Jacob's Ladder Africa

Green Jobs for Youth and Women Through Climate-Resilient Agriculture: A New Chapter for Murang’a County On 27th May 2025, Jacob’s Ladder Africa and the County Government of Murang’a signed a transformative MoU to unlock climate-resilient livelihoods through agriculture. This partnership invests in what matters most: ✅ Youth and women as agents of change. ✅ Skills development and job creation in the green economy. ✅ Sustainable value chains that power communities from the ground up. 📍Murang’a county is just the beginning — this is a scalable model for Kenya and beyond. 💼 Want to collaborate on Africa's green workforce development or climate solutions? info@jacobsladder.africa @Sellahb @Bilha_Ndirangu @Mandakhabetsa @StephenMunania @timotsi1 @MurangaGovt_021 @ASBELKEMBOI7 @jamin_mwema

We’re proud to partner with the Engineering Students Association (ESA) of the University of Nairobi @uonbi, as a Platinum Sponsor of the Green Tech Conference happening on 26th March 2026. Because every young engineer with an idea deserves a platform to explore, test, and turn the idea into something real. At Jacob’s Ladder Africa, we see this as the starting point for enterprise development, supporting young innovators from the idea stage and connecting them to the tools, networks, and opportunities they need to build. Through greenlabs®, innovators gain mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs, practical skills, and market access needed to launch bold, impactful green businesses. That’s how green jobs are created. That’s how Africa moves forward. #GreenEconomy #YouthPower #Innovation #JLA @Sellahb @uonbi @timotsi1 @ASBELKEMBOI7 @kevolwe_godfrey @PeterKariukiKE

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Register to attend the Main Forum on August 11th - 13th : forms.gle/ZVhvZ3HZAE6KLa… 🔗 Submit your Case Study on greenworks.jacobsladder.africa

Join the GREENWORKS 4 AFRICA FORUM - Finance, Technology & Market Systems Virtual Pre-Convening 19th March 2026 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (EAT) Be part of the journey towards shaping the future of Africa’s green jobs and skills agenda. 🔗 Register Now for this virtual Pre-Convening: forms.gle/7n6fZPs3W42x1T… 📩 Questions: greenworks@jacobsladder.africa @Sellahb @Bilha_Ndirangu @Mandakhabetsa @AGRA_Africa @ASBELKEMBOI7 @kevolwe_godfrey @timotsi1 @TGESA @MajestyAfrica_ @NetForCommDev @RydonVusisa @Bike_Is_Best_Ke @ArafatMukasa

Every step of this walk is about moving closer to what comes next. 🚶🏾‍♂️🌱 The Matzikama Green Walk is an invitation for everyone to be part of that next step. Whether you support, partner, share the message, tag people, or simply walk the journey with us, your involvement helps make the next phase possible. These greenhouses will create space for young people to develop skills, grow food, and participate in agriculture in a meaningful way. This initiative, led by Jacob’s Ladder South Africa, in partnership with Matzikama Local Municipality, @CocaColaCo, @Toyota, Namaqua West Coast @visitNWC, De Jagers, Radio Namakwaland, @OnsKontrei, and various stakeholders, is about building something that lasts together. We invite you to Sponsor a Kilometre or a Step through the following details: FIRST NATIONAL BANK Account Name: JACOBS LADDER SOUTH AFRICA NPC Account Type: Gold Business Account Account Number: 63159484509 Branch Code: 200311 Or let us know how you’d like to contribute by contacting: jlsainfo@jacobsladder.africa Join us for the Matzikama Green Walk | 13–21 March 2026 🚶🏾‍♂️🌱 #MatzikamaGreenWalk #phakamamatzikama #staanopmatzikama #arisematzikama @Sellahb @Bilha_Ndirangu @Mandakhabetsa @timotsi1 @ASBELKEMBOI7 @cadef_ng @Climate_Alert_

