We aim to facilitate the flow of green finance into the green SMEs sector through strengthening green enterprises and improving available financial mechanisms for SME debt financing.
We reduce the risk of financing change by working together with financial institutions to co-create funding facilitation mechanisms for green SMEs, and launch them with enterprises that have graduated from our acceleration programme to prepare for a wider roll-out.
We support green enterprises through a comprehensive and finance-focused accelerator programme to develop the business and financial skills needed to access financing and scale their positive environmental impacts and employment contributions.
Programme Lead
meyer@adelphi.de
Enterprise Support Specialist
shearman@adelphi.de
Enterprise Support Specialist
f.fischer@adelphi.de
Enterprise Support Specialist
blum@adelphi.de
Communications Specialist
cros.marchena@adelphi.de
Enterprise Support Specialist
blanke@adelphi.de
Enterprise Support Specialist
chaves.eleuterio@adelphi.de
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Who is behind UGEFA
The Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator was launched as a project fully funded by the European Union, called Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator. It is hosted and implemented by adelphi research gGmbH, a public policy consultancy and think tank focused on climate, environment and development based in Germany.
This project is funded fully by the
European Union
This project is implemented by
adelphi research gGmbH
The Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator was launched in 2020. After its proof of concept, we are now looking to replicate and scale our approach locally and regionally, in order to create transformative change and facilitate access to finance for green SMEs at scale.
Our approach proved to be effective to leverage the potential of green enterprises to contribute to job creation, private sector development, climate mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation and a transformation to green and inclusive economies.
Prepare green enterprises with growth potential to bring their solutions to scale through interactive group-level trainings.
Facilitate access to loans tailored to green business growth.
Support green enterprises after loan approval to invest the funding through tailored one-one-one advisory.
Implement trainings for financial institutions to build the case for green SME financing and to leverage opportunities for green and climate finance.
Provide a platform for networking and exchange of knowledge and insights on green and climate finance, based on interactive and innovative formats and workshops.
Build a community of top-tier Business Development Advisors through participatory Training of Trainer workshops and tried and tested toolkits.
Our Specific Objectives
through a 3-stage programme of capacity building workshops and peer mentoring sessions to improve their business models, financial systems and capabilities, and prepare for external financing.
with financial institutions that address challenges in financing green SMEs, making the case for green SME financing.
around the green SMEs by training business development advisors, preparing trainings for financial institutions, and creating a green finance community, including through annual Green Finance Dialogue Fora.
Our Expected Results
Uganda, the Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator expects the following results over four years:
supported through the Catalyser Programme to prepare for external financing
successfully submitted applications to commercial banks in Uganda to access tailored loan finance
received tailored loan finance and benefitted from one-on-one advisory to absorb the funding
provided a platform for networking and exchange
News & Blog
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UGEFA continues to enhance the capacity of financial institutions in Uganda through the adelphi (host of the project) Green Finance
adelphi’s Green Finance Academy brought together dfcu colleagues from multiple departments – including product development, risk, credit approval, ESG, and