It is hard to make progress as an entrepreneur when your business has been forced into lockdown. For many people, it felt like the world came to a halt in 2020. Now, reopening the economy proves to be a slow process, and consumers are tentative as their money is tight. Uncertainty is around every corner. […]
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Discipling the Next Generation
Kwamua. It’s the Swahili word for rescuing something from a bad situation. So Kwamua Power is a fitting name for Moen Technologies’ line of portable vehicle jump starters and air compressors. When Joseck and Janet Matheri started Moen Technologies, they wanted to build a Kingdom business they could pass on to their four children. As […]
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Au Revoir, Silvya!
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Our long-term teammate, Silvya Kananu, who has been serving as the Director of East Africa Programs, is transitioning from Sinapis and moving on to new adventures. We wanted to get her final thoughts about her time with Sinapis […]
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Contagious Belief
Emmah Karue’s family business, Aspendos Dairy, is providing livelihood for nearly 10,000 families in Kenya. As Kenya’s seventh largest dairy, they represent 9,000 farmers, 450 factory workers, and 150 people distributing the milk. Emmah credits her time at Sinapis’ Entrepreneur Academy and Fast Track Accelerator with helping her realize that the marketplace is actually a […]
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Sinapis Helps UK Aid Invest £5 Million in Kenyan Entrepreneurs
Innovative entrepreneurs are game-changers in the fight against poverty. This is the heart of the Kenya Catalytic Jobs Fund (KCJF). Created and funded by UK Aid, the 4-year, £5M ($6.5M) project provides grants and technical assistance for businesses in Kenya with the potential to create jobs for vulnerable populations. Sinapis was selected in 2019 to manage […]
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Change Agents: Why Entrepreneurs are Uniquely Equipped to Tackle Poverty
As a boy in rural Kenya, Waweru Kuria had seen enough. His heart broke when his cousin died of a treatable illness just because his family could not afford the cost of basic healthcare. His stomach ached when his father would return home from his job as a pit latrine digger and yet food for […]
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