The programme aimed to create a platform for Kenyan green startups and the diaspora to connect and collaborate. By leveraging the expertise and networks within the diaspora community, the initiative focused on supporting sustainable growth, fostering innovation, providing mentorship, and expanding market opportunities for green enterprises in Kenya.

-24 SME’s in Kenya were matched to a pool of over 60 diaspora entrepreneurs/professionals
-As a result, 10 major partnerships with entry to markets, co-founders and advisors were formed

The ED4D project aimed at encouraging the Ghanaian and Ethiopian diasporas residing in the Netherlands, or Dutch entrepreneurs in partnership with the diaspora, to engage themselves as entrepreneurs for the development of the private sector in Ghana and Ethiopia.

We Incubated about 40 entrepreneurs who benefited from business training followed by  a pitch competition and a 4 months on mentorship from PUM experts . Also, guidance was provided for potential funding mechanisms.

Zidicircle, in partnership with Deutsch Connect and AG Career Hub, launches a diaspora entrepreneurship bootcamp and incubation programme in Germany, offering migrants and under-represented founders training, mentorship, funding, and global networking opportunities to support business development both locally and internationally.