Developed and facilitated two cohorts of 10 agribusiness SMEs across Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, supporting enterprises to strengthen business strategy, climate and gender performance, investor readiness and ecosystem engagement.

• Designed and delivered cohort programming and one-to-one coaching for participating SMEs.
• Supported development of climate and gender action plans and strategies
• Facilitated investor pitch events and capital-readiness processes
• Engaged governments and policy makers, financial service providers, NGOs, CSOs and other ecosystem actors to identify barriers and opportunities affecting enterprise growth and access to finance
• Built connections between enterprises, investors and the wider enabling ecosystem
  

Designed and led a two-day Kenya-focused process bringing together 80 agriculture SMEs to develop and pitch gender- and climate-responsive solutions to post-harvest loss challenges. In parallel, designed and facilitated a multi-stakeholder enabling-environment roundtable involving policy makers, financial service providers, NGOs, academia and researchers to identify practical challenges, opportunities and potential roles for different actors in supporting scalable solutions.

Conducted internal and external stakeholder engagement processes and synthesis of findings to update the Green Climate Fund’s global gender action plan to, inter alia, drive investment into more women-led climate adaptation and mitigation projects, including smallholder farmers in emerging markets

The Rallying Cry, in partnership with Akashinga, co-created and delivered the Leading Brave Fellowship, a transformative program designed to build the leadership capacity of Akashinga’s female rangers and leaders. The fellowship is rooted in the belief that women are powerful change agents, not only within their teams but across communities, the continent, and the world. Through this initiative, women were equipped with tools for enhanced leadership, resilience, and digital literacy, positioning them to lead confidently for themselves, in the Akashinga context, and on the frontlines of climate action in conservation.