Table 3

Identification of capacities needed for self-help in poor marginalized groups

ThemeSocial enterpriseNature of marginalized groupCapacity needed
Building local capacities needed for self-help in the poor and marginalized groupsFADECOPoor small-scale farmers in N.W Tanzania unable to leverage their land, resources and available marketsTechnology to preserve and package perishable horticultural produce
Flip AfricaUnemployed youth in Uganda left out of national safety netsJobs including access to credit medical cover, insurance
Fundi BotsStudents in Ugandan schools lacking activity-based learning, relevant science and practical skills resulting in low skill setsRobotic learning enhancing problem-solving skills and partnership with business mentors
Youth LITEUnemployed university youth in informal settlements with their ideas not acceptedBusiness linkage to youth for collaborative solutions
Nafisika TrustUnskilled Prison inmates with nothing to go back to after release, thus becoming repeat offendersRehabilitation through attitude change and entrepreneurship training of inmates
The Youth BannerRural unemployed youth with no training or support to generate good business ideasEmpowerment through training and acceleration of their ideas
NUCAFEPoor coffee farmers who did not know the value of their coffee or own it due to lack of policyValue addition to coffee through an enabling environment
Crafts of AfricaArtisans in Kenya with no markets for productsExport markets and tourism for their products
Nampya Farmers MarketPoor farmers bound to brokers for survival to reach markets for their produceDirect link to markets their produce
Hill Preparatory SchoolStigmatized learning disabled children who have to be educated out of the country due to lack of integrated schoolsMainstreaming through integration of special and normal children in school

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