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The Elimu+ directory: businesses run by Elimu+ graduates who have been operating for at least 90 days. Get to know them, buy from them, and see how you can help them grow.
Biashara ya Mwezi
Sells mandazi, chapati and hot tea at a roadside stall from 5 am. Her main customers are workers heading to the ferry.
Sasa najua faida yangu kwa kila mandazi moja, na ninaandika kila siku.
Now I know my profit on every single mandazi, and I write it down every day.
We do not pick the biggest business. We pick the one that shows resilience, growth against its own starting point and benefit to the community. The Business of the Month is announced at the monthly Elimu+ forum and on social media.
Businesses confirmed at the 90-day visit, with the owner's consent and the host organisation's approval.
Sells mandazi, chapati and hot tea at a roadside stall from 5 am. Her main customers are workers heading to the ferry.
Sasa najua faida yangu kwa kila mandazi moja, na ninaandika kila siku.
Now I know my profit on every single mandazi, and I write it down every day.
Adult cohort 1, 2026
Last confirmed: October 2026
A small shop selling flour, sugar and cooking oil in small measures. He wants to grow into a wholesaler for his neighbours.
Adult cohort 2, 2026
Last confirmed: October 2026
Mahitaji ya Ukuaji
Each need is written by the business owner with our team at the 90-day visit, and is backed by her own numbers (Uchumi wa Bidhaa) and her follow-up record. For now, help is given as goods, introductions and mentorship, not as cash in hand: a stall is built, stock is bought from a supplier, a mentor is found.
Rain interrupts her sales on many days. A covered stall with a display shelf would let her sell on wet days too.
What it unlocks: More selling days each week and cleaner, safer food.
Estimate: KES 18,000 (sample figure)
How help is given: Built by a craftsman; no cash is handed over.
I want to help →He plans to buy by the sack instead of small packs, then sell on to nearby small traders. He needs a reliable supplier and advice on storing stock.
What it unlocks: A lower cost per measure and a first step into wholesale.
How help is given: An introduction to a supplier and a mentor through the host organisation.
I want to help →A volunteer mentor met her three times and helped her set up a sales and expenses book.
What it unlocks: Better pricing decisions and savings.
How help is given: Completed through the host organisation.
Young people who have not yet started a business can show their concept once they have completed a SEE Canvas. There are no photos or phone numbers. A mentor or funder never contacts a young person directly: everything goes through their organisation, and a written plan is agreed by everyone. For anyone under 18, a parent's or guardian's consent is required.
Selling washed, chopped leafy vegetables, ready to cook, to small restaurants nearby. She has completed her SEE Canvas and tested her prices and costs.
Looking for: A business mentor and starting stock, through her organisation.
I want to help through the organisation →Does your organisation have Elimu+ graduates? Get in touch and we will start the listing process.
Tell us what you can offer: a stall, stock, a supplier introduction, mentorship or a market. Your message goes to Elimu+ and the host organisation, never directly to the business owner or young person.
Elimu+ lists graduates who have chosen to appear here; we do not guarantee any business's goods or services.