GRADIF-Ke empowers private, public and development sector actors to achieve sustainable and scalable impact through innovative, evidence-informed solutions and future-focused strategies tailored for environmental contexts.

1. Depth of Expertise:

Our multidisciplinary dynamic socio-economic and team comprises seasoned professionals including Program Development specialists, Strategy Development Technical persons, policy analysts, medical practitioners, engineers, economists, gender specialists, governance specialists, Child Protection specialists, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists and data scientists collaborating to deliver transformative results through systems thinking, local insight, and global best practices.

2. Strategic Presence in the Global:

With a strong footprint across East and Central Africa, GRADIF-Ke partners with a wide spectrum of clients, leveraging contextual intelligence and regional networks to co-create solutions that are both inclusive and locally responsive.

3. Adaptive and Disruptive Development Approaches:

We champion adaptive development by integrating strategic foresight, interative learning, and agile advisory models to design and deliver high-impact interventions across sectors such as justice, health, education, service delivery, Child Protection, socio-economic empowerment, gender equity, food systems, energy, water, agriculture, climate resilience, digital technology and inclusive governance among others.

Featured Projects

Our proven expertise in gender equality, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), policy research, conflict sensitive programming, climate change resilience, and Business Development Services (BDS) has been instrumental in positioning GRADIF-KE as a trusted partner in delivering transformative, context-driven solutions. Over the past 17 years, we have successfully implemented more than 167 assignments across diverse sectors, enabling evidence-based decision making, institutional strengthening, and sustainable impact at scale. Below are five selected flagship projects that exemplify the depth, diversity, and developmental relevance of our portfolio.

Strategic Focus Thematic Area Assignment Support Type
Business Development Services Capacity development – youth and women (social) Agricultural Value Chain and Financial Literacy Support for Smallholder Farmers

  • Strengthened BDS services for smallholder farmers.
  • Provided training on financial literacy, business planning, and market linkages.
  • Linked farmer groups, SACCOs, and agri-SMEs with financial institutions to enhance access to finance.
  • Supported backward and forward market linkages to access input financing and markets.
 Technical and strategic capacity development support
Business Development Services Economic development Regional BDS Training & ConferenceRegional Business Development Services training and conference on Value Chain Systems and
Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) for BDCG, covering:

  • Designing and implementing market-systems approaches to development.
  • Intervention strategy and rationale; market assessment; sustainability analysis.
  • Innovative interventions, monitoring, and results measurement.
 Technical and strategic capacity development support
Resilience building and economic growth Market solutions Enhancing MSME Resilience in Somalia’s Agricultural Sector

  • Delivered BDS and financial literacy training to agripreneurs, cooperatives, and small-scale processors.
  • Developed training materials and digital knowledge products for capacity building.
  • Linked agribusinesses to financial service providers and local markets.
 Technical assistance
Livelihoods Climate smart agribusiness towards food security Green Agriculture & Climate-Smart Agribusiness Training
Integrated climate‐smart agricultural practices into MSME training, promoting sustainable farming methods, organic waste management, and regenerative Technical assistance agriculture. Supported MSMEs in adopting green technologies and securing green financing.		 Technical assistance
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Study, report and MEP Environmental, Social and Governance assessment/ audit to measure business sustainability and ethical performance of BCS Fibre optic project in the DRC Scientific study and planning
Policy Review and Advocacy Public policy Advocacy Consultants for the Review and Advocacy of ECDE Policy 2018 Technical assistance
Blue Economy – BDS and Capacity Building for Coastal Fishery MSMEs Capacity development Provided BDS and financial literacy training for MSMEs in the fisheries sector, ensuring access to financial services for women‐led fishing enterprises. Trained fishers on sustainable fisheries management, value addition, and digital marketing Strategy support
Gender Youth and women empowerment Capacity Building for Women and Youth in Agribusiness
Implemented a youth and women‐focused agribusiness empowerment program, offering training on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and climatesmart agricultural practices. Ensured 50% participation of women, promoting social inclusion and green agricultural practices.		 Technical support