PARTNERSHIPS
Aligning Institutions, Employers, and Capital Around Productive Enterprise
Each partnership states the role, the mechanism, the mutual value, and the accountability before delivery begins. No partner is listed publicly until an agreement is in place.
Governments and regulators
ROLE Set the enabling conditions for SME finance, industrial policy, and trade access.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Policy working groups, data sharing, pilot authorisation.
MUTUAL VALUE Operational evidence on why firms fail to qualify for finance.
ACCOUNTABILITY Published findings and agreed reform tracking.
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DFIs and MDBs
ROLE Provide concessional and catalytic capital, and guarantee capacity.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Programme co-design, blended structures, technical assistance.
MUTUAL VALUE A prepared pipeline with published measurement methodology.
ACCOUNTABILITY Additionality tests and independent verification.
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Banks and MFIs
ROLE Originate and underwrite financing to screened enterprises.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Pipeline referral, standardised enterprise files, risk sharing.
MUTUAL VALUE Lower acquisition and diligence cost per financed firm.
ACCOUNTABILITY Portfolio reporting against agreed indicators.
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Corporations and anchor firms
ROLE Define demand, absorb capability, and contract local suppliers.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Standards co-design, supplier development, offtake linkage.
MUTUAL VALUE A supplier base and workforce prepared to their specification.
ACCOUNTABILITY Placement and procurement commitments stated up front.
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Employer associations
ROLE Aggregate sector demand and legitimise standards.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Sector skills councils, assessment participation.
MUTUAL VALUE Shared standards across an industry rather than firm-by-firm training.
ACCOUNTABILITY Member participation in assessment and review.
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TVET and training institutions
ROLE Deliver technical instruction and assessment.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Curriculum alignment, delivery contracts, trainer development.
MUTUAL VALUE Employer-validated programmes with placement pathways.
ACCOUNTABILITY Completion, assessment, and placement data.
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Foundations
ROLE Fund early-stage design, research, and pilot delivery.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Grant support, research commissioning, convening.
MUTUAL VALUE Transparent methodology and publishable learning.
ACCOUNTABILITY Reporting against agreed pilot targets.
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Diaspora networks
ROLE Mobilise capital and market knowledge into enterprises.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Regulated investment channels, mentoring, market linkage.
MUTUAL VALUE Screened opportunities with disciplined disclosure.
ACCOUNTABILITY Execution through licensed partners only.
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Technology and data partners
ROLE Build the screening, reporting, and pipeline infrastructure.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Platform development, data standards, integration.
MUTUAL VALUE A reference implementation for enterprise data at scale.
ACCOUNTABILITY Data protection and interoperability commitments.
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Civil-society and youth organisations
ROLE Reach and prepare candidates, and hold delivery to account.
ENGAGEMENT MECHANISM Outreach, candidate preparation, grievance channels.
MUTUAL VALUE Credible route from participation into productive employment.
ACCOUNTABILITY Safeguarding and grievance mechanisms.
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