#AAEC2022: MORE FUNDING FOR AGROECOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The AFSA Convening on African Agroecological Entrepreneurship and Territorial Markets #AAEC2022, in Kampala (May 24-26) gathered 200+ entrepreneurs, Funders, civil Society, and Business Development Service (BDS) organizations like SHONA from more than 30 African countries. The aim was to strengthen the ecosystem for Agroecological Enterprise development and foster more regional market access on the continent. […]

Delivering Business Development Services in East Africa Report 2021

This report is the third and final report in this series and is focused on the delivery of Business Development Services (BDS) in East Africa. In this report, we explore the various methods of BDS support and feedback from entrepreneurs on their experience with BDS support.   This report is a result of Digging Deeper, an […]

Understanding the BDS Market and Landscape in East Africa Report 2021

This report is the second of a series of three reports, a result of Digging Deeper, an action research project that SHONA carried out at the end of 2019. The project led to learning more about how to better support the growth of SMEs in East Africa. After running multiple programs and initiatives to support […]

Understanding SMEs and Entrepreneurs in East Africa Report 2021

Over the years, one of the challenges we faced as we supported Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) in East Africa was consistently finding entrepreneurs that met our criteria. This report is the first in a series of three reports, a result of Digging Deeper, an action research project that SHONA carried out at the end […]

Moving Forward as SHONA

In 2013, three friends embarked on a journey to build a movement of entrepreneurs to solve some of East Africa’s greatest social and environmental challenges. With a desire to cause economic transformation in the region, Ivan Mandela, George William Bakka and…

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