The unprecedented global economic disruption that the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered has brought up urgent questions about the resilience of economies, with East Africa being no exception. We are faced with the daunting reality of the capacity of the region’s economies to recover from the severe short-term constraints and their ability to benefit from new…
More than 800 participants, including several African heads of state, innovators, captains of industry and entrepreneurs from around the world are expected to attend the Kusi Ideas Festival that is scheduled to take place next month in Kigali, Rwanda. The two-day conference organised by Nation Media Group (NMG) is not only part of its 60th…
A new chapter for Msingi East Africa
After years of successfully working together as partners with a shared mission of transforming sectors in East Africa, Gatsby Africa, Kenya Markets Trust and Msingi have integrated to become one organisation. Combined, we have a long history operating in East Africa and have worked with governments, development partners and others in the pursuit of sector transformation.
The integrated organisation is a philanthropic entity of Lord David Sainsbury operating across a portfolio of six sectors in East Africa – Commercial Forestry, Aquaculture, Textiles and Apparel, Livestock, Agricultural Inputs and Water. Our consolidated portfolio puts us in a strong position to deliver meaningful levels of impact for millions of people in the region, and strengthens our ability to generate and share our learning with others.
What does this mean for the work that we have been passionately championing over the years? There will be no changes to the focus and modalities of how we work or our shared commitments – our existing programmes will continue to operate and drive transformation as they have always done.
As of April 1, 2022, we are proud to be part of the integrated Gatsby Africa organisation, which you can find out more about via our relaunched website, LinkedIn and Twitter.
However, we will retain our current Msingi website for a minimum period of six months, so that our knowledge materials are available to you. We shall be moving these over to our new website so that nothing will be lost.
As we launch the integrated Gatsby Africa, we are excited about the opportunities that this integration brings for our people, the sectors we work in and the communities we serve. Coming together allows us to leverage the strengths of the three organisations, unlocks a new world of opportunities for our staff, our sectors, and millions of East Africans.
We are excited about what the future holds and our collective contribution to the region we all believe in and are committed to.