We Effect East Africa, Lower Kabete/Ngecha Road, Nairobi (2026)

01/10/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! 🌍🤝

We Effect is proud to receive a copy of the 𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝐷𝐺𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡, a collection of policy briefs produced by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). The report highlights how cooperatives are advancing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reinforcing their role as key partners in building a more sustainable and inclusive future.

The report was shared by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢, 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐈𝐂𝐀-𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, and was launched during the ICA Global Conference and General Assembly in Panama on 17 September 2026.

We are especially proud that the report features contributions from We Effect partners across East Africa:

✅ 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚) for empowering women, increasing household incomes, strengthening market access, and promoting sustainable dairy farming.
✅ 𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 (𝐂𝐔𝐊), recognized under SDG 4: Quality Education for advancing cooperative education, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, and leadership development.
✅ 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐂𝐨-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐌𝐨𝐂𝐔), 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚, recognized for integrating cooperative principles into higher education, entrepreneurship training, and applied research, while equipping students with practical skills, leadership, and financial inclusion experience to drive inclusive growth and sustainable development.
These inspiring examples demonstrate the transformative power of cooperatives in creating resilient communities and accelerating progress towards the SDGs. 🌱

📖 Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cooperatives-critical-partners-future-ipaqc/
📄 Read the full report:https://2025.coop/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Consolidated-Report-English.pdf

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23/09/2026

📢 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔?

We Effect is seeking a qualified consultant to compile the baseline survey report for the Livelihood and Right to Food Programme (2025-2028) in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The assignment involves reviewing and analyzing quantitative and qualitative baseline data from 15 partner organizations and producing a comprehensive programme baseline report to inform implementation, learning, and impact measurement.

✅ Expertise in baseline surveys and international development
✅ Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills
✅ Excellent report writing and communication skills
✅ Experience in sustainable livelihoods, right to food, gender equality, and climate resilience programming is an added advantage

📅 Application deadline: 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐀𝐓
📧 Apply: [email protected]
📌 Subject line: “𝐿𝑅𝐹 𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦.”

See for full details: https://www.weeffect.org/jobs-announcements/terms-of-reference/

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11/09/2026

📢 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥!

We Effect, in partnership with Maasai Kajiado Women Dairy cooperative society Ltd. invites qualified consultants to apply for the consultancy to conduct a Baseline Survey for the 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐳𝐢 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚.

🔗 View the full Terms of Reference:
https://www.weeffect.org/jobs-announcements/

📅 Application deadline: 18 September 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EAT

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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11/09/2026

📍 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞?

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫👌

Francis, a young board member of Ushirika wa Wakulima wa Zabibu na Masoko Mpunguzi , a primary cooperative supported by We Effect in Tanzania, is also a grape farmer.

As the harvest season unfolds, his story serves as a powerful reminder that cooperative development is ultimately about improving the livelihoods and economic opportunities of individual farmers.

🍇 Through UWAZAMAM, farmers are able to collectively access markets and strengthen their bargaining power, enabling them to negotiate better prices for their produce.

💰 This season, the cooperative is purchasing grapes at TZS 1,600 per kilogram, compared to TZS 1,300 per kilogram offered by other buyers.

🤝 By working together through their cooperative, farmers like Francis are gaining stronger market access, improved incomes, and greater resilience, demonstrating the transformative power of collective action.

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📸 Frank Ademba, Tanzania

21/08/2026

☕ 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐄𝐎
𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐳𝐨𝐦𝐨 𝐈𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠

For generations, coffee in Machakos County, Kenya, was considered a man’s crop. Women provided much of the labour, tending the trees and picking the cherries, while men controlled the land, cooperative membership and income.

Susan Nzomo is changing this narrative.

The 52-year-old mother of four, smallholder farmer, and women’s land-rights defender is the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝. The cooperative has more than 𝟏,𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝟒𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧.

“𝐼𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎, 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠,” 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠.

Through gender-equality training supported by We Effect, Susan and her husband embraced dual membership. She gained ownership of coffee trees and became a registered cooperative member in her own right.

Today, Susan manages 350 coffee trees, producing up to 2,100 kilograms of coffee in a good season. The income helps her pay school fees, provide food for her family, and reinvest in her farm.

𝐀𝐬 𝐂𝐄𝐎, 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫:
☕ Dual cooperative membership for couples
🌱 Women’s access to land and coffee trees
📣 Greater representation of women in cooperative leadership
⚖️ Reducing the membership requirement from 500 to 200 kilograms of coffee, allowing more women and young farmers to qualify

Working with male champions for gender equality, she is also encouraging men to allocate coffee trees to their wives. Several women have consequently become cooperative members and now earn their own income from coffee.

“𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡,” 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠.

Susan’s journey demonstrates that when women farmers have access to productive assets, cooperative membership, and leadership opportunities, they can strengthen their families, transform rural economies, and build more resilient food systems.

