By Ashley MutisoFrom Barriers to Blueprints: Rethinking SME Finance Through Collective DialogueIn the last week of February, M-Kyala Ventures had the privilege of facilitating a World Café session convened by…
By Carolyne Kirabo “So often we want to play the hand we wish we had instead of the hand we are dealt.” Emmanuel Acho, a former professional football player, shared…
By Evalyne Ndirangu Kigali, Rwanda - Kevine Kagirimpundu smiles as the scent of rubber hits her nose. Around her, sparks fly in tandem with the sharp sizzle of a blade…
By Ashley Mutiso At the ABH Policy & Partnership Forum hosted by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), GIZ and the Visa Foundation, one message resonated deeply: Africa’s potential…
By Evalyne Ndirangu September 24th, 2025, marked a significant milestone for M-Kyala Ventures: five years of relentlessly transforming the landscape for African women entrepreneurs. What began amidst the uncertainty of…
Rebellion is the birthright of all women; it’s the fertile ground from which we grow and developand become all that we can be. I am a rebel and it is…
In boardrooms and development circles alike, gender inclusion is often discussed as a moral imperative. And it is. But in Sub-Saharan Africa, it's also a massive economic opportunity that remains…
The organizations will be the first grantees from the public-private partnership, which has raised $20 million since last year. A year after launching the Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF)—a public-private…
In 2020, M-Kyala Ventures was part of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs gender action lab and as part of this participation, was selected as a winner of 50,000 USD…
“Let them teach women what women want to learn” Carolyne Kirabo, founder of M-Kyala Ventures, is a gender advisor and a gender specialist working with entrepreneurship support organisations in Tanzania and…