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PES was one of the implementing partners of WIDU, an initiative that is being implemented across 6 countries in Africa, that redirects existing remittances into sustainable investments for start-ups and small businesses.
PES was engaged by TechnoServe, the implementing partner of the Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing (AINFP) to provide ‘access to finance’ training sessions to address gaps in management capacity, investment preparedness and understanding private equity as a source of capital to AINFP SMEs based in Kenya and Tanzania.
PES is on boarded as a business advisory service provider by the National Bank of Kenya a wholly owned subsidiary of KCB bank, the largest bank by assets in Kenya, for its WASH financing programme. This role involves providing business advisory support to NBK’s institutional clients, including public utilities, Water Service Providers (WSPs) and SMEs.
PES was engaged by AECF to provide investment readiness support and 1 on 1 business advisory to AECF’s Investees under the REACT SSA Program. The objective was to assist the companies address financial and business challenges.
RTI International, the lead and managing partner of the USAID Western Kenya Sanitation Project [WSKP], engaged PES to provide support in conducting a scoping study for financial institutions and SACCOs for sanitation and hygiene financing in Siaya, Busia, Kakamega, Bungoma, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Kisii and Migori.
PES, the implementing lead with PFAN as the knowledge partner and Eldohub as the digital partner, was engaged by AfDB to manage the pan African call for applications, virtual capacity building services for pitching, investment readiness and the execution of a virtual investor deal room for the 2022 AgriPitch Competition
The AfDB in collaboration with other partners organises annual Africa Investment Forum (AIF) which offers entrepreneurial ventures an opportunity to connect with investors, mentorship and entrepreneurship ecosystem partners. In the 2019 AIF held in Johannesburg, South Africa, AfDB organized Market Day Sessions for 20 entrepreneurial ventures working in education, health, agriculture, energy industries and ICT.
The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) provides incubation, capacity building services and financing to Kenyan entrepreneurs and new ventures that are developing innovative solutions in energy, water and agribusiness to address climate change challenges. KCIC is an initiative supported by the World Bank.
The 2020 Agripitch Competition aimed to support 25 Agripreneurs in enhancing the bankability and viability of their businesses and ensuring that they are pitch ready for potential investors.
