Netfund - Opportunities for enviropreneurs in Kenya

NETFUND GREEN INNOVATIONS AWARDS Ensuring Start-ups Start Green

ENVIROPRENEURSHIP in KENYA

19th SEP, 2015

Phyllis Engefu Ombonyo

Director, Business Development,

National Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND)

Ensuring Start-ups Start Green 1


CONTENTS/OUTLINEIntroduction/About NETFUND

What is the Problem?

NETFUND Solution: GIA

How it Works

Case Studies

How you can be Involved


ABOUT NETFUNDEstablished - EMCA 1999; commenced operations in 2008

Mission ->Mandate: Awards, Research & Publications, CB & Grants

Awards Programs – NCA & PGA Award, GIA I & GIA II


What is a Green Economy?The promotion of economic growth; while reducing pollution and greenhouse gases emissions, minimizing waste and inefficient use of natural resources and maintaining biodiversity.

This requires the stimulation and promotion of green investments in several sectors within the economy

Critical sectors in Kenya; Energy, Agriculture, and Social sectors esp. Tourism


Pollution

Climate Change

Land degradation

Deforestation

Loss of Biodiversity

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?!!

POVERTY

VISION 2030 -> More Business

“…Newly industrializing middle income country providing high

quality of life..”

Turning Green Initiatives into Great Businesses

Money or the environment?


Thematic Areas

ENERGY – Renewable energy, energy

efficiency, alternative energy, energy planning esp. in building design.

AGRIBUSINESS – value-addition to

agric. Produce, Post-harvest loss,

packaging of agric. products and agric.

Based business models, New farm.

methods

CONSERVATION ENTERPRISES – Water, Waste

management, Eco-tourism and Conservation

Initiatives.

CBOs SMEsPrimary Schools

Secondary Schools Individuals Women

Group

SPECIAL CATEGORY – ICT et al.

The Process

NETFUND-GIA Launch

Call for application Evaluation of applications Winners selection

Gala night

Category winners

Thematic areas w

inners

Incubation

Mgt training Technical advice

Seed moneyMarket introduction

Judge selection criteria NSC establishment NSC training

Overall w

inner

Winners training

Idea refinement

Prototype construction

Investor match

Investor workshop

M&E

Exchange Visits

Documentation

incubation centers

Pre - incubation Incubation Acceleration

Viability Check Market readiness Growth

•Selection & verification visits

•Business Concept development

•Matching incubatees with team of experts

•Business support agreement

•Marketing & Sales•Access to financing/Networking and Linkages

•Mentoring & networking

•Growth strategy

•Research• Registration &

certifications - Legal•Organizational systems

& Structures for start ups

•Business skills equipping –BPs, fin. mgt

•Exchange Visits•Prototype development •Branding •Product testing

Triple helix model – NETFUND, University & Private Sector

Impact

CASESVideo

Case 1: TAKAWIRI Craft Enterprises (Kisumu County)

• Uses water hyacinth from L. Victoria and re-cycled waste paper to make business cards, book covers, envelopes and gift bags.

• production - eco-friendly, no chemicals are used & water recycled several times. Uses solar energy - renewable.

• Manages 28 tonnes of water hyacinth p.m; invasive species in Lake Victoria.

• Annual Business Turnover: 18 million p.a.; with a projected growth rate of 10% p.a.

• Currently employs over 5 people.

Case 2: Art Youth Research Centre (Uasin Gishu County)

A youth group (former street children) who turn waste into wealth (briquettes).

Briquettes cost less and produces less smoke compared to conventional charcoal

NETFUND supported group to purchase 3 motorized briquette machines; produce 30 sacks/day @600

Created employment for more than 15 members of the group through briquette making

Also make soap and artwork (bead work, fine art, moldings)

Ambition is to continue creating employment opportunities esp. for the youth and conserving the environment

Case 3: Dajopen Waste Management (Trans-Nzoia County)

Converts waste into a resource to enhance livelihoods.

The group manufactures garbage enzymes (org. fert.) and biocides from waste.

34 employees/members of the group, majority women and young people, benefit from income generating opportunities

Waste is recycled into 500 eco-friendly products; plastic bags, water filters, organic fertilizers, biocides and enzymes, baskets, mats etc.

300 bags of fertilizer @1500. profits increase by 100%

Has featured in the Innovations catalogue & obtained numerous local and intn’l exposuresOrganic fertilizer approved by Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)

Case 4: Water Harvesting and Fish Farming (Kericho County)

Project is on water harvesting, fish farming and establishment of tree nurseries

Supported by NETFUND to upscale his project.

Projects involves harvesting run off water into ponds for rearing fish.

Sells over 2000 mature fish at @ Kshs 400 after a period of 8 months.

NETFUND to support establishment of 2 more fish ponds

Tree nursery has over 5000 exotic tree seedlings sold @KES 25-500Project has employed 15 direct beneficiaries including 1 manager and 14 nursery attendants

Case 5: Aqualine distributors (Machakos County)

Stanley Kirui started the project that recycles waste tyres to produce petroleum oil- for boilers (pyrolysis)

By-products of the process i.e wires; are used in the construction industry

Byproducts of pyrolysis sold to Sameer and Finlays

The enterprise has employed 2 permanent staff and 10 casuals who are involved in the collection of waste tyres at designated locations

• Project supplied > 60 tons of tyres to Bamburi

• Profits KES 332,000-> 1,248,000

Case 6: Briquette Making (Kiambu County)

• Produces 1 ton /day and yet demand is high e.g. primary customer BATA needs 10 tons/day

• Employees 5 ->12 with potential for more.• NETFUND to improved his machinery to produce more

efficiently .• Current drying is rudimentary – relies on weather.

NETFUND to explore green house protection and other drying methods.

• Main raw material is saw dust & maize cobs. Want to explore others e.g. rice and coffee husks

• Generates 300K P.M & uses 75 tonnes of sawdust p.m

Case 7: Biodiesels Kenya (Nairobi County)

• Problem: Clogging of drainage system in urban centers due to waste oils from hotels; sanitation and health probs.

• The Biodiesel project seeks to reconstitute waste vegetable oil from restaurants/hotels into a renewable and environmentally friendly product – biodiesel.

• With support from NETFUND the innovator has registered a company ( Biocycles Kenya Limited) based in Nairobi , developed a business plan and conducted a market assessment.

• Product tested on a tuktuk and is viable. To get a big bioreactor.

• Employs 5; developed clean cookstove.

Case 8: John Magiro, Rural Electrification

• John Magiro made his first turbine out of wood when in standard three in primary school. Since then he has not stopped innovating.

• The innovator uses recycled bicycle parts to make a fabricated turbine that is producing 240 KW (from 7.5KW) of power.

• Magiro is currently supplying 75 households with electricity @100 P.M

• NETFUND to help him supply more households. His dream – 10,000

John Magiro: Rural Electrification

Magiro & PAK

Boston School & Takawiri

Dajopen & Ecofuels

2015


OTHER EXAMPLES OF KENYAN ENVIROPREPRENEURS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw8Fsy1Z5_I

“We have not inherited this land from our forebears, we have borrowed it from our

children.”, President Obama, GES Summit

How to be Involved• Innovate! Call for proposals- Oct- Nov, 2015www.netfund.go.ke • Apply in special category - ICT• Support a category (1st Prize-1M, 2nd Prize .5M,

3rd Prize - .25M)• Incubate a business (Business – 1.5M,

Technical – 2M)• Become a Partner – Talk to us

http://www.netfund.go.ke/


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