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Green RISE

A five-year program aimed at enabling access to dignified and fulfilling work opportunities in the green sector.

Purity and Phenny Omondi built an urban farm in Kibera, Nairobi. As part of their enterprise, Kilimo Jijini, they teach vertical farming techniques to women who live in Kibera, 2017

Status

active

Period

January 2026 - December 2030

Focus Areas

Green RISE (Resilient Impact through Sustainable Entrepreneurship) Africa is a five-year program aimed at enabling access to dignified and fulfilling work opportunities in the green sector for 443,200 young people in Africa (70 percent young women) living in poverty in rural and peri-urban areas. The program supports community-rooted, youth-serving entrepreneurial ventures that have scalable climate solutions and technologies and will operate across 15 target countries.