Every step of this walk is about moving closer to what comes next. 🚶🏾‍♂️🌱 Phase One of our Sustainable Agriculture Programme showed what’s possible when young people come together to prepare the land and take responsibility for the future. Now the focus turns to Phase Two: building the greenhouses that will transform municipal land in Matzikama Local Municipality into a place of production, learning, and opportunity. The Matzikama Green Walk is an invitation for everyone to be part of that next step. Whether you support, partner, share the message, tag people, or simply walk the journey with us, your involvement helps make the next phase possible. These greenhouses will create space for young people to develop skills, grow food, and participate in agriculture in a meaningful way. This initiative, led by Jacob’s Ladder South Africa, in partnership with Matzikama Local Municipality, @CocaColaCo, Toyota, Namaqua West Coast @visitNWC, De Jagers, Radio Namakwaland, @OnsKontrei, and various stakeholders, is about building something that lasts together. We invite you to Sponsor a Kilometre or a Step through the following details: FIRST NATIONAL BANK Account Name: JACOBS LADDER SOUTH AFRICA NPC Account Type: Gold Business Account Account Number: 63159484509 Branch Code: 200311 Or let us know how you’d like to contribute by contacting: jlsainfo@jacobsladder.africa Join us for the Matzikama Green Walk | 13–21 March 2026 🚶🏾‍♂️🌱 #MatzikamaGreenWalk #phakamamatzikama #staanopmatzikama #arisematzikama @Sellahb @Bilha_Ndirangu @Mandakhabetsa @timotsi1 @ASBELKEMBOI7 @PeterKariukiKE @kevolwe_godfrey

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Africa doesn’t lack ideas. It needs proof of what works. Across the continent, organisations are already deploying real solutions that are creating green jobs and building skills. They deserve to be seen, studied, and scaled because nothing motivates action like evidence. That’s why JLA is convening the Inaugural GreenWorks 4 Africa Forum (11–13 August 2026) and calling for submissions of high-impact case studies from across the continent. We are seeking proven initiatives that are piloting, scaling, or institutionalising solutions in areas such as renewable energy, e-mobility, climate-smart agriculture, circular economy, natural capital, and green manufacturing. Selected case studies will help shape this Pan-African working forum focused on execution, impact, and scale. Submit your case study via greenworks.jacobsladder.africa/case-study-sub… Submissions open: 6 March – 30 June 2026 @Sellahb @Bilha_Ndirangu @Mandakhabetsa @AGRA_Africa @ASBELKEMBOI7 @kevolwe_godfrey @timotsi1 @TGESA @MajestyAfrica_ @NetForCommDev @RydonVusisa

Africa doesn’t lack ideas. It needs proof of what works. Across the continent, organisations are already deploying real solutions that are creating green jobs and building skills. They deserve to be seen, studied, and scaled because nothing motivates action like evidence. That’s why JLA is convening the Inaugural GreenWorks 4 Africa Forum (11–13 August 2026) and calling for submissions of high-impact case studies from across the continent. We are seeking proven initiatives that are piloting, scaling, or institutionalising solutions in areas such as renewable energy, e-mobility, climate-smart agriculture, circular economy, natural capital, and green manufacturing. Selected case studies will help shape this Pan-African working forum focused on execution, impact, and scale. Submit your case study via greenworks.jacobsladder.africa/case-study-sub… Submissions open: 6 March – 30 June 2026 @Sellahb @Bilha_Ndirangu @Mandakhabetsa @AGRA_Africa @ASBELKEMBOI7 @kevolwe_godfrey @timotsi1 @TGESA @MajestyAfrica_

Africa’s green workforce challenge demands more than replication. It demands rigor. From 11–13 August 2026 in Nairobi, Jacob’s Ladder Africa will be hosting the Inaugural GreenWorks 4 Africa Forum, which will convene practitioners, policymakers, funders, workforce leaders, and enterprise builders from across the continent to interrogate assumptions, examine real-world case studies, and strengthen approaches that deliver results. It will be a one-of-a-kind, working forum where gaps are surfaced honestly, and collective expertise is applied to design solutions where current systems fall short. This is a Pan-African space for solution-oriented collaboration. Join Us. Partner With Us. Build With Us. For more information, email: greenworks@jacobsladder.africa #GreenWorks4Africa #GreenJobsAfrica #AfricaGreenTransition #JLA #GW4A @Sellahb @Bilha_Ndirangu @Mandakhabetsa @AGRA_Africa @_AfricanUnion @UNEP_Africa @timotsi1 @WWF_Kenya @ASBELKEMBOI7 @kevolwe_godfrey @PeterKariukiKE

