The graduation ceremony was held for the fourth group of entrepreneurs who participated in the E4Impact Kenya acceleration program. This edition of the program, launched in 2018 by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in collaboration with the E4Impact Foundation and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), saw over 30 Kenyan entrepreneurs improve their businesses through the training initiatives offered.
The ceremony, presided over by the Italian Ambassador to Kenya, Roberto Natali, and the Deputy Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Honorable Susan Mang’eni, was attended by Giovanni Grandi, Head of the AICS Nairobi Office, and Mario Molteni, CEO of the E4Impact Foundation. Following the ceremony, a series of roundtable discussions took place, involving representatives from the Italian and Kenyan private sectors and international organizations. The discussions aimed to highlight the importance of creating new markets and strengthening trade relations between the two countries.
With the support of AICS funding, the work of E4Impact continues to make a significant contribution to sustainable development in Kenya, offering new opportunities for future generations of entrepreneurs. “The collaboration with Kenya to strengthen entrepreneurship and job creation is one of the pillars of the partnership between Italy and Kenya,” emphasized Ambassador Natali, adding that “through entrepreneurship and innovation, we can contribute to poverty reduction and long-term prosperity, especially considering the young average age of the population soon entering the labor market.”
