How @UKinZambia works with SMEs to generate jobs, growth & mutual prosperity: a thread (my first!).

Last week I toured #260Brands. Founded in 1997, they are a -run, -owned business producing household brands like Golden Goodness Tasty Soya Pieces & Emilios Corn Puffs. 1/5

In 2016, #UKAid supported #260Brands to strengthen the #soy value chain in #Zambia.

This led to a tenfold increase in grain & soybean storage capacity & meant #260Brands could now buy produce from a massive 6,500 Zambian farmers year-round! 2/5

With support from @prosperozm, #260Brands then invested in growing Vit.A-fortified maize to develop more nutritious products.

(One of many ways @UKinZambia supports more resilient, affordable & nutritious food systems. Our work on nutrition was recently commended by @ICAI) 3/5

When #COVID19 struck, demand for #260Brands' products fell.

Thanks to a @prosperozm business resilience grant, #260Brands was able to sustain its workforce & operations. 

They've recently struck an export deal with @Amazon. This will mean more & job creation for #Zambia. 4/5

Are you a registered Zambian business seeking impact investment?

Then find out how @UKinZambia partners may be able to assist:

https://prospero.co.zm/call-for-concepts/

https://impactcapafrica.com/sme-referral/ 

We are also ing access to finance in through:
@fsdzambia
@CDCgroup
@InfracoAfrica
@PIDGorg
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