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Welcome to OUR @TED Talk!🎉 This proud moment reflects the solutions driven by the communities we partner with across Africa. 🌍All 100,000+ entrepreneurs were on stage with us. Watch full TED Talk here go.ted.com/julienneoyler @julienneoyler #InkomokoAtTED #SolutionsFoundHere

Applications close TODAY. 📅 YALI, ALA, @anzishaprize , or @MastercardFdn Scholars alum? Get up to $15,000, mentorship, and business training. FAST is built to help you move your business forward. Apply today 📅:  tinyurl.com/ds9fsxn2

Today in Addis Ababa, we hosted a high-level @Inkomoko delegation to review project milestones and strategize on regional growth. Together, we are addressing challenges and scaling impact for a better future. ​#TomorrowIsBetter #Partnership #Ethiopia #Development

A happy and blessed Eid to all our Muslim brothers and sisters! May your celebrations be filled with joy, peace, and love.

Where in Kenya would you expect a KES 17.6B market economy? New research on Dadaab, with @TechnoServe & @SwissDevCoop , shows 15,000 businesses powering this market, despite barriers to growth. 4 signals from the research ↓
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/26k7c3cn

9 jobs created for young people in Rwanda. 7 of them women. Lydia Murekatete expanded her business, All Greens, through the FAST Program. FAST supports entrepreneurs from YALI, ALA, Anzisha Prize, and @MastercardFdn Scholars networks. Apply here: tinyurl.com/33r5xx7z

We are seeking experienced vendors and consultants to support nationwide programs, with 20+ open RFPs across media production, event management, and more. If this aligns with your experience, we welcome your submission.   📅 Deadline: 20 March 2026  tinyurl.com/2r4u59mm

Before sunrise, Sekina’s bakery is already at work. What began as a home bakery now produces 800 loaves of bread a day. Through Inkomoko’s partnership with @MastercardFdn , she received training, coaching, and capital to grow her business. Read more here :tinyurl.com/39ttnpcp

Building a business in Africa? Entrepreneurs like Lydia are scaling through the FAST program delivered by Inkomoko in partnership with @MastercardFdn . If you’re a YALI, ALA, Anzisha Prize or Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program alumni, apply today: tinyurl.com/33r5xx7z

እንኳን ለ130ኛው የአድዋ ድል መታሰቢያ በዓል በሰላም አደረሳችሁ ! Happy 130th Adwa Victory Day to our community in Ethiopia. We commemorate this important day in the nation’s history.

Yesterday in Garissa, our Regional Head @hajiabey joined @Inkomoko for the graduation of beneficiaries trained in business skills.  The graduates not only gained practical business knowledge but will also receive startup funds to launch their own ventures, paving the way for economic independence and local growth.

Last week, as we met with Inkomoko and partners, I kept thinking about Martha, a mother of six whose only barrier to hope was a simple lack of capital. Her story is not unique. In displacement settings across our region, women with vision, skill, and resilience are pushed into the hands of informal lenders. What begins as help often becomes harassment, coercion, and abuse. This is not “poverty.” This is systemic exclusion, and it forces people into harm. But when formal finance enters humanitarian spaces, the story changes. This is the heart of the humanitarian–development nexus; when protection concerns are solved not only with aid, but with systems, markets, and opportunity. Inclusive finance is protection. Financial literacy is empowerment. Dignified capital is prevention against exploitation. This is why non‑traditional humanitarian partners like Inkomoko matter so profoundly. They bring what the humanitarian ecosystem alone cannot: ✓ Collateral‑free loans that replace predatory lending. ✓ Business training that builds capability and confidence. ✓ Market linkages that turn survival into sustainability. Refugee entrepreneurs; too often stigmatized as “risky” are proving just how wrong that assumption is. A 97% repayment rate speaks louder than any stereotype. More than 13,000 refugee businesses in Kenya have already transformed because someone believed in them. This is what real nexus work looks like: humanitarian principles safeguarded through development tools. Protection reinforced through economic inclusion. Hope restored through partnership. Let us expand the table to include financial institutions, investors, market builders, and innovators who can help ensure no woman is ever pushed into exploitation simply because she lacked a safe loan. Let us make sure Martha’s story is never repeated. #HumanitarianDevelopmentNexus #FinancialInclusion #Inkomoko #Dignity #Refugees #EconomicEmpowerment #Protection

Uyu munsi muri @Nyamagabe #YouthCenter, twakiriye @Inkomoko mu gikorwa cyo kwandika #urubyiruko rufite imishinga ibyara inyungu. Intego ni ukubafasha binyuze mu mahugurwa yo gucunga #imishinga, Guhabwa #inguzanyo n’igishoro, #Kunoza #imikorere y'imishinga yabo

Today at @Nyamagabe #YouthCenter, we partnered with @Inkomoko to register young #entrepreneurs for an impactful #empowerment program designed to scale their businesses through comprehensive #management training, access to affordable loans and #capital, and professional #coaching.

We’re inviting qualified ERP vendors and implementation partners to submit proposals for a cloud-based ERP system supporting multi-country, donor-funded operations. 📅 Deadline: 16 February 2026, 5:00 PM (EAT) 📄 Full RFP and submission details: tinyurl.com/47fdephx

Happy New Year! 🎆 Here’s to new beginnings and believing in what’s possible when community comes together. May we build forward into 2026.

Wishing our clients, partners, and teams a joyful holiday season. 🎄

People said the workshops were 🔥 Agree? The 2025 Africa’s Business Heroes Summit in Kigali, saw packed rooms and eager entrepreneurs. Across three focused sessions, entrepreneurs gained practical insights on using AI responsibly for growth, understanding what investors truly look for, and strengthening the fundamentals that keep businesses resilient. The workshops captured the focus and ambition of a new generation of African founders. We are grateful to our sponsors for being a part of the 7th Africa’s Business Heroes Summit & Grand Finale. @Jasiri4Africa @GebeyayaInc @BankofKigali @InkomokoRwanda We can’t wait to see how these insights translate into execution and impact across Africa. #abhfinale2025

When global aid pulled back, entrepreneurs stepped forward. They reworked plans, found customers, and kept goods moving. Displacement-affected communities aren’t waiting for solutions. They’re building them. Read our CEOs 2025 reflections tinyurl.com/yc7yetsp

Thank you, Your Excellency @WilliamsRuto, for learning more about @Inkomoko’s work with entrepreneurs in Turkana County. We are grateful that the Shirika Plan will unlock more opportunities for entrepreneurs across displacement-affected communities in Kenya. @barbzz073

A proud moment at Tobong’u Lore as H.E. President @WilliamsRuto visited the @Inkomoko exhibition. We spoke about how the Shirika Plan is applied at community level - where culture, enterprise, and inclusion come together for displacement-affected and host communities.