SMEP News
Explore the latest SMEP news and stories here. Our news section showcases key events, achievements, and thought-provoking articles to keep our community and visitors abreast of SMEP happenings.
Mananasi Fibre: An innovative start-up with a gender-friendly workplace ethic
Mananasi Fibre is a start-up based in Thika, Kenya that takes a “hands-on” approach to innovation. The company’s mission is to transform discarded pineapple leaves into textile-grade fibres, nutrient-rich compost and soil-enhancing products. Mananasi kicked off site implementation in July 2023 with the help of grant funding from the SMEP Programme. The focus has been on
A nexus of the Kenyan Blue Economy and the SMEP-funded Catchgreen project
Representatives from SMEP and the Catchgreen project, recently traveled to Kenya to observe the piloting of their biodegradable compostable fishing nets used in a local Kenyan seaweed farming initiative as well as in a coral restoration project. Read more here about this remarkable collaboration.
1st Workshop on Eco-Tanning Processes in Kenya and the East African Region
This hybrid workshop, which took place on 17-18 August, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya, was sponsored by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and co-organized by UNCTAD, the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), the Kenyan State Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and the Tanners Association of Kenya (TAK).
SMEP funds pilots for circular and innovative technologies in Kenya
SMEP funds new manufacturing pilot projects to address organic waste challenges, which involve repurposing waste as inputs for new value chains, as well as to test wastewater treatment technologies across a range of industrial sectors in Kenya.
SMEP Call for Concepts for solutions to manufacturing pollution in East Africa closes on Thursday, September 15th, 2022
The SMEP Call for Concepts for Piloting solutions that address manufacturing pollution in East Africa opened on July 18th 2022; the deadline for submitting concepts is Thursday, September 15th, 2022, at 13:00 GMT. All concepts for solutions that show potential for uptake and scaling to address pollution generated by
Call for Concepts for Piloting solutions that address manufacturing pollution in East Africa
The SMEP Call for Concepts for Piloting solutions that address manufacturing pollution in East Africa opened on July 18th 2022, and will close on September 15th 2022, at 13:00 GMT. SMEP seeks to fund concepts that pilot innovative investible pollution mitigation concepts that create viable business cases around the following
