Archives: Investees

Zoe Shop is a carpentry and steel fabrication business that specializes in creating a wide range of products while also offering welding services. The business currently serves approximately 50 walk-in clients, with its growth attributed to word-of-mouth referrals. With the support of the KKCF funding, Zoe Shop will access essential working capital, expand the workshop, acquire new carpentry and metal fabrication equipment.

Mohamed Adan Juma operates a general merchandise shop in Kakuma Camp 1 that specializes in the sale of fast-moving consumer goods. The shop is also part of the UN World Food Programme‘s Bamba Chakula scheme, an electronic cash-based food assistance facility for refugees in the Kakuma-Kalobeyei area. With the support from KKCF, Mohamed Adan Juma will expand the shop, creating a dedicated space for a restaurant that will meet the growing demand for ready-made food. The funding will also facilitate the installation of reliable solar power to operate the shop’s refrigerators.

Akicha Private Limited Company is an apparel shop, offering a diverse range of clothing products as well as assorted household items. With the support of the KKCF funding, Maria Akai will expand her current storage capacity, access working capital for bulk purchasing and enhance merchandise security. This approach will enable her to offer price benefits to her customers and create opportunities for additional staffing.

Luma 2000 Academy is a private educational institution that caters to 360 students, offering both day schooling and boarding options. With the support of the KKCF funding, Luma 2000 Academy will construct additional classrooms and a dormitory. This initiative marks the beginning of Luma 2000 Academy’s journey toward developing permanent, well-ventilated classrooms that will create a more conducive and enriching learning environment.

Loteteleit Company Limited specializes in the distribution of animal feeds, which have gained increasing popularity in Turkana due to prolonged drought periods. These animal feeds are tailored for use by both pastoralists and subsistence farmers who raise livestock in close proximity. The company has established a partnership with small-scale poultry and dairy goat farmers and women groups in Lodwar and Kakuma – Kalobeyei. With the support of the KKCF funding, Loteteleit Company Limited will set up a new store in Kakuma.

Kagema Stationers and General Suppliers specialize in the trade of textbooks, catering to educational institutions of all levels. The business has three distinct outlets in Kakuma town, and Kakuma Camps 3 and 4. With the support from KKCF, Kagema Stationers and General Suppliers will acquire and install printing machines that will allow them to expand their range of printing services, and to provide examination materials to local schools.

Salama Enterprise specializes in the trade of second-hand clothing. The enterprise, which caters to retail and wholesale customers, has six outlets strategically positioned in Kakuma Camps 1 and 3. With the support of the KKCF funding, Salama Enterprise will target other small scale second-hand clothes vendors to educate them on the benefits of sourcing merchandise from his stores.

Ngilingamor is a general merchandise shop in Kalobeyei that offers various household consumable products. In response to customer demand for more affordable maize flour, Hellen seized an opportunity by investing in a posho mill. The business now processes and stocks its competitively priced maize flour. With the support of the KKCF funding, Ngilingamor will renovate and expand her shop.

Hassan Halimo Mohamed is the proprietor of ‘Fathi,’ a retail establishment that specializes in a diverse range of fast-moving consumer goods. Notably, the enterprise serves as a clean cookstove retailer. With the support of the KKCF funding, Hassan Halimo Mohamed will establish a second outlet in Kakuma Camp 3. The funding will also facilitate the acquisition of a motorbike to streamline product distribution to traders from the existing Kakuma Camp 2 shop and the new Kakuma Camp 3 shop.

Fascent Enterprise is a clothing boutique shop located in Kakuma, offering a diverse range of products. With the support of the KKCF funding, Fascent Enterprises will source merchandise in larger quantities.

This initiative will involve establishing efficient arrangements that streamline the delivery of high-quality bulk consignments to Kakuma. By reducing logistical costs, minimizing inconveniences, and mitigating associated risks, Fascent will offer superior quality products at competitive prices.