Prepare
Founder completes the launch budget, use of funds, pitch and first 90-day plan.
- Why it matters
- Support should solve a defined launch gap.
- Output
- Campaign-ready launch budget
- Next handoff
- Verification
Enterprise launch support
Kickstart an Enterprise
Help a social entrepreneur launch their enterprise. Friends, family and the wider community come together to fund a defined launch need—from equipment and materials to the first steps into the market.
Each enterprise raises support for its own launch. Harambee continues as new enterprises become ready to begin their journeys.
Process
Turn collective support into an accountable venture-launch bridge.
Each stage has a reason, a concrete output and a defined handoff. Moving forward is not the same as silently approving the next gate.
Verify & publish
Ubunifu confirms venture, legal/payment, budget and publication gates.
- Why it matters
- Public trust requires a real approved campaign, not an informal appeal.
- Output
- Approved public campaign
- Next handoff
- Supporter participation
Pull together
Supporters contribute voluntarily through authorised routes or approved in-kind support.
- Why it matters
- Harambee values collective contribution without turning Program Support into investment rights.
- Output
- Reconciled support commitments/receipts
- Next handoff
- Approved launch spending
Use as approved
Apply support to the published purpose and retain expenditure/evidence controls.
- Why it matters
- Restricted launch support must remain traceable to its intended use.
- Output
- Launch implementation evidence
- Next handoff
- Founder updates
Report back
Publish approved milestones, changes and lessons to supporters.
- Why it matters
- People who pull together deserve transparent feedback.
- Output
- Accountability updates
- Next handoff
- Ongoing venture/incubation evidence
End-of-process handoffHarambee remains voluntary Program Support/community support; the enterprise continues into normal operations and incubation accountability.
A practical launch push
What can your support unlock?
Kickstart support should close a concrete, verified bottleneck—not become an undefined pool of money.
Tools & equipment
Help secure the practical tools, equipment or setup resources required for approved launch activity.
Materials & first delivery
Help an enterprise acquire approved launch materials, stock or inputs needed to serve its first customers.
Market entry
Support an approved market-entry need such as packaging, testing, launch activation or buyer-facing readiness.
A defined operating gap
Close another verified launch bottleneck that is budgeted, restricted and reported through the campaign.
Kickstart support is not an investment. It does not create equity, repayment rights, dividends or ownership. Where a supporter wants an investment relationship, that requires a separate lawful investment process and agreement.
A Kenyan culture of collective effort
Harambee is about pulling resources together to build something useful.
Its strength is not that everyone gives the same thing. People contribute what they can — money, time, materials, introductions, skills, labour or encouragement — because a worthwhile goal can become possible when many small efforts move in the same direction.
Pull together
A shared purpose becomes bigger than what one person can carry alone.
Contribute what you can
Support may be financial, practical, professional, relational or in kind.
Build something useful
The purpose is concrete progress, not fundraising as an end in itself.
Return accountability
Those who pull together deserve to see what was planned, what happened and what was learned.
How Harambee adapts the tradition
Community spirit with modern transparency.
Ubunifu uses Harambee as a launch bridge after the founder has completed the relevant programme and approval gates. Every public campaign is connected to a social enterprise, an approved use-of-funds budget and a governed fundraising record.
Prepare
The founder builds the enterprise, budget and 90-day launch plan.
Verify
Ubunifu checks the campaign, formation status, budget and publication controls.
Pull together
Friends, family, community, diaspora and supporters contribute voluntarily.
Use as approved
Support is reconciled against the defined launch purpose and governed records.
Report back
Approved milestones and founder updates show supporters what their collective effort helped unlock.
Kickstart an Enterprise
Choose a verified enterprise whose launch gap you want to help close.
Each campaign should explain what is already ready, what is still blocking launch, how much is required and what supporters can expect to see afterwards. DEMO campaigns cannot accept payment.
Launch Harambee
A digital-skills enterprise developing accessible learning products and testing institutional partnerships, evidence and market access in Mombasa.
KES 260,000.00 of KES 800,000.00
View campaignLaunch Harambee
A regenerative-food enterprise developing traceable produce offers and testing buyer readiness, evidence and responsible market access in Taita Taveta.
KES 215,000.00 of KES 700,000.00
View campaignLaunch Harambee
A coastal supply enterprise developing locally sourced hospitality products and testing procurement, service quality and market readiness in Kilifi.
KES 170,000.00 of KES 600,000.00
View campaignLaunch Harambee
A circular-products venture developing reusable market kits and testing responsible production, customer demand and market access in Nairobi.
KES 125,000.00 of KES 500,000.00
View campaignProgram Support, not investment.
Harambee contributions support the approved launch of a social enterprise. They do not create shares, ownership, repayment rights, interest, dividends or entitlement to future profits.
Community support, not a substitute for enterprise discipline.
Harambee helps cross a launch gap; it does not remove the founder’s responsibility to build customers, manage cash, deliver responsibly, learn from evidence and make the enterprise increasingly sustainable.
Financial and in-kind partnerships
Fund the work. Share the resources. Stay for the journey.
Financial support is central. Individuals, companies and institutions can also provide practical resources with a reviewed monetary value. One partner can participate in several ways, from Foundation learning and Boot Camp through incubation, launch, extension support and beyond.
Finance
Contribute to an approved enterprise campaign through secure payment and reconciled receipts.
Explore enterprise campaigns →Technology & equipment
Offer software licences, cloud credits, connectivity, devices, tools or production equipment. Specify seats, condition, duration and renewal costs.
Space & facilities
Offer workspace, workshop, storage, land use or meeting space for a defined period. State access, location, utilities and responsibilities.
Skills & professional services
Provide accounting, legal, design, engineering, research or specialist training with an agreed scope, hours and deliverables.
Materials & logistics
Contribute inputs, packaging, transport, warehousing or distribution capacity against a defined need.
Market access & growth
Offer marketing services, exhibition space, product testing or distribution support. Value delivered services, not speculative future sales.
One account, several partnership types
Create separate offers with their own resources, quantity, availability, stages and conditions. Save drafts, submit for review and follow the matching and delivery record. You choose whether approved available offers may be listed publicly.
List or manage your offersGive non-financial support a clear value
Provide a comparable price, rental quote or professional rate. For example, workspace at USD 200 a month for six months has a proposed value of USD 1,200. The team checks usefulness, condition, restrictions and evidence before approving the value.
Offered, matched and delivered support are distinct. In-kind value is recorded separately from cash receipts; a promise does not increase cash raised. Time-limited access is confirmed against the agreed delivery period. Accounting and tax treatment are assessed separately.
Available partner offers
Reviewed offers will appear here when partners choose public listing. No available offers have been published yet.
Next best actionsLive governed view
Choose the outcome first, then use the appropriate support rail and evidence path.
Live & related
Support with context
Understand the purpose, recipient and evidence before choosing how to support.