The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched a new household solar competition under its Renewable Energy and Climate Adaptation Technologies (REACT) window.

AECF Board member, Kola Masha, is the recipient of this year’s Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. He will receive his award at a ceremony to be held later today.

Esther owns a 2 acre piece of land in Uasin Gishu County. She has been a farmer for the past 9 years. Apart from growing tomatoes, maize, beans and vegetables she also keeps dairy cows.

Tosheka Textile Limited, an AECF REACT Round 3 Grantee has become of one of the latest Lion’s Den beneficiaries. The textile company bagged Ksh.

At St. Thomas Amogoro Girls School in Malaba, Kenya, a quiet revolution is taking place.  The school hosts 412 girls, 237 of who are in boarding school.

The Tosheka textile project, which is an AECF grantee through the REACT competition, has been chosen by the International Trade Center (ITC) to receive a planning and exposure visit to Assa, India