Join the UGEFA Programme

Application Criteria - Sectors

Clean Energy

Clean Energy

Do you offer clean energy options? Do these products or services provide solar energy, biogas, clean cookstoves or cooking fuels, and more – including for households, other businesses and schools?

Sustainable Mobility & Transport

Sustainable Mobility & Transport

Do you offer transportation or mobility that reduces pollution, uses energyefficient technologies and is more accessible to your community?

Urban Waste Management

Urban Waste Management

Do you collect, process and transform waste by offering waste collection services, building materials or products from reclaimed sources, generating fuels such as biogas, producing organic fertilisers, and more?

Green Manufacturing

Green Manufacturing

Do you manufacture products – beauty products, processed foods (like coffee or honey), fuel or textile fibres and more – that are made from organic or environmentally friendly inputs?

Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Tourism

Do you offer tourism services (such as accommodation, tours or excursions) that support local communities while protecting wildlife and natural landscapes?



Agroprocessing enterprises are eligible for UGEFA (please indicate manufacturing as your sector). 

The UGEFA Programme

What do I get when applying to UGEFA?
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Catalyser Programme

Hands-on interactive capacity building to prepare for growth: First, join our Catalyser Programme to refine your business and financial plans and develop a solid growth strategy and investment proposal. Prepare your enterprise for scale, while ensuring that you are all set for your loan application.
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Loan Application

After successful completion of the Catalyser Programme, we will support you to prepare a promising loan application. We work with partner banks which offer tailored loans for green enterprises like yours. Participating in the UGEFA Programme significantly increases your chances to get access to a loan with favorable conditions customized to the specific needs of a green enterprise.
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Accelerator Programme

Once your loan application has been approved, our Accelerator Programme will provide growth and investment support to successfully scale your enterprise. Join tailored one-on-one support to manage growth, financials, and impact to take your enterprise to the next level.

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