The tuiFUND Micro-grant For Social Enterprises
Micro-grant application closed till further notice
Our Micro grant fund supports innovative social enterprises in Kenya with positive socio-economic impact in rural, low-income, and marginalized communities. We offer grants from Ksh 50,000 to Ksh 500,000 to catalyze grassroot social enterprises to be commercially viable and sustainable longterm.
Who we are looking for
Introduction to Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and Basic Business Literacy
A free two-part virtual course for nonprofit and social business leaders looking to integrate sustainability practices in their enterprises, design better programs/solutions and consequently attract the necessary flow of funds for social and environmental impact.
[Tentative Start Date - Aug 20th, 2024]
Program Rationale
Grassroots groups (social enterprises, nonprofits and community-based organizations) consist of people who are directly affected by a problem and who use bottom-up decision-making and collective action in many forms to address that problem
Because they’re directly impacted by local manifestations of global issues, they’re experts at local solutions in global contexts and are extremely aware of public sentiment and community needs.​
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Therefore, by investing in the sustainability of these organizations we build local communities’ resilience to respond to current and future challenges.
Course Structure
Part 1
Course Duration: 12 hours over 3 days (9am - 1pm)
Course Format: Virtual, interactive taught modules with facilitators
Course facilitators: Certified sustainability professions from Protos Capital
Course Focus: Learn the basics of ESG, how to integrate ESG practices, narrate impactful stories, evaluate ESG performance, and access green financing opportunities.
Certification: Participants will be awarded a "Foundations of ESG Practices." certificate via email
Part 2
Course Duration: 10 topics (Estimated 40 hours total)
Course Format: Self-taught, self-paced interactive portal
Course facilitators: Santa Clara University
Course Focus: Getting financial controls in place, Microfinance for Entrepreneurs, Achieving Lowest Expenses, Develop Negotiating Skills, Making Ethical Decision and others.
Certification: Participants will be awarded a "Certificate of Completion" from Santa Clara University on the learning portal.
Program Partners
This pilot program has been made possible by financial, knowledge and institutional resources from:
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Note:
*Program applicants are required to have complete and verified organization profiles
with active projects listed.
*Applications will be reviewed by tuiFUND team and successful applicants notified via email