Impact Summary
A more inclusive and sustainable future, one social enterprise at a time.
Since inception in 2015, we have worked with over 90 social enterprise startups across 30+ countries.
SocialFarm is leasing land and training smallholder farmers in Ghana. Many
of our other startups like SocialFarm, Electrocook, and Arusha Women Entrepreneurs are also employing marginalized
groups and giving them economic opportunity.
Farming Data is leveraging mobile technology to improve market access for
farmers in Colombia, enabling them to sell their products more easily
than ever before. eMsika is running an online platform that helps 2,000 Zambian
farmers secure essential supplies and equipment.
Bempu Health developed a bracelet for babies that alerts parents of hypothermia.
They have now served over 28,000 newborns and saved 500 lives. Beat Drone is working with the Nigerian government to disinfect communities
amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
BAG Innovation has successfully created a vibrant educational and job-matching
community in Rwanda that equips students with essential job skills.
Medha has trained over 18,000 students in India, with alumni witnessing
38% income growth in two years.
Du Anyam employs women from rural Indonesia to produce wicker craft products,
managing to increase the women’s income by 40% and distribute scholarships
to the children and grandchildren of accomplished wicker-crafting women.
Mekong Quilts employed over 200 women in rural Vietnam producing a variety
of handicrafts. Helen’s Daughters is training rural women to run agribusinesses in Saint Lucia.
Alternative Waste Technologies makes use of waste to produce eco-friendly and low-cost charcoal
briquettes in Kenya. Natfort Energy customises the design and installation of solar PV in Zimbabwe.
Nafa Naana ‘s improved cookstoves and solar kits have saved households
in Burkina Faso over €8m and helped avoid 120,000 tonnes on carbon
emissions. Electrocook and Pearl Entrepreneurs Academy are also providing clean energy solutions to households.
ARED has developed mobile solar kiosks that allow people to access
a range of services such as bus ticketing, phone charging, intranet,
microcredit, and government services.
Tracking our Performance
We survey the entrepreneurs working with us on a regular basis. The feedback we receive helps us continuously improve.
Feedback from the startup cohort in 2019/20 indicates that mentorship from industry professionals was important in guiding the analysis delivered by student teams.
86%
Startups satisfied + very satisfied by overall experience
76%
Startups satisfied + very satisfied by support from mentor
84%
Startups somewhat + very likely to recommend BfE
Startup Testimonials
“BfE’s assistance gave us a huge advantage when explaining to investors and our board why we choose to expand to certain countries.”
Gabriel Ekman
BAG Innovation
“We are now very far from where we were before joining BfE. The engagement helped us to restructure by redesigning our business model and refining our vision.”
Elvis Kadhama
Pearl Entrepreneurs Academy
“The marketing report from BfE was instrumental in our shift to a more profitable model. They provided feedback for ideas we had in mind but were unsure about.”
Victoria Muzumara
Shopzed
“Recommendations from the report helped us lay the foundation for our Retail Fundraising Strategy.”
Rohit Nayak
Medha
“It influenced my future because now I have a documented strategy for my marketing.”
Gilbert Mwale
eMsika
“Lots of new ideas, both strategic and execution – definitely benefited from the programme.”
Alvin Li
Givo
“The technical advisory team helped us come up with a proper framework for designing an advance adaptive eLearning platform.”
Kiko Muuo
Angaza Elimu
“The BfE teams we worked with were very helpful in setting up the foundation for accessing information that will help us in our next steps.”
Jacqui Poon
Farming Data
“The work BfE has done is amazing and I can comfortably plan forward using the information they have prepared for my enterprise.”