Happening today from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (EAT). The GreenWorks 4 Africa Virtual General Pre-Convening, hosted by Jacob’s Ladder Africa, marks the first step toward building a Pan-African coalition on green jobs and green skills ahead of the main Forum taking place 11–13 August 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. This strategic session will introduce the Forum’s conceptual framework, validate its thematic design, and align priority issues and timelines to ensure the August convening delivers practical, Africa-grounded outcomes. Join us as we lay the foundation for coordinated execution across policy, capital, skills, and enterprise. 🔗 Join via this link: bit.ly/46wzlD8 @Sellahb @Mandakhabetsa @timotsi1 @ASBELKEMBOI7 @kevolwe_godfrey

Over the next 10 to 15 years, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will come of working age—a scale the world has never seen. blogs.worldbank.org/en/voices/how-… via @worldbank . OPPORTUNITY NOT A CRISIS

Have you registered for the GreenWorks 4 Africa Virtual General Pre-Convening taking place on 27th February 2026, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EAT? Join policymakers, finance actors, implementers, and ecosystem leaders to refine key priority issues by thematic focus across green sectors and align on practical, Africa-grounded outcomes for the main convening on 11–13 August 2026 in Nairobi. #GW4A 🔗 Register now: forms.gle/Nb3z7WgjY15w7m… @Sellahb @Bilha_Ndirangu @Mandakhabetsa @timotsi1 @ASBELKEMBOI7 @kevolwe_godfrey @FredNyanokwi

2/2 Investing in #GreenSkills is not enough; those skills must lead to real jobs, enterprises & measurable opportunity. Proud to have participated in the #GreenSkills Symposium in 🇰🇪, hosted by @RAEngNews with @UNEP, @RoyalSociety & partners, funded by @SciTechgovuk. @josdelahaye

Some conversations inform you, others position you. This one did both. At our webinar, we moved beyond theory to examine what leadership in the clean energy shift truly looks like, locally and globally. Watch the full recap on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=8_DX9J… #CADEF #CleanEnergy

Live from the exhibition floor✨ Our greenlabs Cohort 2 innovators are showcasing bold, practical concepts designed to transform our food systems and power the green economy. Which innovations will be crowned today? Join the live now: youtube.com/live/5DYBC6Uv3… #CADEF #greenlabs

Karen Chelangat, Innovations Program Manager at Jacobs Ladder Africa, delivered a brief overview of the greenlabs Innovation Challenge and the journey of Cohort 2. She walked the audience through the vision behind greenlabs! Join us live: youtube.com/live/5DYBC6Uv3… #greenlabs #JLA

We are kicking off the greenlabs Demo Day with welcome remarks from Prof Chiso Ndukwe-Okafor, Executive Director of CADEF, as she speaks on the urgency of building resilient food systems powered by renewable energy and innovation. Join us live now: youtube.com/live/5DYBC6Uv3… #CADEF

The keynote address was delivered by a representative of the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture & Food Systems. She emphasized that innovation must move beyond theory into practical application with solutions that are scalable and locally adaptable. #CADEF

One key takeaway from yesterday’s Royal Academy of Engineering @RAEngNews -led Green Skills Symposium was clear: investing in green skills is not enough; those skills must translate into opportunity. Across sectors, there was recognition that labour markets are undergoing rapid transformation due to climate change, resource pressures, and the transition to cleaner energy systems. Yet education and training systems are not evolving at the same pace. Two priorities stood out. First, advancing the green transition through innovation and business models that are grounded in real market demand and capable of sustainable scale. Second, strengthening certification pathways for decent work in the informal economy. With a significant share of economic activity taking place informally, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) frameworks and structured certification mechanisms are essential to acknowledge existing expertise and integrate it into formal growth pathways. A recurring message throughout the sessions was clear: fragmented efforts will not deliver structural transformation. Government, industry, academia, and development actors must align around coordinated systems that connect skills, enterprise, financing, and market access. At Jacob’s Ladder Africa, we drive the growth of youth-led green enterprises as a pathway to inclusive, climate-resilient economic transformation. Our focus is on ensuring green solutions move beyond conversation into scalable, employment-generating outcomes. If you are working to advance green enterprise ecosystems, strengthen certification systems, or unlock financing for climate-positive ventures, we invite you to connect with us. communications@jacobsladder.africa #GreenSkills #AfricaEngineers @Sellahb @Mandakhabetsa @UNEP @UNEP_Africa @timotsi1 @PeterKariukiKE @ASBELKEMBOI7 @kevolwe_godfrey @ArafatMukasa