• Approach

    Our Programmes

Building a prosperous, enterprising and resilient Africa

With Africa hosting more than 400 million of the world’s poor and marginalised, we are working to build a prosperous, enterprising, and resilient Africa.

We support innovative commercial businesses in the agribusiness and renewable energy sectors with the aim of reducing rural poverty, promoting resilient rural communities, and creating jobs through private sector development. We support businesses that target women and youth.

We have a particular interest in financing businesses in fragile and conflict affected regions to reduce vulnerability and build resilience in these regions.

Agribusiness

Since 2009, our agribusiness work has supported 198 companies across 26 countries in over 40 value chains. Through this portfolio we have invested over US$ 210 million, and currently have more than 35 active projects in the field. We have supported a diverse range of enterprises, including improved seed varieties and livestock vaccines, the introduction of new farming systems and agribusiness models, as well as the provision of financial, media and information services and technologies.

Renewable Energy

Over the past ten years, we have supported 145 companies across three regions and 14 countries through our Renewable Energy and Adaptation to Climate Technologies (REACT) portfolio. In this time, our funding commitment has expanded from US$10.9 million in 2010 to US$80.48 million in 2020.

Crosscutting Themes

In our commitment to building resilience, we focus on the most vulnerable and disenfranchised members of Africa’s rural and marginalised communities: women, youth and those living in fragile states and contexts.