AECF - African Enterprise Challenge Fund for Waste Management

Enriched Foundation · Found: 2026-03-11 10:50

Supports entrepreneurs in waste management and circular economy solutions across Africa with seed funding and technical assistance. Has funded companies like Taka Taka Solutions.

Source: https://aecfafrica.org/turning-the-tide-on-plastic-pollution-aecf-champions-circular-solutions

Funding Details

Contact

Contact page: https://www.aecfafrica.org/contact-us/ | Twitter/X: @AECFAfrica | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/africa-enterprise-challenge-fund

Last Checked

2026-04-20 10:23

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Applicant must be an entrepreneur or SME operating in an African country
• Project must demonstrate limited access to commercial/conventional financing (frontier market)

Project Scope

• Business must operate in waste management, plastic recycling, or circular economy sector
• Solutions should generate measurable social co-benefits (e.g. jobs for women, youth, or informal waste pickers)

Required Documents

• Applications submitted through AECF's competitive programme cycles — monitor funding opportunities page for open calls

Constraints

• For-profit or social enterprise model expected (AECF typically invests in revenue-generating businesses)
• Programme operates in selected African geographies — confirm target country eligibility against specific open call

Historical Context

AECF has supported Taka Taka Solutions in Kakuma and Kalobeyei, Kenya, which recovered over 107.5 tonnes of plastic waste and engaged 200+ youth and 318 waste pickers across 10 community-based organizations. AECF has a long track record funding agribusiness, renewable energy, and crosscutting themes including waste management across sub-Saharan Africa.

Why it was added

Africa plastic recycling social enterprise funding

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