Shared Pathways Fund
Shared Pathways Fund is an initiative aimed at empowering refugee-led and refugee-serving businesses across Kenya in partnership with IRC Kenya (see press release here).
Despite their resilience and potential, refugee entrepreneurs in Kenya often face systemic barriers to accessing finance, including limited collateral, lack of formal credit history, and restrictive policies. Shared Pathways Fund to bridge this gap by unlocking much-needed capital for these high-potential businesses, enabling them to grow, create jobs, and strengthen local economies.
Investment Criteria for SMEs
Daraja Impact aims to catalyze additional funding through the mix of grants, loans and technical assistance focused on growth and capital raise. Applicants should pursue Daraja Impact funding in conjunction with other fundraising targets. Businesses that are actively fundraising are encouraged to apply.
Investment Criteria:
• Country: Tanzania
• Sectors: Open to any sector as long as the company has a focus on women and/or youth
• Revenue: Companies with a minimum annual revenue of USD 300k
• Years in operation: Companies that have been in operation for at least 2 years
• Impact Focus: Applicants must show a commitment to progressive gender and/or youth impact in their historical activities or forward-looking growth plans as demonstrated by company ownership, workforce, supply chain, and/or customer base.
Interested SMEs that can benefit from our mix of grants, loans and technical assistance focused on growth and capital raise can express interest through the Daraja Impact application form.
Partnership opportunity
We are looking for co-investors and collaborators to scale our support to high impact SMEs in Tanzania. If you are an investor or a foundation investing in Tanzania, please contact us at amfinfo@alphamundi.ch to discuss potential partnership opportunities.