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Submitted by on Thu, 06/22/2023 - 14:56
Kim Kamarebe, CEO of the Ugandan impact fund Inua Capital, intervened last week in Brussels at an event organized by EDFI AgriFI, the EU-funded Agriculture Financing Initiative.
The event aimed to share insights on the use of EU blending instruments to unlock, accelerate and leverage sustainable agriculture finance by focusing on the example of INUA.
Kim shared the story and experience of Inua, the first Ugandan gender-lens and impact-focused investor that provides patient growth capital to small- and medium-sized enterprises in Uganda.
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“Inua has the intention of investing in the transformation of Ugandan SMEs. This is what we do. Key drivers of that transformation for us are women and agriculture. In Uganda, gender, agriculture, job creation, access to capital for SMEs are all inextricably linked.”
Kim Kamarebe, CEO of Inua Capital
Inua Capital is the first investment under AgriFI’s ACP Regional Window, a €50 million regional window, covering African, Caribbean and Pacific and dedicated to sustainably increase production and income of smallholder farmers in ACP regions by investing in private sector entities focusing on farmers’ livelihood improvement.
Inua Capital is also sponsored by I&P through our program I&P Development – a program consisting in launching new African impact funds on the continent.
Inua Capital is also backed by the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund, an innovative impact Fund-of-funds initiative targeting investment vehicles on the African continent.
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Inua Capital
Inua Capital is an impact fund investing in high-potential SMEs and dynamic entrepreneurs across all sectors in Uganda. Inua invests in growing SMEs with excellent strategic growth potential, and partners with management teams to unlock these SMEs' value and drive their growth.
EDFI Agrifi
The EU-funded Agriculture Financing Initiative (EDFI Agrifi) is a blending facility aiming to accelerate and leverage investments with a value chain approach in developing countries, focusing on smallholder's inclusiveness and/or agri-business micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).