Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution Programme

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Can cities in East Africa become Zero-Waste? An innovative partnership model shows a route to achieve this

A Kenya-based entrepreneurial partnership between TakaTaka Solutions and Chanzi Ltd – who launched a business model in response to the SMEP Programme grant funding opportunity – has contributed to the scaling of an impactful waste management business model from Kenya into Tanzania.

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How the Ghana Clean-up Project is supporting SMEP’s Social Value Model through tackling plastic pollution

SMEP-funded projects strive to leave no one behind and to facilitate decent work environments (SDG 8) by implementing various interventions, including activities that benefit the entire value chain and support SMEP’s social value model. This feature showcases activities from one SMEP grantee, the Ghana Clean-up Project, that align with SMEP’s social value model by tackling plastic pollution.

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The SMEP Programme: Highlighting the socio-economic impact of grant spending in underserved geographies

Investing in donor grant spending in underserved geographies can significantly transform marginalised areas by stimulating local finance flows and local economic opportunities. We highlight two of the SMEP-funded projects which are designed to provide opportunities to those communities in difficult-to-reach areas and marginalised groups.

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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 testing and refining the technologies,

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