Over 120 businesses applied to be part of Impact Amplifier’s 2017 Investment Readiness Accelerator. After an intense selection process, six were chosen for the programme based on their impact and growth potential. The companies include:
Clothes to Good is a job creation and business development company for people with disabilities and their families. It recycles used and new clothing as a means of both creating employment and micro businesses for this uniquely vulnerable community.
Dietnostix manufactures and distributes low cost medical diagnostic tools, providing access to the critical information required to manage the health and well being of people living on the continent.
Eco-V creates renewable energy hot water and electricity solutions for residential and commercial use. It’s patented technology, combines various solutions, which collectively, reduce the costs of heating water by 90%.
Just Peachy is a nutritional advocacy company, which produces chemical-free dried fruit, nuts and other snack foods as a means to address the increasing obesity and food allergies in children.
Smart Agri Solutions provides modular, off-grid packhouse and storage facilities so that rural smallholder farmers can be incorported into commercial agricultural value chains.
Timu Technologies is an online entry level job and micro business platform. It provides access to opportunities that allow its users to gain experience, skills, and employment.