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Table 1

The case studies

Case	Industry	Setup	Firm description	Beneficiaries	Customers	Products
Corec	Waste management	2010	It employees marginalize people to collect and recycle waste plastics, transforming it into building material and sell, providing affordable and durable construction products to construction companies	− Youth and street boys of slums − Women and disabled people − Parents and wife of youths and disabled people with low income	− Kenyan privates − Construction companies − Wholesalers	− Fencing posts − Roofing tiles − Pavement blocks − Walkway slabs − Garden products
Meru Herbs	Agri-business	1991	It grows, processes and exports high-quality organically certified Herbal teas and Jams, with the aim to achieve sustainable livelihood for the local farmers in Meru	− Rural farmers in Meru with low income − Meru community − Wife and children of rural farmers	− Fair trade-oriented people in foreign countries − Local supermarkets − Tourists − Students from Kenyan universities	− Hibiscus tea − Fruit Jams − Other herbs (Chamomile, lemongrass, green coffee, morning tea) − Tomato sauces − Ecolodge for tourists and students
Nucafe	Consumer goods	2003	It establishes a sustainable market-driven system of coffee farmers enterprises/organizations which are empowered to increase their household incomes through enhanced entrepreneurship	− Coffee farmers − Rural-based farmers associations − Other value chain farmers − Women and youths	− Coffee roasting companies in foreign countries − Local supermarkets − Local customers	− Raw Coffee − Roasted coffee for the local market − Café and coffee shop in Kampala
Wawoto Kacel	Handicraft and textiles	2004	It integrates women with HIV and disabled people to manufacture local handicrafts and textiles in tie and dye technique	− Women with HIV − Men and youth with HIV − Disabled women and men − Children of the workers − Returnee women from rebels in Gulu area	− Fair trade-oriented people in foreign countries − Tourists in Uganda − Fashion designers in Uganda − Schools in Uganda	− Handicrafts products − Interior design products − Fashion products and handmade textiles − School uniforms

Case	Industry	Setup	Firm description	Beneficiaries	Customers	Products
Corec	Waste management	2010	It employees marginalize people to collect and recycle waste plastics, transforming it into building material and sell, providing affordable and durable construction products to construction companies	− Youth and street boys of slums − Women and disabled people − Parents and wife of youths and disabled people with low income	− Kenyan privates − Construction companies − Wholesalers	− Fencing posts − Roofing tiles − Pavement blocks − Walkway slabs − Garden products
Meru Herbs	Agri-business	1991	It grows, processes and exports high-quality organically certified Herbal teas and Jams, with the aim to achieve sustainable livelihood for the local farmers in Meru	− Rural farmers in Meru with low income − Meru community − Wife and children of rural farmers	− Fair trade-oriented people in foreign countries − Local supermarkets − Tourists − Students from Kenyan universities	− Hibiscus tea − Fruit Jams − Other herbs (Chamomile, lemongrass, green coffee, morning tea) − Tomato sauces − Ecolodge for tourists and students
Nucafe	Consumer goods	2003	It establishes a sustainable market-driven system of coffee farmers enterprises/organizations which are empowered to increase their household incomes through enhanced entrepreneurship	− Coffee farmers − Rural-based farmers associations − Other value chain farmers − Women and youths	− Coffee roasting companies in foreign countries − Local supermarkets − Local customers	− Raw Coffee − Roasted coffee for the local market − Café and coffee shop in Kampala
Wawoto Kacel	Handicraft and textiles	2004	It integrates women with HIV and disabled people to manufacture local handicrafts and textiles in tie and dye technique	− Women with HIV − Men and youth with HIV − Disabled women and men − Children of the workers − Returnee women from rebels in Gulu area	− Fair trade-oriented people in foreign countries − Tourists in Uganda − Fashion designers in Uganda − Schools in Uganda	− Handicrafts products − Interior design products − Fashion products and handmade textiles − School uniforms