This afternoon, MSEA CEO Henry Rithaa and the management team hosted a delegation from the Tony Elumelu Foundation, led by Director of Operations Hakeem Onasanya.
The meeting introduced both organizations’ efforts in supporting entrepreneurs to scale their businesses.
The Tony Elumelu Foundation has been empowering African entrepreneurs since 2015.
In Kenya, they plan to launch a program offering training, mentorship, economic empowerment, and $5,000 in funding, focusing on agribusiness, creative industries, health, education, the green economy, and ICT.
MSEA highlighted its partnerships, including KYEOP for startup grants, ILO for capacity building, and collaborations with Stanbic and UNDP in digital literacy. Upcoming initiatives such as NYOTA and KJET were also discussed.
The meeting explored potential collaboration areas, including policy solutions to improve the ease of doing business, also access to grants & strategic partnerships to strengthen entrepreneurial support.