Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) is a social impact organization supporting innovative climate change solutions and sustainable development. It offers incubation, acceleration, capacity-building, and financing to new, small and medium enterprises developing innovations to address climate change. KCIC operates across five thematic areas: Agribusiness, Renewable Energy, Commercial Forestry, Water, and Waste Management. Beyond its support to climate enterprises in these sectors, KCIC leverages on its work and experience to foster an enabling environment and accelerate sustainable development through policy and advocacy initiatives.
KCIC is implementing ‘Sustainable Waste Innovation for a Future in Transition (SWIFT)’, a three-year programme targeting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the waste management sector in Kenya. Funded by the IKEA Foundation, the programme’s primary objective is to transform the waste management sector through innovative business models that embrace the principles of circular economy.
The SWIFT programme will support 110 enterprises from across the country through business advisory services, technical assistance, mentorship, access to finance, and by fostering an enabling environment through advocacy and policy support.
In an endeavour to strengthen waste management policies and frameworks, the programme will strategically collaborate with the national government and five counties namely Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu, and Uasin Gishu. The collaborative effort will support the development of policies and regulations incentivizing private sector engagement in waste management and circular economy practices.
