Theory of change

How change happens.Our theory.

KCIC's approach connects enterprise support, finance, and market access into a repeatable pathway for climate impact across East Africa.

Change map

Stages

5

Focus

Climate SMEs

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01

Discover

Identify high-potential climate entrepreneurs and underserved green markets across Kenya and East Africa.

02

Incubate

Provide training, mentorship, and business development support to strengthen enterprise readiness.

03

Finance

Connect ventures to grants, investment, and climate finance instruments that unlock growth capital.

04

Scale

Expand market access, partnerships, and policy engagement so solutions reach more people.

05

Measure

Track jobs, emissions, revenue, and lives improved — and feed learning back into programmes.

See our targets.

Explore the metrics and goals that guide KCIC's next phase of climate enterprise support.

Our targets