🔗 Read Susan’s full story: https://www.weeffect.org/stories/susan-nzomos-fight-for-equality-in-coffee-farming/

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20/08/2026

🥛 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐢 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐨’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 🇰🇪

𝐷𝑖𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑎𝑠𝑎𝑖 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑘, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑤?

For generations, women have milked, fed and cared for livestock while having limited control over the animals or the income they generate.

Agnes Bene decided this had to change.

What began as a women’s self-help group has grown into the 𝐌𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝, bringing together more than 𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬. Collectively, they market nearly 𝟒.𝟗 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, giving women access to fairer prices, reliable markets and greater control over their income.

The results extend far beyond dairy. Women are building permanent homes, installing solar power, purchasing water tanks, investing in livestock and paying school fees helping their daughters remain in school longer.

Through their Village Savings and Loan Associations , the women have also:
💰 Mobilized more than 𝐊𝐬𝐡𝐬 𝟏𝟑.𝟏 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 in savings
💰 Issued loans exceeding 𝐊𝐬𝐡𝐬 𝟔.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧
🐄 Invested in livestock and alternative livelihoods
🌱 Strengthened their resilience during prolonged droughts

“𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑘 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑘 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠,” 𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝐴𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑠.

Through collective organization, these women are challenging gender norms, strengthening food security, and claiming their place in the formal dairy value chain.

🔗 Read the full story: https://www.weeffect.org/stories/empowering-women-pastoralists-in-the-dairy-value-chain-in-kajiado-kenya/

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We Effect Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi

17/08/2026

🌻 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🇹🇿

4,900+ farmers, 65% women, are improving their livelihoods through better sunflower production in Tanzania’s Arusha Region. 👩🏾‍🌾🌱

Through the recently completed FO-RI Organisations Leading Research & Innovation on agroecology for sustainable food systems project, supported by AgriCord, farmers gained practical skills in agroecology, value addition, and sustainable farming while accessing new opportunities across the sunflower value chain.

📊 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭:

🌱 Implemented 60 agroecological research trials.
📚 Conducted more than 120 farmer training sessions.
🏭 Installed 4 community sunflower-processing units
⚖️ Trained 60 Gender Champions
🤝 Supported 16 model couples to promote equitable decision-making
📢 Developed 6 policy papers and organised 22 advocacy meetings
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 More than 19,200 people benefited

These results demonstrate how investing in women, farmer-led research, and local processing can increase incomes, strengthen food systems, and build more resilient communities. 🌍✨

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Embassy of Sweden in Dar es Salaam Mviwaarusha

17/08/2026

🌾 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🇹🇿

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟, 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡-𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ?

At the recently concluded 2026 Nane Nane International Farmers’ Exhibition in Dodoma, Tanzania, nine We Effect partners under the Livelihoods and Right to Food Programme transformed the exhibition into a platform for business, learning, legal empowerment, and strategic partnerships.

📊 The numbers tell part of the story:
🤝 9 partners
👥 626 people reached
💰 TZS 13.1 million in sales
🔗 28 stakeholder engagements

But the real value extended beyond the exhibition stands.
Partners initiated discussions on establishing a 10,000 litre milk collection centre, introducing digital loan tracking for farmers with Equity Bank, securing barcode and QR-code registration, developing a seed-supply agreement with ASA, exploring market-registration opportunities with NEST, and accessing financing through Cooperative Bank.

Further opportunities emerged around the Uganda Expo on 30 October, the SACCA Congress from 11–16 October, export certification, café-market expansion in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma, and access to international markets for premium grape juice.

💡 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: Market development is not only about selling products today. It is about building the relationships, systems, and partnerships that create sustainable markets for tomorrow.

📸 Frank Ademba

30/07/2026

💡 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐚, 𝐁𝐒𝐅 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫, 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦, 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐬

“𝑆𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑟 𝐹𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛’𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡. 𝐼𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒, 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒.”

At the Waste for Cash Eco Project Symposium, Stella Wanjala, founder of Steka Farm in Machakos, shared practical lessons from her journey as a Black Soldier Fly entrepreneur.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

🌱 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞. Continuous learning is the foundation of a successful BSF enterprise. Steka Farm hosts learning sessions every Thursday to help aspiring entrepreneurs build their skills.
♻️ 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞. Reliable access to organic waste is critical for sustainable BSF production.
🎯 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧. You don’t have to do everything. Whether your passion is production, training, marketing, or education, focus on what you do best and excel in that area.
🌿 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐲. Every successful enterprise begins with a single step. Build gradually as your knowledge, markets, and capacity increase.
📦 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Processing and packaging products such as dried BSF larvae can open up markets and reach farmers across the country.
🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. By organising women and youth into cooperatives, communities can consolidate organic waste, strengthen production, access larger markets, and build sustainable businesses together.

Stella’s message was clear: the circular economy is not just about managing waste,it’s about creating businesses, generating jobs, and building resilient food systems. 🌍♻️

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