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$300 seed capital grant per entrepreneur
Poverty graduation program that equips first-time entrepreneurs in rural Africa with $300 seed capital, business training, mentoring, and savings group access over a one-year period. Targets households living below the international poverty line.
Seed Capital Grant
$300 per entrepreneur to start a small business
Business Training
9 modules of business and financial literacy training
Mentoring
14 entrepreneurship coaching sessions over one year
Savings Groups
Access to community savings groups for ongoing financial support
HARVEST Ethiopia
Three-year project in Kaffa Zone training 8,100 entrepreneurs to launch 2,700 businesses (launched 2026)
SPRINT
Digitally-enhanced model aiming to reach 15,000 entrepreneurs by mid-2026 through scaling officers
Refugee Livelihoods
Programs in refugee settlements across East Africa
Extremely poor households in rural Africa — women, refugees, and youth seeking self-reliance through micro-enterprise
9 modules of business and financial literacy training, 14 entrepreneurship coaching sessions over one year, savings group formation and support
Not a traditional grant fund — you cannot apply as a startup or NGO. Participants are recruited in communities. $300 micro-grants for subsistence-level entrepreneurs only.
Village Enterprise is a poverty graduation program, not a startup funder. Relevant for organizations seeking partnership or for individuals in active program areas. Their USAID DIV grant ($6.5M) and Gates Foundation support validate the model. Targeting 20M people by 2030.
1987
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
USAID DIV $6.5M grant, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant, HereWeGrow HARVEST partnership