Win Model A Joint Venture in the Organic Palm Sugar IndustryBy IAP AdminSignatures of Asia (SoA) was founded in 2007 and is today not only one of the top ten organic rice and sugar exporters in Cambodia, but also the first company in the country to...

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Pay as You Go Clean Cooking in Uganda

Pay as You Go Clean Cooking in Uganda

Saving People from Indoor Air Pollution A Pay as you go Business Model for Clean CookingWith an innovative Pay-as you-go business model, Wana Energy Solutions is transforming the market for clean cooking solutions, making it accessible and affordable to everyone in...

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