Case Study Category: Startup

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EBRD Women in Business Mentoring Programme

What happens when women entrepreneurs are given not just capital, but confidence? In Tunisia, a quiet revolution unfolded—12 mentors, 12 mentees and one year of tailored mentoring that sparked bold decisions, expanded businesses and created 87 new jobs. This is...
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James Gachiri: Scaling mentoring to empower Kenya’s entrepreneurs

James Gachiri: Scaling mentoring to empower Kenya’s entrepreneurs 

James Gachiri, Executive Director of Dimewise in Kenya, is empowering micro-entrepreneurs—especially women and youth—through structured mentoring. After joining the Mentoring Skills and Practice course, he shifted from giving advice to guiding self-driven decision-making. He’s since scaled mentoring across Dimewise’s programmes,...
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Nadhifa Jama: Transforming mentoring to empower women entrepreneurs in Kenya

Nadhifa Jama: Transforming mentoring to empower women entrepreneurs in Kenya 

Nadhifa Jama, Regional Manager at Somo Africa, is strengthening support for women entrepreneurs in Kenya by embedding structured mentoring into the heart of her programmes. After joining the Mentoring Skills and Practice course, she moved from advice-giving to empowering mentees...
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Patrick Magara Guiding the next generation of Green Entrepreneurs in Kenya

Patrick Magara: Guiding the next generation of Green Entrepreneurs in Kenya 

Patrick Magara, a social development practitioner and VSO volunteer in Kenya, supports young waste collectors to think beyond survival and explore new possibilities. After joining the Mentoring Skills and Practice course, he shifted from advice-giving to using structured tools and...
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Philipp Wind: Strengthening mentoring to support high growth SMEs

Philipp Wind: Strengthening mentoring to support high growth SMEs 

Philipp Wind, Team Leader and Advisor at sequa, supports high-growth SMEs in Rwanda and Ethiopia with coaching, funding and business strategy. Through the Mentoring Skills and Practice course, he gained clarity on how mentoring differs from coaching—and how to integrate...
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Christine Mbaabu is transforming mentoring at KCIC—bringing structure, clarity and confidence to climate-focused entrepreneur support.

Christine Mbaabu: Sharpening Her Mentoring Edge

Christine Mbaabu, Programme Manager at the Kenya Climate Innovation Centre, had years of mentoring experience but wanted more structure and clarity. Through the Mentoring Skills and Practice course, she gained practical tools, frameworks and confidence—transforming how she mentors, manages programmes...
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